MLOps Engineer

EPAM Systems; Rijswijk; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 paid holidays

Pension plan

Disability insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Commuting reimbursement

Laptop + corporate simcard + device

Bike lease

Employee Assistance Program

Referral program and rewards

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems in the Netherlands (Amsterdam or Rijswijk) is seeking an experienced MLOps Engineer to join a hybrid team. You will build, deploy and maintain production-grade ML solutions with strong focus on MLOps practices, CI/CD, model serving and monitoring.

Collaborate with data scientists and engineers, extend capabilities toward LLMOps and agentic AI workloads, and ensure scalable, secure cloud deployments using containerization and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• Production experience delivering machine learning or MLOps systems to production.
• Proficiency in Python for building services, APIs, scripts and CI/CD automation.
• Working knowledge of modern MLOps stacks including experiment tracking and artifact management.
• Hands-on experience with orchestration tools like Kubeflow, Apache Airflow, Metaflow or Prefect.
• Demonstrated skills with Docker, Kubernetes and distributed deployments.
• Practical knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Familiarity with ML model serving, scaling and monitoring in production.
• Strong communications skills to convey technical decisions and engage with clients effectively.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain platform components for ML model training, deployment, serving and monitoring.
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines for machine learning workflows.
• Implement and support model lifecycle management, including registries and observability tooling.
• Design and manage scalable, secure deployments using containerization and Kubernetes.
• Enable secure, reusable and automated workflows to enhance ML developer productivity.
• Extend platform capabilities to support LLMOps, RAG and agentic AI workloads.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve reliability, automation and operational maturity.
• Apply governance and compliance standards across AI operations.
• Participate in presales and client-facing sessions to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Advocate cloud best practices for reliability, scalability and cost optimization.

Skills

Python

CI/CD

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Kubeflow

Apache Airflow

Metaflow

Prefect

Job description

We're looking for an MLOps Engineer to join our team in Amsterdam or Rijswijk, Netherlands, in a hybrid working mode.

In this role, you will build, deploy and maintain production-ready machine learning solutions with a strong focus on MLOps practices including CI/CD, model serving, monitoring and robust cloud infrastructure. You will also contribute to extending these capabilities toward LLMOps and agentic AI workflows, enabling areas such as LLM applications, RAG pipelines, model evaluation and observability for enterprise environments.

The position involves close collaboration with engineering and data science teams as well as advisory engagement with clients on best practices in AI infrastructure and operational scalability. This is an opportunity to deliver impactful AI capabilities while working at the intersection of modern AI and enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain platform components for ML model training, deployment, serving and monitoring
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines for machine learning workflows
• Implement and support model lifecycle management, including registries and observability tooling
• Design and manage scalable, secure deployments using containerization and Kubernetes
• Enable secure, reusable and automated workflows to enhance ML developer productivity
• Extend platform capabilities to support LLMOps, RAG and agentic AI workloads
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve reliability, automation and operational maturity
• Apply governance and compliance standards across AI operations
• Participate in presales and client-facing sessions to translate requirements into scalable solutions
• Advocate cloud best practices for reliability, scalability and cost optimization

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline
• Experience in delivering machine learning or MLOps systems into production environments
• Proficiency in Python for building services, APIs, scripts and CI/CD automation
• Working knowledge of modern MLOps stacks including experiment tracking and artifact management
• Hands-on experience with orchestration tools (e.g., Kubeflow, Apache Airflow, Metaflow or Prefect)
• Demonstrated skills with Docker, Kubernetes and distributed deployments
• Practical knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Familiarity with ML model serving, scaling and monitoring frameworks in production
• Strong communications skills to convey technical decisions and engage with clients effectively

Nice to have

• Background deploying Generative AI solutions, LLM inference pipelines or agentic AI systems
• Experience with feature stores, vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation approaches
• Knowledge of AI governance, security and compliance for regulated sectors
• Familiarity with advanced observability and tracing solutions, such as OpenTelemetry or Langfuse
• Consulting or enterprise architecture experience in large-scale AI programs
• Understanding of FinOps strategies for managing GPU/CPU costs in cloud environments
• Certifications in cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) or Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD)
• Expertise in securing and operationalizing ML/LLM/agent-based systems for enterprise readiness

We offer

• 26 paid holiday days
• Pension plan scheme
• Disability insurance (WGA Shortfall insurance)
• Long-term disability insurance (WIA Top up insurance)
• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Commuting to work - costs reimbursement
• Laptop + corporate simcard + corporate mobile device (subject to certain eligibility requirements)
• Bike lease
• Employee Assistance Program
• Corporate Programs including Employee Referral Program with rewards
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses