Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Bristol
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

6 month contract

Based in Bristol

Offering circa £75ph Outside IR35

Do you have experience designing, building, and optimising ML models?

Do you have experience in Python and ML frameworks?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

Do you the nature of the work you will be invoved in, you will be required to go through MOD SC clearance.

You will be involved in:

Design, build, and optimise machine learning models, including NLP, computer vision, and predictive analytics
Own the ML lifecycle from data preparation through training, evaluation, and deployment
Implement and maintain MLOps workflows for continuous integration and delivery of ML models
Collaborate with Data Engineers and DevOps teams to ensure production readiness and scalability
Contribute to architecture decisions for ML pipelines and data flows
Apply secure coding and configuration practices in line with compliance standards
Mentor junior engineers and share best practices across the team
Support innovation by researching emerging ML techniques and tools

Your skillset may include:

ML Development Expertise: Hands-on experience building and deploying ML models
Lifecycle Ownership: Ability to manage ML workflows from design to production
Tool Proficiency: Skilled in Python, ML frameworks, and MLOps tooling
Data Engineering Awareness: Understanding of data pipelines, warehousing, and integration
Governance & Compliance: Familiarity with secure coding and quality assurance standards
Collaboration & Mentoring: Ability to work across teams and support junior engineers
Continuous Improvement: Commitment to learning and applying emerging ML techniques

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

6 month contract

Based in Bristol

Offering circa £75ph Outside IR35

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

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