Azure DevOps (MLOps) Engineer - Lead

Job Title:  Azure DevOps Engineer (MLOps) - Lead Location:  Abu Dhabi Employment Type:  Full-time About the Role: NorthBay is a leading AWS Premier Partner, is seeking a highly skilled  Lead  DevOps / MLOps Engineer (Azure, Terraform)  to join their growing cloud and AI engineering team.

This role is ideal for candidates with a strong foundation in cloud DevOps practices and a passion for implementing MLOps solutions at scale.

Key Responsibilities: Design, implement, and manage  CI/CD pipelines  using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps Develop and maintain  Infrastructure-as-Code  using  Terraform Manage  container orchestration  environments using  Kubernetes Ensure cloud infrastructure is optimized, secure, and monitored effectively Collaborate with data science teams to support  ML model deployment  and operationalization Implement  MLOps best practices , including model versioning, deployment strategies (e.g., blue-green), monitoring (data drift, concept drift), and  experiment tracking  (e.g., MLflow) Build and maintain  automated ML pipelines  to streamline model lifecycle management Required Skills: 7+ years of experience in  DevOps and/or MLOps  roles Proficient in  CI/CD tools : Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Strong expertise in  Terraform  and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS preferred) Hands-on experience with  Kubernetes , Docker, and microservices Solid understanding of  cloud networking, security, and monitoring Scripting proficiency  in Bash and Python Preferred Skills: Experience with  MLflow , TFX, Kubeflow, or SageMaker Pipelines Knowledge of  model performance monitoring  and ML system reliability Familiarity with  AWS MLOps stack  or equivalent tools on Azure/GCP Powered by JazzHR