Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. 5+ years of professional experience in MLOps, DevOps, or a senior Data Engineering role with a focus on operationalizing machine learning models. Expert-level proficiency in Python for pipeline automation and scripting. Extensive experience with the AWS SDK (Boto3) and Bash. Deep, hands-on experience with core AWS services, including S3, Lambda, SageMaker, IAM, and a solid understanding of networking within VPCs. Proven experience building and deploying containerized applications (Docker). Deep familiarity with Git workflows and experience implementing CI/CD pipelines. Demonstrated experience in designing and orchestrating complex, data-engineering-heavy pipelines.