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Etihad Credit Bureau

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 JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Machine Learning Engineer role will specialise in maintaining scoring models, production system maintenance and high-availability operations. You'll orchestrate and maintain our AzureML/Databricks-based scoring engine, ensure 99.99% uptime for production models, perform emergency fixes, and manage QA/UAT processes. This role partners with data scientists to operationalize models and data engineers to ensure efficient data flows.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 KEY DUTIES &amp; RESPONSIBILITIES
 
 
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 Production Model Maintenance:
 
 Monitor, troubleshoot, and rectify issues in deployed credit scoring models (e.g., score drift, feature misalignment, output anomalies).
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 Platform Orchestration:
 
 Manage AzureML pipelines &amp; Databricks workflows for model retraining, batch scoring, and real-time inference.
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 High-Availability Engineering:
 
 Ensure 24/7 uptime of scoring APIs serving banking clients; implement failover systems and load balancing.
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 Release Management:
 
 Oversee QA/UAT processes for model updates including back-testing, shadow deployments, and canary releases.
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 Model Governance:
 
 Maintain audit trails for model versions, inputs/outputs, and performance metrics. Support Compliance and Audit with creation of logs when requested.
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 Incident Response:
 
 Lead troubleshooting of scoring engine failures with SLAs for financial institution clients.
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 Infrastructure Optimization:
 
 Tune AzureML/Databricks clusters for cost-performance efficiency at scale.
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 Vendor Management:
 
 Ensure vendor support is completing work as per scope and SLAs. Rectifying any vendor delivery issues.
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 EDUCATION &amp; SKILLS
 
 
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 Educated with at least bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent in related field
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 Education specialization or master&rsquo;s degree in computer science, Software Engineering
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 Proficient in English
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 Preferred proficiency in Arabic
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 In-depth knowledge of React Native and Next JS and related modules, components and libraries
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 Preferred In-depth knowledge of SiteCore or experience integrating with SiteCore
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 EXPERIENCE &amp; KNOWLEDGE
 
 
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 Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field
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 2+ years in Data Science or Software Engineering experience
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 2+ years production ML operations experience, MLOps lifecycle management, including monitoring, retraining, and model versioning.
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 Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to resolve issues efficiently.
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 CI/CD for ML systems using tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, MLflow, and other similar tools
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 Ability to adapt ML workflows across different cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) as needed.
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 ABILITIES &amp; SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
 
 
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 Practical experience in cloud-based ML platforms such as AzureML, Databricks, or equivalent (e.g., SageMaker, Vertex AI), with a preference for Azure.
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 Python/PySpark for model debugging and patching. Working knowledge of Scikit-Learn and NumPy
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 Deep understanding of credit scoring systems: feature engineering, scorecard interpretation, and output validation
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 Credit bureau data structures (tradelines, inquiries, public records)
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 Model risk management (MRM) standards
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 Azure Solutions Architect or MLOps certifications
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 Experience with financial services-grade SLAs (99.9% uptime) and outage management
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 Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, or similar orchestration tools)
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 Practical experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) / Azure Blob Storage
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 Knowledge of new and upcoming AI tools
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 This is contained within the earlier requirement of python. If the plan is for this resource
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 Excellent written and verbal communication skills English
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 Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and build relationships
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 Crisis management under pressure
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 Cross-functional collaboration with data science/risk teams
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 Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
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 Ability to develop and document procedures, roles, and guidelines.
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 Security and Compliance
 
 Especially in financial services, mention data security, PII handling, and compliance with regulations
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Machine Learning Engineer (Contract - For Immediate Hire)

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Machine Learning Engineer (Contract - For Immediate Hire)