Lead Machine Learning Engineer

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Enza Zaden is on a mission to provide healthy vegetables for everyone and contribute to sustainable food production. As an innovative company, we develop, produce, and sell seeds for vegetable varieties worldwide, with data playing a crucial role in our operations.

Our data scientist teams work on predicting and prescribing new vegetable variety development based on digital phenotyping (computer vision) data and biotechnology (genetic) data, using AI to predict seed germination, yield, and measure the quality of seed production.

We are seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for bringing data science models into production and building and maintaining the data science platform to enable data scientists to create business value.

Make a difference as Lead Machine Learning Engineer

• Lead MLOps services: You will ensure the optimal usage of our Azure MLOps platform, making sure the production AI models remain future-proof. Additionally, you will monitor and report the usage and costs of the MLOps platform, ensuring scalability, robustness, and compliance with security and design rules in collaboration with the architecture department.

• Manage our data science platform: You will manage the design, development, building, testing, and maintenance of a stable data science platform used by all data scientists. As Enza Zaden grows rapidly, your challenge will be to standardize and automate data science services and products as much as possible.

What you bring as a future colleague  

As a lead, you are responsible for delivering the services, managing the team of ML engineers and ensuring the correct use of the MLOps and data science platforms with support, training, coaching and monitoring.

You will lead complex activities with a long-term horizon in mind. Expanding our services within the company means changing the way people work, which requires alignment, collaboration, and persuasion of stakeholders across various departments. We approach this with an Agile mindset.

You should have in-depth knowledge of machine learning methods and techniques, as well as a thorough understanding of business processes and strategic objectives. You will keep yourself up to date with trends and developments. Furthermore, you

• have a good knowledge of MLOPs platforms (preferable Azure ML);

• know how to set up data science pipelines;

• understand how data science projects are executed (CRISP-DM);

• have experience with data science frameworks (such as Tensor flow or Pytorch);

• have both knowledge of software and data engineering;

• have the ability to teach and coach your team members and data scientists;

• are be able to communicate both with business and data professionals.

• like working in a fast growing company;

• are proficient in the English, both written and verbal.

Technologies:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)

• R and/or Python

• Git

• Kubernetes/ Docker

• Databricks

• Knowledge of tools Helm, Poetry, Kibana, Grafana & Prometheus is useful

Enza Zaden as your employer  

With more than 3,000 passionate team members across the world, we're on a daily mission to develop the finest vegetable varieties. Our goal? To deliver seeds with that special something: vegetables with better taste, better yields, and better resistance. On our mission to feed the world, we challenge ourselves to gain deeper insights and find the next breakthrough. We grow and innovate together, and everyone’s contribution is valued. Throughout our 85 years, our family values, passion, independence and or focus on innovation have truly set us apart. Over 480 million people are eating our vegetables every day, something we are very proud of! Our passion isn't just a trademark; it's our driving force, propelling our rapid growth. If you're ready to explore your potential and thrive in a supportive environment, we welcome you to develop your talents with us. The combination of entrepreneurship, initiative and a healthy dose of determination has made Enza Zaden great and brought us where we are today. Enza Zaden is and always will be in motion: in the past, present and future.    

What can you expect from us 

As a family-owned company, we support you to thrive in all areas of life, so that you can be successful inside and outside of work. We offer: 

• Flexible work arrangements; 

• Access to a variety of wellbeing programs and healthy food options; 

• 25 paid vacation days (employees have the option to buy extra vacation days equivalent to two times their weekly working hours); 

• 1 paid vitality day for all, plus extra days as your age increases; 

• Contribution for overnight stays if you live further away from Enza Zaden;   

• Laptop + smartphone. 

We aspire to be a good employer that cares for our employees, both during and after their careers at Enza Zaden. Our most important benefits include: 

• Active partnership in your professional development (personal growth); 

• Tailor made leadership development programs and global e-learning platform; 

• Employer sponsored retirement benefits. 

Join us for a career that grows with you! Are you curious to know more about Enza Zaden click on this link to our website. 

Get in touch 

Apply now using the application button. You will receive an automatic confirmation of your application within minutes, and we will respond to your application within 10 working days.  

Do you have any questions about our application process? Please feel free to reach out to:
 

Sijmen Jansen, Corporate Recruiter: si.jansen@enzazaden.nl

Good to know 

• An assessment is part of the application process.  

• This position cannot be filled on an interim basis.

• Enza Zaden is an equal opportunity employer and don’t discriminate based on background, identity or personal characteristics.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.