AI Platform & MLOps Engineering Manager (Remote)

Sierra Nevada Company, LLC; Lone Tree (CO); Hybrid; USD 199,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Company, LLC is seeking an AI/ML Engineering Manager II to lead the AI/LLM Platform and MLOps teams. You will provide strategic technical oversight for scalable ML systems and align engineering efforts with program requirements.

You will mentor engineers, shape the long-term platform roadmap, and drive governance, security, and compliance across enterprise AI initiatives, with up to 20% travel to coordinate with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, engineering, or related STEM field.
• 6-8+ years of experience in AI/ML or software engineering, including 2+ years in a management role.
• In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of related experience.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Demonstrated success leading engineering teams and delivering complex technical programs.
• Expertise in generative AI/LLM techniques; familiarity with supervised and unsupervised ML for data platform use cases.
• Experience architecting and optimizing ML pipelines and high‑performance systems.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and data governance requirements (CMMC, data classification)
• Ability to drive cross-functional execution across software, data, and business platform teams.
• AWS Machine Learning Specialty, Google Professional ML Engineer, or Azure AI Engineer Associate, or equivalent hands‑on experience with a major cloud AI/ML platform.
• CMMC/NIST SP 800‑171 awareness or equivalent compliance training.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-team engineering operations in a hybrid environment.
• Participate in integration events, customer reviews, and working groups.
• Travel up to 20% for program execution and external coordination.
• Provide technical escalation support for complex ML challenges.

Skills

AI/ML experience

Management experience

Gen AI/LLM techniques

ML pipelines

Cloud ML platforms

Security/compliance

Cross-functional leadership

LLM gateways

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, engineering, or related STEM field

Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience

Tools

AWS Solutions Architect

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Databricks ML Professional

Snowflake SnowPro

DeepLearning.AI / NVIDIA DLI

LLM gateways

Vector databases

Agent orchestration frameworks

Internal enterprise AI platform

Job description

Sierra Nevada Company, LLC is seeking an AI/ML Engineering Manager II to lead the AI/LLM Platform and MLOps teams. You will provide strategic technical oversight for scalable ML systems and align engineering efforts with program requirements.

You will mentor engineers, shape the long-term platform roadmap, and drive governance, security, and compliance across enterprise AI initiatives, with up to 20% travel to coordinate with stakeholders.