AI & Machine Learning Engineer

Position Overview

Cisco is seeking an experienced AI & Machine Learning Engineer for a Contract-to-Hire role. Location: San Jose, California (Onsite). In this role, you will design, build, and deploy end-to-end machine learning pipelines, working closely with data, engineering, and business teams to solve complex problems using advanced AI and data science techniques. The opportunity is a 3-month Contract-to-Hire engagement with immediate availability preference and a mandatory background check and meet-and-greet process.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop end-to-end machine learning pipelines
• Build, train, deploy, and monitor ML models in production
• Work with large datasets using Python and SQL
• Orchestrate workflows using Apache Airflow
• Develop and manage ML workloads using Databricks
• Containerize applications using Docker
• Monitor system performance using Prometheus and Grafana
• Deliver innovative AI/ML solutions to complex business challenges

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer / Data Scientist
• Strong expertise in Machine Learning and Data Science
• Hands-on experience with end-to-end ML pipelines
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Experience with Apache Airflow and Databricks
• Strong knowledge of Docker
• Hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, Redshift)
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in large enterprise environments
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Experience delivering ML solutions in production systems
• Deploy ML solutions on AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Redshift)

Benefits & Perks

• 3-Month Contract-to-Hire opportunity
• Onsite role in San Jose, CA
• Immediate availability preferred
• Mandatory background check and meet-and-greet process