Lead Machine Learning Engineer

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  • Job type

    Temporary
  • Location

    Dublin City
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Software Development
  • Industry

    Banking & Financial Services
  • Pay

    Competitive

Lead Machine Learning Engineer - 12 Months - Dublin

Your new company

Reputable financial services organisation.


What you'll need to succeed

Technical Experience:

  • Machine Learning & Analytics

  • Strong experience in developing ML solutions for financial or risk management domains (e.g., credit risk, market risk, operational risk, liquidity, financial forecasting, fraud detection).

  • Expertise in statistical modelling, predictive analytics, and supervised/unsupervised ML methods (e.g., regressions, classification, time-series forecasting, clustering, anomaly detection, NLP techniques).

  • Data Engineering & Infrastructure

  • Demonstrable expertise in building data pipelines for large-scale historical financial datasets.

  • Familiarity with big-data and distributed technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Databricks, or Snowflake.

  • Strong SQL and data querying capabilities.

  • Competent programming skills (Python mandatory; R or Java/Scala helpful).

  • ML Engineering & Deployment:

  • Experienced in modern MLOps tools and methods (e.g., MLFlow, Kubeflow).

  • Skilled in containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

  • Familiar with automated CI/CD pipelines for ML deployment and model lifecycle management.
    Business & Industry Knowledge:

  • Deep understanding of banking/financial services industry (especially Risk, Finance, Regulatory compliance).

  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements (e.g., Basel III/IV, IFRS9, Stress Testing, Model Risk Management principles).

  • Experience dealing with cross-functional stakeholders including Risk Management, Finance, Regulatory Reporting, and Internal Audit.

  • Soft Skills & Leadership:

  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to influence and collaborate across Risk, Finance, Data teams, IT, and business units.

  • Proven leadership ability to build, motivate, and manage highly skilled technical teams.

  • Strong communication skills, translating complex concepts into clear explanations for non-technical audiences.

  • Comfortable in ambiguous and evolving scenarios, able to rapidly pivot to business priorities.
    Education & Professional Background:

  • Master's or PhD in a quantitative discipline (Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering).

  • 7–10+ years of relevant industry experience with at least 3–5 years in a leading or senior role in ML projects.

What you'll get in return

  • Pay rate between €500-€700 per day (subject to experience).
  • 6-Month Contract.
  • Opportunity to work with a reputable Fortune 100 organisation within the financial industry.

What you need to do now


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