AI Engineer (Data / ML Platform)

We are seeking an AI Engineer (Data) to join a healthcare technology organization undergoing a major modernization of its legacy platforms and data infrastructure. This role will focus on building scalable data pipelines, enabling machine learning systems, and helping integrate AI capabilities into modern healthcare applications.

You will work closely with data engineers, software engineers, and product teams to transform legacy systems into a modern AI-enabled data platform supporting analytics, automation, and intelligent healthcare workflows.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on data pipelines, ML infrastructure, and scalable AI systems in a cloud-native environment.

Responsibilities:
• Design and build scalable data pipelines that support machine learning and AI-driven applications

• Develop and maintain ML-ready data infrastructure across structured and unstructured healthcare datasets.

• Implement data ingestion, transformation, and feature engineering pipelines.

• Build services that expose ML models and AI capabilities to internal applications and APIs

• Work with engineering teams to integrate AI functionality into modernized healthcare platforms.

• Help migrate legacy data architectures to cloud-native data platforms

• Implement best practices for data governance, data quality, and observability

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver AI-powered healthcare solutions

• Contribute to the development of ML pipelines, model deployment workflows, and AI platform tooling

Required Experience:
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, machine learning infrastructure, or AI platform engineering

• Strong experience building data pipelines and distributed data systems

• Proficiency in Python for data processing and ML workflows

• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

• Experience with data processing frameworks (Spark, Airflow, or similar)

• Familiarity with ML lifecycle tools and model deployment workflows

• Experience working with large-scale structured and unstructured datasets

• Understanding of API-based architectures and microservices

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in modern distributed systems

Preferred Experience:
• Experience working with healthcare data platforms or regulated environments

• Exposure to LLMs, NLP pipelines, or AI-driven applications

• Experience with feature stores, vector databases, or ML platforms

• Familiarity with modern data lake/lakehouse architectures

• Experience integrating AI services into production applications

• Experience working in modernization or platform transformation initiatives

McLaren Strategic Solutions is a leading-edge global technology consulting firm, addressing critical challenges across industries such as retail, financial services, and healthcare. Integrating a powerful ecosystem of platforms with capital-efficient execution, McLaren specializes in digital transformation to help businesses optimize operations, accelerate revenue, and achieve scalable outcomes. McLaren’s expertise spans the development of customer-centric applications, modernizing systems for cost-effectiveness and security, and leveraging cloud scalability for future-ready architectures. With a deep commitment to operational excellence, McLaren provides comprehensive managed services, including application maintenance, cybersecurity, platform solutions, and AI-optimized operations, ensuring seamless, secure, and efficient performance.

From supply chain automation to compliance and analytics, McLaren drives measurable impact: improving workforce productivity, reducing inventory costs, and cutting technology ownership expenses. With its emphasis on automation and zero business downtime, McLaren facilitates seamless migrations from legacy systems to modern platforms, enabling organizations to harness the full potential of digital transformation. Backed by strategic partnerships and a proven delivery model, McLaren empowers clients to innovate, modernize, and achieve lasting success in today’s digital economy.

McLaren is a certified minority owned business through the NMSDC and has a mission to place more people from non-traditional backgrounds into sustainable technology careers. Through partnerships with non-profit technology programs in underserved communities and Veteran organizations, candidates transition from tech training programs into real IT careers at McLaren. Our unique recruitment policy allows us to create exceptional teams, bringing a broad spectrum of experience to our company and creating anything but a traditional consulting firm.

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