ML Engineer, Financial Forecasting & MLOps

Client of Ethra Hr; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 380,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Ethra Hr in Al Khobar seeks a highly skilled Machine Learning Engineer to design, develop, and productionize ML algorithms for financial intelligence systems with a focus on cost variance, cost forecasting, scenario and what-if analysis, and KPI variance.

The role blends advanced quantitative data science with robust software engineering across the full lifecycle of predictive models, from mathematical formulation to scalable production pipelines, requiring Python, ML, and MLOps

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Quantitative Finance, or a highly quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer.
• Strong theoretical and practical foundation in supervised and unsupervised learning, probabilistic programming, ensemble methods, and non-linear regression.
• Extensive experience with forecasting frameworks such as Prophet, ARIMA, DeepAR, Temporal Fusion Transformers, or N-BEATS.
• Experience handling sparse, noisy, or irregular financial datasets.
• Proven experience building simulation frameworks, sensitivity analyses, or Bayesian networks for risk and scenario modelling.
• Mastery of Python and its scientific/ML stack, including Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow, or JAX.
• Strong software engineering practices, including Git, unit testing, and APIs.
• Experience scaling computations using distributed frameworks such as Spark or Ray.
• Proficiency in SQL and cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake or BigQuery.
• Experience with MLOps orchestration tools such as Docker, MLflow, Airflow, or Kubernetes.
• Experience applying machine learning directly to financial, economic, or operational planning data is preferred.
• Good understanding of corporate finance principles, including budgeting cycles, driver-based planning, cost allocation, and variance attribution, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design train and validate advanced machine learning and statistical models for multi-horizon cost forecasting and KPI predictions.
• Apply advanced time-series and sequential modelling techniques to capture seasonal patterns macroeconomic dependencies and trend shifts in financial data.
• Develop simulation engines including Monte Carlo and stress-testing frameworks for interactive What-If scenarios.
• Build automated anomaly detection and diagnostic models to identify the root causes of variance between planned forecasted and actual financial KPIs.
• Refactor prototype code into clean scalable production services.
• Deploy and containerize models orchestrate pipelines and build monitoring systems to detect feature and model drift.
• Partner with corporate finance teams to translate complex statistical outputs into transparent interpretable insights and interactive strategic dashboards.

Skills

Supervised Learning

Unsupervised Learning

Probabilistic Programming

Ensemble Methods

Non-linear Regression

Python Programming

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-Learn

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Git

Unit Testing

APIs

Spark

Ray

SQL

Snowflake

BigQuery

Docker

MLflow

Airflow

Kubernetes

Financial ML

Corporate Finance Knowledge

Education

Masters/PhD in Data Science

Tools

Prophet

ARIMA

DeepAR

Temporal Fusion Transformers

N-BEATS

Job description

Client of Ethra Hr in Al Khobar seeks a highly skilled Machine Learning Engineer to design, develop, and productionize ML algorithms for financial intelligence systems with a focus on cost variance, cost forecasting, scenario and what-if analysis, and KPI variance.

The role blends advanced quantitative data science with robust software engineering across the full lifecycle of predictive models, from mathematical formulation to scalable production pipelines, requiring Python, ML, and MLOps