Associate Director of Generative AI Platform Engineering (Hybrid or Remote)

at  SP Global

THE TEAM:

The Associate Director of Generative AI Platform Engineering will work closely in a world class AI ML team comprised of experts in AI & ML, ML engineers and data science and data engineering teams. This role will be a critical part of leading S&P’s AI-driven transformation to drive value both internally and externally for our customers.

BASIC REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Deep understanding of platform development and deployment at the scale of large enterprises.
Strong distributed systems skills and knowledge, Strong system architecture skills.
7+ years of hands-on cloud platform engineering experience preferably with AI/ML development experience.
Significant hands-on development experience in integrating, evaluating, deploying, operationalizing scalable full-stack and web-application solutions (with some previous experience with front-end technologies such as React, Vue or Angular JS) and APIs at speed and scale, including integration with enterprise applications and APIs.
Experience with MLOps tools/frameworks (e.g. MLflow or similar)
Strong knowledge and deep experience of Python, proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks relevant to cloud development such as Kubernetes, Serverless, and cloud PaaS offerings.
Experience and knowledge of foundational Generative AI principles such as prompt engineering, RAG, finetuning, etc.

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with full-stack engineering development for deep learning and LLM solutions
Experience contributing to Github and open source initiatives or in research projects.

RIGHT TO WORK REQUIREMENTS:

This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

OUR PEOPLE:

We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we’re able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.
From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

S&P is a leader in automation and AI/ML to transform risk management. We are seeking an Associate Director of Generative AI Platform Engineering to join our ML team within the Data Science COE at S&P Global. The desired candidate is an innovative, a hands-on coder with previous experience developing large-scale platforms utilizing data engineering, machine learning and cloud platforms & services.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

This role is a unique opportunity for hands-on architects and platform engineers to grow into the next step in their career journey.
Lead the design, development, and deployment of a generative AI platform, ensuring optimal integration with enterprise systems and standards.
Act as a hands-on developer and architect, creating a robust and scalable solution tailored to support AI-driven applications.
Demonstrate technical leadership and hands-on expertise in generative AI technologies and cloud architecture.
Responsible for the full stack development of the platform for AI products including custom architecture for batch and stream processing-based AI ML pipelines including data ingestion to preprocessing to scaled AI model compute and ensure the architecture meets all SLA requirements. Work closely with members of technology and business teams in the design, development, and implementation of Enterprise AI platform.
Ensure the deployment, and management of scalable and reliable platform and application infrastructure for AI, ML, GenAI, LLM products.
Lead the development, integration and testing of scalable APIs.
Create and maintain robust monitoring systems to track model performance, data quality, and infrastructure health. Identify and implement optimizations to improve system efficiency.
Collaborate closely with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and software engineers to ensure smooth integration of machine learning models into production systems.
Collaborate closely with ML teams, business and PM stakeholders in full-stack implementation efforts and ensure technical milestones align with business requirements.
Implement security measures and compliance standards of the platform and APIs to ensure adherence to industry regulations.
Mentor technical engineering talent. Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering their professional growth and development.
Maintain documentation and architecture blueprints that guide the platform strategy and operational runbooks.
Ensure the use of standards, governance and best practices in ML pipeline and ML model monitoring, and adherence to model and data governance standards
Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)
S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $125,000 to $220,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.
In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. This role is not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan.
This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here .

OUR PURPOSE:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.