ML Ops & Data Engineering Manager - Production ML Leader

North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy cooperative in North Carolina is looking for a Manager of ML Operations & Data Engineering. The successful candidate will oversee the machine learning and data engineering lifecycle, manage a cross-functional team, and ensure high-quality delivery in a cloud-native environment. The ideal candidate brings 5-10 years of relevant experience, with a strong background in data engineering and ML, particularly using Databricks and Azure. This role offers opportunities for innovation and leadership in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in data, ML, or software engineering.
• 3 years in designing and deploying ML models.
• Experience mentoring a technical team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a cross-functional team of ML and data engineers.
• Translate business needs into actionable data and ML initiatives.
• Define best practices for data engineering and model development.

Skills

Leadership and mentoring

Machine learning model development

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Python

SQL

MLflow

TensorFlow

Job description

A leading energy cooperative in North Carolina is looking for a Manager of ML Operations & Data Engineering. The successful candidate will oversee the machine learning and data engineering lifecycle, manage a cross-functional team, and ensure high-quality delivery in a cloud-native environment. The ideal candidate brings 5-10 years of relevant experience, with a strong background in data engineering and ML, particularly using Databricks and Azure. This role offers opportunities for innovation and leadership in a dynamic setting.