Databricks ML Engineer – Azure MLOps Lead (Contract)

X4 Technology; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A European consultancy is seeking a Databricks-focused Machine Learning Engineer for a contract role in the United Kingdom. This position involves managing ML pipelines, optimizing machine learning processes on Azure, and collaborating with teams across international business units. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Databricks, DevOps practices, and excellent communication skills. Apply with your CV if interested.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience across data preparation, model development, deployment, monitoring, and retraining.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Familiarity with explainability libraries such as SHAP or LIME.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage ML/MLOps pipelines using Databricks.
• Design and optimise machine learning pipelines on Azure.
• Support project teams with model deployment and pipeline design.

Skills

End-to-end ML/AI lifecycle expertise

Proficiency with Azure Databricks

Experience with machine learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn)

DevOps and automation knowledge

Strong stakeholder-focused communication

Governance and compliance awareness

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Docker

Job description

A European consultancy is seeking a Databricks-focused Machine Learning Engineer for a contract role in the United Kingdom. This position involves managing ML pipelines, optimizing machine learning processes on Azure, and collaborating with teams across international business units. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Databricks, DevOps practices, and excellent communication skills. Apply with your CV if interested.