ML Engineer

Description:

About The Role
Team – Data Engineering - Enterprise
Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth or London Offices. Full time hours. 
We are happy to discuss flexible working!

What this role is all about:
The ML Engineer role will be responsible for delivering the underlying data and APIs to support the implementation of innovative machine learning applications. You will enjoy working with rich datasets, cutting edge technology and help shape new data pipeline in an innovative company that helps people live healthier lives. The right candidate will possess a desire to consistently deliver exceptional results on set timelines. Travel will be required on a weekly basis between our different Office locations.

Key Actions

You will work with Data Engineering team to implement robust and trustworthy data to support high-performance kakfa streams and predictive models.
Deploy and maintain machine learning models as APIs for use in our live environments.
Employ a variety of languages and tools (e.g. scripting languages) to develop and manage robust data pipelines connecting various systems
You will help develop datasets and processes that facilitate data modelling, mining and production
Provide clean, usable data to data community and recommend ways to improve data reliability, efficiency and quality.
You will have the chance to research opportunities for data acquisition and new uses for existing data
Essential Skills needed to fulfil this role:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Sciences/Maths
3+ years of experience in business intelligence, data warehousing, data management and data delivery, database and ETL technologies
Experience using languages / tools / databases such as SQL and NoSQL, Python.
Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform, particularly GKE and Google BigQuery
Work with the data engineers and data scientist conveying the design and implementation for the programmes and ensuring adherence to the technology principles and processes.
You must have excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
You will have experience developing, deploying and maintaining machine learning APIsSo, what’s in it for you?

Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits when you are engaging with the programme
Life Assurance – Four times annual salaryThese are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:

Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
Be there for you when you need us.
Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.

About The Company
Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.
We’ve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives – they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. We’re successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people – and because we care.
Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.
 
Ready to find out if we’re the right fit for you? We can’t wait.
 
Diversity & Inclusion
We’re committed to diversity and inclusion because it’s good for our employees, for our business, and for society. To learn more please visit our Careers page.
Vitality’s approach to sustainability
Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page. 
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible