Principal MLOps Platform Engineer

Thinkahead Consultant Psychologist Pty Ltd

MLOps Platform Engineer managing deployment, IaC, and observability across the Agentic Platform at AHEAD. Delivering innovative solutions for digital transformation.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $170,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDockerKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the deployment, IaC, observability, runtime management and cost governance across all layers of the Agentic Platform.
Build IaC with Terraform or AWS CDK.
Implement CI/CD (CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
Configure CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry for LLM observability.
Manage environment isolation and prompt/model versioning.
Implement containerization with Docker, ECS Fargate, or EKS.
Track platform costs using CloudWatch budgets.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep AWS operational expertise.
Strong observability skills.
Proven container orchestration experience.
High bar for reliability and cost efficiency.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar.
AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional certification.
Kubernetes/CNCF certifications.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k)
Paid company holidays
Paid time off
Paid parental and caregiver leave
Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Infrastructure as CodeTerraformAWS CDKCI/CDCodePipelineGitHub ActionsGitLab CICloudWatchOpenTelemetryDocker

Soft Skills

reliabilitycost efficiency

Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect AssociateAWS Solutions Architect ProfessionalKubernetes certificationCNCF certification