Remote Azure Data Scientist/ML Engineer

Post Date

Jan 30, 2024

Location

Plano,
Texas

ZIP/Postal Code

75024
US
Jul 25, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Programmer / Developer

Req #

SFR-678761

Pay Rate

$62 - $94 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

A global retailer is seeking a Data Scientist to consult and advise data scientists, machine learning engineers and business leaders within the organization on how to optimize current practices as it relates to Azure cloud data, Databricks and other high level architecture. They currently have over 150 data science and AI resources spread out amongst different globally who are all operating in their own way. They're looking for someone to step in and offer guidance on where improvements can be made, identify redundancies and suggest when and how to utilize technologies such as Databricks and other expensive tools that may be being overused. They need to step in to help us validate, recommend, and improve our data science system architecture. Some key areas of focus are within Azure and consists around using Azure VMs, Azure Databricks, and Azure ML. The goal is to find someone who understands these different areas, how to optimize within and across these from a mixture of capabilities and cost and can help in bringing the recommendation to life. We're needing some support not around the architecture in total but the AI compute side splitting across data bricks and simple compute utilization.

Required Skills & Experience

- 7+ years as data scientist, machine learning engineer, artificial intelligence engineer

- Very strong with Azure including but not limited to Azure ML, Azure VM

- Good working knowledge with Databrciks

- Comfortable evaluating current Azure architecture and confidently validate, recommend, and improve data science system architecture

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.