Senior Data Engineer - Machine Learning Support

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Career Family Data & AI – Data Engineering & Machine Learning Support

Role Type Full Time

Experience : 7–10+ Years

The Opportunity

We are the only professional services organization who has a separate business dedicated exclusively to the financial services marketplace. Join Digital Engineering Team and you will work with multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to deliver a global perspective. Aligned to key industry groups including Asset management, Banking and Capital Markets, Insurance and Private Equity, Health, Government, Power and Utilities, we provide integrated advisory, assurance, tax, and transaction services. Through diverse experiences, world-class learning and individually tailored coaching you will experience ongoing professional development. That’s how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. Sound interesting? Well, this is just the beginning. Because whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer with ML Support expertise to join our data and AI engineering practice. This role focuses on building, maintaining, and optimizing data pipelines that enable and support machine learning (ML) workloads and deployed models, particularly within AWS-based environments, while also leveraging Azure services where required.

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional with a strong foundation in data engineering and cloud technologies, combined with an understanding of machine learning systems and lifecycle management. You will play a key role in ensuring that ML models are supported by robust, scalable, and reliable data pipelines that drive real-time and batch analytics.

As a senior individual contributor, you will collaborate closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and platform teams to ensure smooth integration between data pipelines and machine learning systems, enabling efficient model training, deployment, and inference workflows.

Your Key Responsibilities

ML Pipeline Engineering & Data Enablement

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines that support ML workflows, including data ingestion, transformation, and feature preparation
• Enable training, validation, and inference pipelines by providing high-quality, structured datasets
• Build scalable workflows using:
  • AWS S3, AWS Glue, AWS Lambda
  • Azure Data Factory
• Ensure efficient movement of data across storage, compute, and ML systems

Support for ML Models & Production Systems

• Support deployed ML models hosted in AWS environments, ensuring reliable data inputs and outputs
• Work closely with data scientists to operationalize ML models in production environments
• Ensure pipelines correctly integrate with model serving, inference layers, and downstream applications
• Handle model-related data dependencies, ensuring versioning, consistency, and traceability

Data Engineering & Processing

• Build robust data pipelines using Python or PySpark to handle large-scale datasets
• Design and implement ETL/ELT processes optimized for ML use cases
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple sources
• Optimize pipelines for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency

Data Quality, Reliability & Monitoring

• Ensure high standards of data quality, integrity, and consistency across all ML pipelines
• Implement monitoring and alerting mechanisms for pipeline failures and data anomalies
• Troubleshoot issues related to data workflows, model inputs, and pipeline performance
• Support continuous improvement in pipeline reliability and operational efficiency

Collaboration & Cross-Functional Integration

• Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, and data engineers to enable seamless end-to-end ML workflows
• Translate data requirements into scalable pipeline implementations
• Work with platform teams to ensure proper integration between data engineering and ML systems
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders on progress, challenges, and solutions

DevOps, CI/CD & Engineering Practices

• Contribute to implementation of CI/CD pipelines for data and ML workflows
• Ensure adherence to engineering best practices, version control, and documentation standards
• Support deployment pipelines for ML-related data workflows
• Leverage tools such as Databricks or Foundry (where applicable) to enhance data processing and collaboration

Learning & Continuous Improvement

• Stay updated on advancements in ML engineering, MLOps, and cloud data platforms
• Contribute to improving data architectures and ML integration patterns
• Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions and continuous learning initiatives
• Identify opportunities to enhance pipeline efficiency and scalability

Required Skills

Strong hands-on experience in:

• Python or PySpark
• SQL and data processing techniques
• Solid experience in cloud-based data engineering:
• AWS (S3, Glue, Lambda)
• Azure (Data Factory)
• Experience in building and maintaining data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows
• Good understanding of machine learning pipelines and lifecycle (training, deployment, inference)
• Experience supporting ML models in production environments
• Strong understanding of data structures, distributed systems, and large-scale data processing
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across cross-functional teams

Good to Have

Experience with:

• Databricks
• Foundry
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for data and ML workflows
• Understanding of MLOps concepts, including model monitoring and versioning
• Familiarity with streaming or real-time data processing frameworks

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications in AWS Data Analytics, Azure Data Engineering, or ML-related domains
• Exposure to enterprise-scale AI/ML implementations
• Experience working in Agile or product-based environments
• Familiarity with model deployment frameworks or inference systems

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or a related field
• Master’s degree or relevant certifications are an added advantage.

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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