Python Job: AI - ML Specialist-2

About VIAVI Solutions

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) has a 90+ year history of technical innovations that have evolved to keep pace and address our customer’s most pressing business issues. We make equipment, software, and systems that help to plan, deploy, certify, monitor, and optimize all kinds of networks - like those for mobile phones, service providers, large businesses, and data centres. We are also at the forefront of optical security – we bend light to develop and deliver optical solutions that provide security to the world’s currencies and safety and performance applications for consumer electronics and spectrometry.

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

As an AI/ML specialist, you will be assisting the team lead/architect in executing end to end AI/ML solutions for projects, including design and implementation. Consulting with managers/leads to determine, refine, and implement machine learning objectives.

• Designing machine learning systems and self-running artificial intelligence (AI) software to automate predictive models.
• Transforming data science prototypes and applying appropriate ML algorithms and tools. Ensuring that algorithms generate accurate user recommendations.
• Turning unstructured data sets into useful information to be used in the AI/ML training. Solving complex problems with multi-layered data sets, as well as optimising existing machine learning libraries and frameworks.
• Developing ML algorithms to analyse big volumes of historical data to make predictions, using big-data techniques where appropriate. Running tests, performing statistical analysis, and interpreting and validating test results.
• Documenting and reviewing Key Design Decisions and processes, producing technical documentation. Keeping abreast of developments in machine learning technology.
• Work across a diverse range of key stakeholders to engage and support, and their associated priorities, including support and participating in the AI/ML VIAVI CoE.
• Able to work in fast-paced, high-demand and delivery-oriented environments and able to adapt approach and style to meet shifting priorities
• Evangelise best practices and solutions across VIAVI Wireless BU and identify new opportunities on standardising product capabilities through AI/ML solutions
• Work with the rest of the R&D data engineers and software engineers conveying the design and implementation for the programmes and ensuring adherence to the technology principles and processes.

• You should a self-motivated team player who is able to work independently and on your own initiative.
• Excellent organisational skills are required along with the ability to communicate confidently both written and verbally.
• You should be customer and quality driven, but pragmatic and commercially aware.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in computational linguistics, data analytics, or similar will be advantageous.
• At least two years' experience as a machine learning engineer or a higher degree in AI/ML.
• Advanced proficiency with Python, Java, and R code writing.
• Extensive knowledge of ML frameworks, libraries, data structures, data modelling, and software architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of mathematics, statistics, and algorithms.
• Superb analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Great communication and collaboration skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational abilities.