Principal Consultant

Due to the nature of the client engagements, every employee needs to be able to achieve Security Clearance. This means that you need to have the right to take up employment within the UK, do not have or require any visa to work, and have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years without any gap(s) totalling more than 6 months.

As an employer we believe in facilitating a flexible work pattern whilst taking into consideration operational requirements, client and individual needs. We are proud of our hybrid work pattern that typically sees employees in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week.

You should be able to easily commute to our Manchester office. For some roles/projects, travel to the clients offices will be required and the frequency is often determined by the client.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are integral to the success of 6point6. We welcome applicants with different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds, and are proud to have an organisational culture where employees can bring their authentic selves to work.

Responsibilities vary by project, but may include:

• Developing & managing CI/CD pipelines for ML model deployment
• Automating and monitoring ML workflows to ensure efficient and reliable model training, validation and deployment
• Implementing best practices for version control, reproducibility and scalability of ML models
• Collaborating with data scientists to streamline the transition from model development to production
• Building robust data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Ensuring data quality, consistency, and availability for downstream applications and analytics

Requirements

The successful candidate will have proven experience in data engineering and/or MLOps roles. Required skills include:

• Robust python programming skills.
• An understanding of ML models, including versioning, deployment and training.
• Experience with Docker, Linux/Mac CLI, Git, and testing.
• Experience with one of a major cloud platform (preferably AWS, or Azure platform).
• Knowledge of data governance and security best practices.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation

It would be great if you have :

• Basic familiarity with GPUs in the cloud environment
• Familiarity with monitoring tools and techniques for ML models and data pipelines
• Demonstrable experience with modern CI/CD pipelines

As a technology consultancy, we look for people who can deliver both exceptional technical solutions and work as true partners to the organisations we support. To do this you must be able to:

Communicate effectively verbally and in writing, demonstrated through:

• Effectively explain complex technical solutions to a non-technical audience
• Writing meaningfully to deliver clear information, and guidance
• Giving impactful presentations, articulating clearly key points

Demonstrate critical thinking by:

• Analysing and evaluating information
• Using information gathered to present solutions and reach decisions
• Displaying familiarity and comfort with a breadth of technologies (appropriate to the level of the role) and an appreciation of how they can be combined and applied to solve customer problems

Work in partnership with others to:

• Effectively manage both internal and external stakeholders to ensure synergy
• Collaborate meaningfully with all parties to ensure outcomes are reached effectively

Whilst having experience in a consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in other settings will always be considered.