MLOps & Integration Data Engineer

NES Fircroft; England; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking an MLOps & Integration Data Engineer for a 12-month contract with remote work. The role focuses on end-to-end BNA orchestration, production reliability and integration across data pipelines, models and deployment processes.

You will work on production-grade pipelines, ensure idempotent processing, monitor systems, and implement automated deployment and handover practices. This role requires strong Databricks, PySpark, Python and SQL skills in a production environment.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Databricks, PySpark, Python and SQL Production pipeline engineering.
• Experience with workflow orchestration, idempotent processing, and retry/restart patterns.
• Proficient in CI/CD, Git and automated deployment.
• Experience with monitoring, logging and operational alerting.
• Experience with API/file/SFTP integrations and data quality controls.
• Familiarity with Delta Lake/Delta MERGE is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Automated end-to-end BNA orchestration and reliability improvements.
• Production monitoring, alerting, and runbooks for handover.
• Reduced runtime and production failures through automation.

Skills

Databricks

PySpark

Python

SQL

Workflow orchestration

CI/CD

Git

Monitoring

Data quality controls

API/SFTP integration

Tools

Azure DevOps

Delta Lake

Delta MERGE

Job description

MLOps & Integration Data Engineer – 12 Months Contract – Remote

40 hr week. Inside IR35 via umbrella. Start – asap. Must be eligible to work in the UK.

Must Have Skills

• Strong hands-on Databricks, PySpark, Python and SQL Production pipeline engineering and troubleshooting Workflow orchestration and dependency management Idempotency, retry/restart and failure-recovery patterns CI/CD, Git and automated deployment Monitoring, logging and operational alerting Data-quality and reconciliation controls API/file/SFTP integration patterns Delta Lake / Delta MERGE Databricks Asset Bundles Azure DevOps MLOps/model deployment experience SFMC or Comarch integration Customer decisioning / personalisation platforms

Nice To Have

• Delta Lake / Delta MERGE Databricks Asset Bundles Azure DevOps MLOps/model deployment experience SFMC or Comarch integration Customer decisioning / personalisation platforms

MLOps & Integration Data Engineer Role Overview

• BNA Production-Readiness, MLOps & Integration Engineer: Automated end-to-end BNA orchestration Reliable retry/recovery and idempotent processing Production monitoring and alerting Automated activation and acknowledgement handling Reduced manual intervention Stable QA production deployment process Runbooks and operational handover Reduced runtime and production failures

Key Skills

• Must Have: Strong hands-on Databricks, PySpark, Python and SQL Production pipeline engineering and troubleshooting Workflow orchestration and dependency management Idempotency, retry/restart and failure-recovery patterns CI/CD, Git and automated deployment Monitoring, logging and operational alerting Data-quality and reconciliation controls API/file/SFTP integration patterns

• Nice to have: Delta Lake / Delta MERGE Databricks Asset Bundles Azure DevOps MLOps/model deployment experience SFMC or Comarch integration Customer decisioning / personalisation platforms

MLOps & Integration Data Engineer – 12 Months Contract – Remote

About the Company

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.