Machine Learning Engineer

Title: Machine Learning Engineer -W2 Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid/Onsite 4 days per week) – Locals Duration: 12+ Months Must be local to Houston, TX – No relocations allowed Straight forward focus on Azure ML Engineering/Platform Dev Required Experience • 5 years of professional experience in Machine Learning, Data Science, or AI ‑focused engineering roles • 2+ years of hands‑on experience building and deploying machine learning solutions in a cloud environment (Azure preferred) • Strong Python experience for data analysis, machine learning model development, and production‑grade code • Hands‑on experience with Azure Cloud fundamentals, including compute, storage, networking, and security concepts • Practical experience using Azure Machine Learning for model training, experimentation, deployment, and monitoring • Experience working with Azure OpenAI / AI Foundry, including integrating generative AI or LLM‑based capabilities into applications or workflows • Experience with Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines, source control, and release management supporting ML workloads • Experience with Azure Databricks for data processing, feature engineering, and large‑scale analytics