Lead ML Devops Engineer

Dentsu Global Services; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Merkle in Pune, India, seeks a Senior GCP MLOps Engineer to automate deployment and lifecycle management of Python‑based ML models across production environments. You will design scalable MLOps frameworks on GCP, implement CI/CD pipelines, and support model serving with Vertex AI Endpoints and containerized deployments.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in Cloud/MLOps, strong GCP experience, and hands‑on Vertex AI deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 5–8 years of experience in Cloud Engineering, MLOps, or ML Platform Engineering.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proven experience deploying and operationalizing Python‑based machine learning models.
• Strong experience with Vertex AI and production ML deployment patterns.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for machine learning applications.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure‑as‑Code using Terraform or similar tools.
• Experience monitoring and supporting production machine learning workloads.

Responsibilities

• MLOps Platform Engineering: Design, build, and maintain scalable MLOps frameworks on Google Cloud Platform.
• Automate deployment, testing, monitoring, and lifecycle management of machine learning models.
• Establish repeatable and standardized ML deployment processes across environments.
• Implement model versioning, artifact management, and deployment governance standards.
• Support model retraining, rollback, and release management processes.

Skills

Cloud Engineering experience

MLOps / ML Platform Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related

Tools

Vertex AI

Terraform

Cloud Build

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Kubeflow

MLflow

Job description

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior GCP MLOps Engineer to support the deployment, automation, and operationalization of machine learning solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Job Description

The primary focus of this role is to automate the deployment and lifecycle management of Python‑based machine learning models developed by business and data science teams. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in GCP cloud engineering, MLOps frameworks, CI/CD automation, infrastructure management, and production‑grade ML deployment architectures. This is an engineering‑focused role responsible for ensuring machine learning models are deployed, monitored, scalable, secure, and reliable in production environments.

Key Responsibilities

• MLOps Platform Engineering
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable MLOps frameworks on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Automate deployment, testing, monitoring, and lifecycle management of machine learning models.
  • Establish repeatable and standardized ML deployment processes across environments.
  • Implement model versioning, artifact management, and deployment governance standards.
  • Support model retraining, rollback, and release management processes.
• Machine Learning Deployment & Automation
  • Deploy Python‑based machine learning models into production environments.
  • Build automated deployment pipelines for batch and real‑time inference workloads.
  • Develop reusable deployment templates and automation frameworks.
  • Support model serving using Vertex AI Endpoints and containerized deployment architectures.
  • Ensure high availability, reliability, and scalability of production ML services.
• CI/CD & Infrastructure Automation
  • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for machine learning applications and services.
  • Integrate source control, testing, and deployment workflows into enterprise delivery pipelines.
  • Implement Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) practices for repeatable environment provisioning.
  • Support environment management across development, testing, and production environments.
• Cloud Engineering & Platform Operations
  • Design and support cloud‑native ML infrastructure on GCP.
  • Manage and optimize services including Vertex AI, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Cloud Build, Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub.
  • Optimize infrastructure for performance, reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and support platform stability initiatives.
• Monitoring, Observability & Governance
  • Implement monitoring and alerting frameworks for deployed machine learning services.
  • Track model performance, operational health, latency, and system utilization.
  • Support model lifecycle governance and operational compliance requirements.
  • Establish logging, observability, and operational dashboards.
  • Drive best practices for production support and operational excellence.

Technical Expertise Required

• Cloud Platform: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• MLOps: Vertex AI, Model Deployment, Model Monitoring, ML Lifecycle Management
• Programming: Python
• CI/CD: Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD
• Infrastructure Automation: Terraform, Infrastructure‑as‑Code
• Data Platforms: BigQuery, Cloud Storage
• Messaging & Integration: Pub/Sub, APIs
• Monitoring & Observability: Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Alerting
• Version Control: Git, GitHub

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 5 – 8 years of experience in Cloud Engineering, MLOps, or ML Platform Engineering.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proven experience deploying and operationalizing Python‑based machine learning models.
• Strong experience with Vertex AI and production ML deployment patterns.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for machine learning applications.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure‑as‑Code using Terraform or similar tools.
• Experience monitoring and supporting production machine learning workloads.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer Certification.
• Familiarity with MLflow, Kubeflow, or similar MLOps frameworks.

Location

DGS India – Pune – Kharadi EON Free Zone

Company

Merkle

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent