Senior DevOps Engineer - AI Model Ops

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Your role

Do you have a curious mind, want to be involved in the latest technology trends and like to solve problems that have a meaningful benefit to hundreds of users? Join our team to help the bank efficiently manage AI operations!

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will leverage cutting edge technologies and best practice methodologies to build solutions that will help users across the bank manage their models and agents efficiently and reliably.
Our diverse, cross-functional team of MLOps engineers and DevSecOps specialists builds products and services that help data scientists efficiently develop, deploy, monitor, and secure GenAI and ML models.

We are looking for a senior engineer to:
• design and develop production-ready, robust, and scalable systems in the domain of AI operations with focus on next generation technology
• work in an agile setup to provide technical solutions that will vastly improve the lives of end users such as data scientists and quants
• bring considerable savings to UBS by improving the time to market of our AI applications, whilst adhering to the operational controls and governance

You will contribute to initiatives such as:
• developing and managing a centralized model registry for the bank
• developing CICTCD pipelines for different platforms
• building monitoring services to monitor models, agents for performance and security
• enable model testing such as shadow testing and A/B testing
• integrating security solutions for artifact scanning and at-runtime security

Your team

AI Model Ops team is a new and important unit within the Core Platform Engineering at UBS operating under the Group CTO function in the Technology Services division. CPE spearheads strategic technology projects, transformative initiatives, and regulatory compliance efforts.

Our team is part of the AI Acceleration initiative and plays a crucial role in optimizing efficiency and delivering quality service and products to our data scientists and engineers.
Our team offers comprehensive training tailored for cross-competency advancement and career progression.

We are a multinational team with diverse backgrounds and we strongly value different perspectives, skills and experiences which helps us build the best product for our clients. If your interests and skills closely match a good part of the skills listed below - let us know!

Your expertise

Core skills
-python: strong proficiency in Python, with a focus on writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code
-infrastructure as Code: Proficient to intermediate with Terraform for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
-scripting:proficient in scripting for automating cloud-related tasks. (e.g. bash and / or PowerShell for Azure automation)
-DevOps and CI/CD: Proven experience in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes (e.g. using GitLab)

Additional skills
-cloud: solid understanding of cloud services, capabilities, and architecture. Experience in deploying, managing, and scaling applications. Preference for Azure
-cloud security: understanding of cloud security best practices, e.g. role-based access control (RBAC), network security groups (NSGs), and Azure Active Directory (AAD)
-containerization and orchestration: expertise in Docker and Kubernetes, ideally also with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for deploying and managing containerized applications
-business continuity and disaster recovery: knowledge of strategies and tools for ensuring data integrity and service availability in case of failures
-incident management: experience in managing incidents, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions
-cost management: experience in using Azure Cost Management tools to monitor and optimize cloud costs
-ansible: experience with Ansible for configuration management and automation would be beneficial

About us

UBS is the world's largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors..

We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.

Join us

At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we're more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?