Sr MLOps Engineer – Bethesda, MD – Hybrid Full Time

At Radian, we see you. For the person you are and the potential you hold. That’s why we’ve embraced a new way of working that lets our people across the country be themselves, be their best and be their boldest. Because when each of us is truly seen, each of us gives our best – and at Radian, we’ll give you our best right back.

Studies have shown that job seekers may hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification listed. We strive to see the potential in each applicant, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience or education level doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

See Yourself as a Senior MLOps Engineer

Our Innovation Team is building disruptive AI-driven products for consumers in real estate and mortgage finance using our massive data and technology ecosystem. We are looking for a Senior MLOps Engineer with prior experience in designing and implementing foundational infrastructure and automation skills to empower data scientists and to ensure a smooth transition of models from development to production. Test. Deploy. Maintain. Monitor. The opportunities to be a part of something totally new and super cool across ML, traditional AI and GenAI are virtually unlimited. You will work alongside our data scientists, data engineers and IT/Infrastructure specialists, and take the lead in crafting seamless CI/CD pipelines and automation solutions for the ML service delivery lifecycle. Your expertise in Python, SageMaker, Spark, CI tools, SQL, Kafka, Kubernetes, and ArgoCD will be the driving force behind setting up fully automated CI/CD pipelines, solving operational challenges, and ensuring the optimal performance of complex systems. This role isn’t just about technical prowess; it’s about innovation, communication, and the ability to lead major projects independently. Join us in revolutionizing and see your career soar to new heights. The future is now, and we want you to be a part of it.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, setup, deliver and maintain reliable MLOps and DataOps for AI/ML infrastructure and SaaS services as member of data science team, collaborating with data scientists and data / ML engineers and external teams.
• Build automation for CI/CD and SaaS delivery on AWS, Snowflake and Databricks.
• Configure and maintain systems including but not limited to Kubernetes (EKS and ArgoCD), Kafka, Spark, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch.
• Skilled with Python, Git, Containers, CDK, and Terraform, GitLab CI/CD
• Setup dashboarding, observability & alerts; CloudWatch, OpenTelementry/X-Ray, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.
• Understand IAM config, least permissions and continually enhance infrastructure security.
• Identify and automate manual processes.

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic Education and Prior Work-Related Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Experience Required.
• Graduate Degree in Computer Science or related STEM subject is preferred.
• 4+ years of professional experience minimum, 5+ years preferred.
• 2+ years of MLOps experience on a data science team preferred.

Additional Qualifications:

• Self-driven, team player, capable of innovating to solve difficult challenges with setting up bleeding edge AI and big data tools.
• Strong communication skills, able to bridge the gap between data scientists, data engineers and external security, networking, DevOps and other IT infrastructure teams.
• Experience and ability to work in start-up environment.
• Progressive experience with stress testing and scaling systems.

See Your Location

Radian is committed to a flexible work environment for many of our roles. This role is hybrid and will provide you the flexibility to work both in office and at your designated *Work From Anywhere* location each week.

*Work From Anywhere is subject to Radian’s Alternative Work Policy and business needs

See Why You Should Work With Us

• Competitive Compensation: anticipated base salary from $106,695 to $175,290 based on skills and experience. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program.
• Rest and Relaxation. This role is eligible for 25 days of paid time off annually, which is prorated in the year of hire based on hire date. In addition, based on your hire date, you will be eligible for 9 paid holidays + 2 floating holiday in support of our DEI culture. Parental leave is also offered as an opportunity for all new parents to embrace this exciting change in their lives.
• Our Company Makes an Impact. We’ve been recognized by multiple organizations like Bloomberg’s Gender-Equality Index, HousingWire’s Tech 100, and The Forum of Executive Women’s Champion of Board Diversity. Radian has also pledged to PwC’s CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion commitment.
• Comprehensive Health Benefits. Multiplemedical plan choices, including HSA and FSA options, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Prepare for your Future. 401(k) with a top of market company match (did we mention the company match is immediately vested?!) and an opportunity to participate in Radian’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

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See More About Radian

Radian is a fintech servicing the mortgage and real estate services industry. As a team, we pride ourselves on seeing the potential of every person, every idea and every day.

Seeing each other at Radian goes far beyond our open, flexible culture. It means seeing our people’s potential – and creating inspiring career paths that help them get there. Or seeing new pathways and innovating for the future of our industry. It means seeing each other for all that we are. And it means seeing our purpose as one that extends beyond the bottom line – having an impact on communities across the country to help more people achieve the American Dream of homeownership.

We hope you’ll see yourself at Radian. See more about us at Radian.com.

Defining Roles for Radian’s Future

Understanding the qualities and characteristics that define a Leader and an Employee is important to building our future-fit workforce. Radian’s future is only as bright as its people. For that reason, our People Plan includes profiles to support the qualities and characteristics that each Leader as well as each Employee should embody upon hire or via development.

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Accommodation

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