BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is looking for an Associate MLOps Engineer to support data science teams in building, deploying, and operating machine learning solutions at scale. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role focused on technical execution, continuous learning, and collaboration. You will work closely with data scientists and engineers in a modern production environment, with mentorship from experienced MLOps professionals.

What You'll Bring:

• Experience using Python for scripting, data processing, or supporting machine learning workflows
• Experience working with a cloud-based platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) to develop, deploy, or support data or machine learning solutions
• Exposure to CI/CD practices, including Git-based workflows, automated testing, builds, and deployments
• Understanding of the machine learning lifecycle, including experimentation, model versioning, and reproducibility (e.g., MLflow or similar tools)
• Foundational knowledge of data engineering concepts, such as data ingestion, transformation, validation, and storage
• Experience contributing to simple full-stack applications, including:
  
  • Python-based backend APIs
  • Basic front-end views or dashboards to display data or model outputs
• Willingness to follow established patterns and best practices to help move ML solutions from prototype to production

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with OpenShift or Kubernetes, and working with containerized applications
• Experience building or maintaining infrastructure-as-code using Terraform (e.g., defining resources and managing environments)
• Exposure to Databricks for data engineering, analytics, or machine learning workflows

Why Join Us?

This fully-remote role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on technical work, is eager to develop modern MLOps practices, and wants to contribute to real-world production systems. You'll be joining a tax-paying not-for-profit organization and your work will directly contribute to our mission - peace of mind through better health.

Note

• Final interviews onsite at our Chattanooga, TN headquarters are required for this role.
• Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Model Deployment: Ensuring that machine learning models are deployed efficiently and reliably into production environments.
• Model Monitoring: Continuously monitoring the performance of models to detect issues like model drift and ensure they remain accurate and effective.
• Automation: Automating the machine learning pipeline, including tasks like data preprocessing, model training, and evaluation.
• Collaboration: Working closely with data scientists, software engineers, and IT operations to integrate machine learning models into business processes.
• Version Control and Governance: Managing version control for models and ensuring compliance with governance policies.
• Optimization: Identifying and implementing ways to improve the performance and scalability of ML systems Responsibility
• Exploring cloud tools and technologies that assist data science with implementing their usecases.

Job Qualifications

Education
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent work experience required. Equivalent experience is defined as 4 years of professional work experience in a corporate environment.

Experiences
• 2 years - Experience in software engineering and analytics technology (academic experience included)
• Experience handling large datasets to build data pipelines.
• Experience writing SQL and using Data Visualization tools.
• Experience solving complex problems and independently developing solutions.

Skills/Certifications
• Programming: Demonstrated proficiency in languages like Python or similar languages
• Data Engineering: Strong understanding of data processing and storage solutions.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot issues in ML models and infrastructure.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision or function in a team environment sharing responsibility, roles, and accountability.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

Number of Openings Available
1

Worker Type:
Employee

Company:
BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.