Senior MLOps Engineer

Expedeon Inc. (an Abcam company); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Expedeon Inc. (an Abcam company) in Cambridge is seeking a Senior MLOps Engineer to design, govern and operate production AI systems, translating model behavior into reliable, production‑ready applications that drive measurable business impact.

This on‑site role reports to the Senior Director AI Operations and Commercial and sits within the Data & AI Team, with responsibilities spanning deployment, monitoring, guardrails, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Ability to design, deploy, and operate production‑grade AI systems with focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Experience with cloud and infrastructure platforms and tools, including deployment, containerization, and CI/CD.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools, multi‑agent orchestration tools, monorepo technologies.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams and translate business problems into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, govern, enhance and maintain our AI Tech Stack for AI & ML models and applications.
• Establish evaluation, monitoring, and guardrails to ensure measurable performance, quality, and safety.
• Guide users of the Tech Stack from the Data & AI Team and across the business in their use of the Tech Stack and best practices.

Skills

AI/ML system design

CI/CD and containerization

Monitoring & observability

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Senior MLOps Engineer

The Senior MLOps Engineer is responsible for the design, governance, evaluation, and production operation of systems built on foundation models, translating model behavior into functional, production‑ready applications that drive measurable business impact.

This position reports to the Senior Director AI Operations and Commercial and is part of the Data & AI Team located in Cambridge and will be an on‑site role.

In This Role, You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Design, govern, enhance and maintain our AI Tech Stack, a core enabler for Abcam’s AI & ML models and applications.
• Establish evaluation, monitoring, and guardrails to ensure measurable performance, quality, and safety.
• Guide users of the Tech Stack from the Data & AI Team and across the business in their use of the Tech Stack and best practices.

The Essential Requirements Of The Job

• Ability to design, deploy, and operate production‑grade AI systems with focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Experience with cloud and infrastructure platforms and tools, including deployment, containerization, and CI/CD practices.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools, multi‑agent orchestration tools, monorepo technologies.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams and translate business problems into technical solutions.

Benefits

Abcam offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to employees. These include health care programs, paid time off, and other benefits designed to support life beyond the workday.