[Remote] Principal AI/ML Ops Platform Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits is seeking a Principal AI/ML Ops Platform Engineer to lead the development and deployment of machine learning models. The role involves collaborating with Data Scientists and utilizing various ML algorithms and programming skills to solve complex business challenges.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy machine learning (ML) models to derive actionable insights and solve complex problems
• Work in the full lifecycle of ML model development from data preparation and feature engineering to model training, evaluation, and deployment
• Apply a variety of ML algorithms, techniques, and frameworks to solve complex business challenges
• Assemble modules into end-to-end systems, ensuring seamless integration and functionality
• Collaborate closely with Data Scientists to facilitate highly productive experimentation, model construction, and validation, fostering a sense of teamwork and shared success
• Apply programming skills in Python with popular deep learning and natural language processing (NLP) tools and libraries, including Scikit-learn, Pandas, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or other leading deep learning frameworks, NLTK and spaCy for natural language processing tasks
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of ML systems by staying abreast of advancements in software engineering and ML
• May telecommute but must reside near Miramar, Florida headquarters or Dallas, Texas office
• Requires up to 10% domestic travel

Skills

• Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in computer science or related field; plus 5 years of experience in job offered or software development operations and data engineering
• Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of experience also acceptable
• Knowledge of programming languages (Python, R, or SQL), Terraform, Kubernetes, Unix, CI/CD tools, and AWS or Azure cloud ecosystems
• Experience with cloud operations, DevSecOps, and deploying ML models into production environments

Company Overview

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol, and proud to be a multi-generational, family-owned company. It was founded in 1968, and is headquartered in Miami, Florida, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.southernglazers.com/careers.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 13 in 2026, 25 in 2025, 20 in 2024, 17 in 2023, 19 in 2022, 17 in 2021, 14 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.