Principal Financial

Data Engineer (machine learning ops)

Posted on: 1 Mar 2021

Des Moines, IA

Job Description

Responsibilitiesn

What youu2019ll do

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Principal Global Investors is looking for an experienced Data Engineer focused on machine learning operations (MLOps) to work in our Investment Data & Research team! This person will help build out our digital intelligence platform and bring these capabilities to scale to align with enterprise efforts!

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Here are some examples of the kinds of things you'll do:

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* Work with teammates to build technical solutions that are reusable, scalable, fast, and maintainable for deploying and managing machine learning models.n
* Increase automation and improve the quality of production ML while also focusing on business and regulatory requirements.n
* Expanding and optimizing data and data pipeline architecturen
* Assist to design, implement and maintain investment product datasets in alignment with data and analytics vision and strategy.n
* Support critical, ongoing operations while also driving new strategic solutions.n
* Development and deployment of robust and scalable data platforms for sophisticated data processing and downstream consumption.nn

Qualificationsn

Weu2019re looking for someone with:

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* Bachelor's degree plus 2+years related work experience or a Master's in related fieldn
* Strong Software Engineering fundamentalsn
* Experience deploying machine learning models into production environmentn
* Experience building/operating systems for data extraction, ingestion and processing of large data setsnn

Additional preferred technical experience/skills:

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* Strong DevOps, Data Engineering and ML background with Cloud platforms (we use AWS)n
* Experience with machine learning platforms (such as SageMaker, DataBricks)n
* Experience with machine learning frameworks/libraries (such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, scikit-learn)n
* Experience in containerization and orchestration (such as Docker, Kubernetes)n
* Experience or familiarity with MLOps tools such as MLFlow and Kubeflown
* Distributed Computing Frameworks (such as Spark)n
* Model performance monitoringn
* Network Securitynn

Additional Informationn

Hours n

This role could have on-call responsibilities.

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Locationn

This role can either site remotely within the US, or at our headquarters in Des Moines, IA.

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Job leveln

Weu2019ll consider talent at the next level with the right experiences and skills.

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Work Authorization/Sponsorship n

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role. (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)

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Investment Code of Ethics n

For Principal Global Investors positions, youu2019ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.

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Experience Principal n

While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose: to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees u2013 individually and all of us together. Explore our core values, benefits and why weu2019re an exceptional place to grow your career.

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Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer n

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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Principal Financial

Des Moines, IA

The Principal Financial Group is a global financial investment management and insurance company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Four segments comprise the company: Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Global Investors, Principal International, and U.S. Insurance Solutions.

The company employs roughly 9,000 people in Des Moines, Iowa, and owns and operates several buildings in the downtown area. The tallest, known as 801 Grand, is 45 stories tall (192m/630 ft), and houses many other companies in addition to The Principal. As of March 2014, Principal employed 14,600 employees worldwide, with its Global Delivery center, Principal Global Services, in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Principal also has a lobbyist registered in the Iowa Legislature since December 2016. He is designated to lobby the Executive Branch of the Government of Iowa.