Product Architect, Machine Learning Model Operations
Malvern, PA
Vanguard
About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to individual investors, institutions, and financial professionals. Vanguard operates under a unique, investor-owned structure where Vanguard fund shareholders own the funds, which in turn own Vanguard. As such, Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
Summary
We are looking for a hands-on Machine Learning Model Operations Product Architect who works closely with product owners and product teams in the definition of roadmap and technical architecture for a product according to business strategies and enterprise architecture framework. This position will partner with product owner and product team in delivering Machine Learning Model deployment capabilities including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) and Machine Learning model observability capabilities in cloud. The role involves 60% architecture work and 40% hands-on development of core new capabilities, front-running architecture, and development for the Model Operations team. Primarily this product team will focus on enhancing and enabling the machine learning model deployment and machine learning model monitoring and observability platform for traditional AI/machine learning and Gen AI platform.
The Machine Learning Model Operations Product Architect will provide expert level IT architecture and technical lead services, including the direction, evaluation, selection, configuration, implementation, and integration of new and existing technologies. The Product Architect owns the architectural and design decisions for the team and this role is the visionary force behind the technical solutions for business problems.
What It Takes
- Owns the ongoing product technical roadmaps, architecture, and design in alignment with business strategies and objectives.
- Conducts hands-on development work - front-running capability development, developing prototypes, resolving issues, carrying out experiments and evaluations.
- Collaborates with the broader architecture community to ensure that their products align with target architectures and technology roadmaps and provides input on required platform capabilities and improving development tools/processes.
- Works with other product teams, technology experts, and business stakeholders to provide functional support.
- Assists in the evaluation of vendors and products and participates in build vs. buy discussions with the product teams.
- Acts as highest-level technical expert, resolving issues, assessing any potential risks, and identifying solutions.
- Provides technical guidance to product team(s) as appropriate.
- Performs feasibility analysis on potential future projects.
- Conducts hands-on development/coding when needed based on Product needs.
- Assists in the development of and management of architecture governance processes
- Tracks industry trends and maintains knowledge of recent technologies.
- Prepares and presents product-related documentation.
- Mentors less experienced crew members/developers and contributes to overall development of the organization.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of technology architect or technical lead experience.
- Strong experience with AWS and Cloud Infrastructure and continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) development
- Strong experience architecting solutions in AWS
- Strong python experience.
- Experience breaking down large architecture features/epics into technical stories for execution.
- Experience researching future technologies, conducting proof of concepts and ability to influence internal and external stakeholder to drive future technology direction.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
Special Factors
- Graduate degree preferred.
- Machine Learning model development life cycle (MDLC) experience preferred.
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning cloud infrastructure preferred
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning services and observability tools experience preferred)
- Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.About Vanguard
We are Vanguard. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests.
For us, investing doesn’t just end in value. It starts with values. Because when you invest with courage, when you invest with clarity, and when you invest with care, you can get so much more in return. We invest with purpose – and that’s how we’ve become a global market leader. Here, we grow by doing the right thing for the people we serve. And so can you.
We want to make success accessible to everyone. This is our opportunity. Let’s make it count.
Inclusion Statement
Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”
We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.
When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.
Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
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Tags: Architecture AWS CI/CD Generative AI Machine Learning ML models Model deployment Python
Perks/benefits: Career development
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