MLOPS Senior Lead Engineer

India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 12,428,000 - 16,252,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life is hiring a MLOPS Senior Lead Engineer to drive end-to-end data engineering for ML workflows. You will design scalable pipelines, prepare data for model training and scoring, and embed robust CI/CD and orchestration practices across teams.

Required are 8+ years in CS/DS with strong Python/SQL, Databricks expertise, REST APIs, and containerization. Location can be Chennai or Gurgaon with hybrid/onsite collaboration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in CS/DS/engineering with strong software development lifecycle exposure.
• 3+ years building robust data pipelines for structured/unstructured data.
• 2+ years hands-on with Databricks and Delta Lake technologies.
• Experience with REST APIs, Python web frameworks, and containerization.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of scalable ML data pipelines and tooling.
• Collaborate with data scientists to prepare data for model training and scoring.
• Implement CI/CD, orchestration, and robust version control across teams.

Skills

Python

SQL

PySpark

Bash scripting

Data pipelines

REST APIs

Flask

FastAPI

Docker

Kubernetes

Airflow

Prefect

CI/CD

GitHub

Databricks

Spark

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Tools

Databricks

Databricks CLI

Databricks Workspace

Delta Lake

Jenkins

GitHub

Bitbucket

Airflow

Prefect

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description: MLOPS Senior Lead Engineer

Bachelor’s or master’s degree with 8+ years of experience in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field. 4+ years of experience in working with Python, SQL, PySpark and bash scripts. Proficient in software development lifecycle and software engineering practices. 3+ years of experience in developing and maintaining robust data pipelines for both structured and unstructured data to be used by Data Scientists to build ML Models. 3+ years of experience working with Cloud Data Warehousing (Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks SQL or equivalent) platforms and experience in working with distributed frameworks like Spark. 2+ years of hands-on experience in using Databricks platform for data engineering. Detailed knowledge of Delta Lake, Databricks Workflow, Job Clusters, Databricks CLI, Databricks Workspace etc. Solid understanding of machine learning life cycle, data mining, and ETL techniques. Familiarity with commonly used machine learning libraries (like scikit-learn, xgboost) in terms of exposure and handling of code base which makes use of these libraries for model training & scoring. Proficiency in understanding of REST APIs, experience in using different types of APIs to either extract data or perform a functionality exposed by APIs. Familiarity in Pythonic API development frameworks like Flask / FastAPI. Experience in using containerization frameworks like Docker / Kubernetes. Hands-on experience in building and maintaining tools and libraries which have been used by multiple teams across organization. e.g. Creating Data Engineering common utility libraries, DQ Libraries etc. Proficient in understanding and incorporating software engineering principles in design & development process. Hands on experience with using CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins or equivalent), version control (Github, Bitbucket), Orchestration (Airflow, Prefect or equivalent) Excellent communication skills and ability to work and collaborate with cross functional teams across technology and business

Location: This position can be based in any of the following locations: Chennai, Gurgaon

Every day, Guardian helps our 29 million customers realize their dreams through a range of insurance and financial products and services. Our Purpose, to inspire well-being, guides our dedication to the colleagues, consumers, and communities we serve. We know that people count, and we go above and beyond to prepare them for the life they want to live, focusing on their overall well‑being — mind, body, and wallet. As one of the largest mutual insurance companies, we put our customers first. Behind every bright future is a GuardianTM. Learn more about Guardian at guardianlife.com.

Visa Sponsorship: Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B). In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.