Machine Learning Operations Engineer

Oxford Metrics Plc
Oxford
3 months ago
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Description

Are you interested in working on products at the very cutting edge of technology? Want to join Vicon, an Academy Award®-winning company, and the world’s largest supplier of precision motion capture and tracking systems?


Vicon is the world leader in motion capture technology, developing high performance software and hardware products for the entertainment, engineering and life science industries. Vicon products are used in major feature films, games, and commercials, and are a crucial measurement tool for biomechanics, robotics, and cutting‑edge science.


Vicon is a subsidiary of Oxford Metrics Plc.


We are looking for an excellent ML Ops Engineer to join our research and development team in Oxford, England.


Key Responsibilities

This opportunity is to join the ML Operations teams which supports the ML Development team in building leading‑edge motion capture products through provisioning and maintaining a modern ML Operations stack.


This stack covers data acquisition pipelines, data management and ML model training infrastructure (SW and on‑prem HW). We use both on‑prem, self‑managed systems and also leverage AWS infrastructure.


You will have opportunities to guide the technical direction of the ML Ops team, suggest new areas of development and the potential to lead your own project.


We offer a hybrid on‑site / home‑based working environment, with head office located in a major academic city. There is no expectation to be 'on call' outside core office hours.


Required Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

You will have relevant academic (research Masters level) and / or industry experience.


Essential Skills

  • Excellent knowledge and experience of managing an on‑premise Kubernetes cluster.
  • Excellent knowledge of Kubeflow and similar systems, e.g. MLflow
  • Good programming ability in Python with familiarity with Linux systems including scripting and system configuration.
  • Experience using AWS, e.g, Cognito, S3, EC2, Lambdas, etc.
  • Experience with ML toolkits, e.g. PyTorch, Lightning, etc., along with a solid understanding of how these fit into ML Ops pipelines and tools.
  • Be able to design and implement MLOps solutions covering many different technologies.

Desirable Skills

  • Background in DevOps with exposure to CI systems, e.g. Jenkins
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code, e.g. Ansible
  • Experience, aptitude, and a desire to work with human motion capture, sport, animation tools and techniques.
  • Familiarity with C++.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 10% Company Pension
  • 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
  • Life Cover
  • Private Medical with Optical / Dental Insurance
  • Permanent Health Insurance
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Free On‑site Parking

Oxford Metrics is a smart sensing and software company that enables the interface between the real world and its virtual twin. Our smart sensing technology helps over 10,000 customers in more than 70 countries, including all of the world's top 10 games companies and all of the top 20 universities worldwide.


The Group trades through its market‑leading division Vicon, Industrial Vision Systems, and recently acquired, The Sempre Group. Vicon is a world leader in motion measurement analysis to thousands of customers worldwide, including Red Bull, Imperial College London, Dreamscape Immersive, Industrial Light & Magic, and NASA. Industrial Vision Systems is a specialist in machine vision software and technology for high precision, automated quality control systems trusted by blue‑chip, smart manufacturing companies across the globe including BD, DePuy, Jaguar Land Rover, Johnson & Johnson, Zytronic and Alkegen. Sempre is a measurement specialist solving manufacturing challenges across multiple industries. Through their expert in‑house consultants and partnerships with over 25 well‑known manufacturers including Jenoptik, Renishaw and Micro‑Vu, Sempre offers an extensive range of products and software to customers in aerospace, automotive, medical, energy and precision engineering.


Founded in 1984 our Group is headquartered in Oxford with offices in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Since 2001, Oxford Metrics (LSE : OMG), has been a quoted company listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange.


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