Principal AI/ML Ops Engineer

  • R9336
  • Boston, MA, United States
  • Austin, TX, United States

Principal AI Engineer – MLOps - Rapid7 AI Center of Excellence

About Us

Cybercriminals are leveraging AI to scale their attacks, and Rapid7 is using AI to fight back. Our AI Center of Excellence is expanding to enhance threat detection, investigation, and response (D&R) across networks and cloud environments. With 20+ years of threat analysis and 40+ AI patents, we’re pushing the boundaries of AI in cybersecurity.

The Role

We’re seeking a Principal AI Engineer to drive our MLOps strategy and take AI models from research to production. This role blends AI/ML expertise, cloud systems, and software engineering to enhance our cybersecurity platform.

This role spearheads the MLOps function within the AI CoE, setting the vision, strategy, and best practices for scalable, reliable, and efficient ML deployment. You will drive the adoption of cutting-edge MLOps methodologies, shape the technology roadmap, and collaborate across teams to ensure AI models are seamlessly integrated into production environments with robust monitoring, automation, and governance.

Responsibilities

  • Defining the strategic direction, best practices, and technical roadmap to enable scalable, reliable, and efficient ML model deployment in production

  • Collaborate with engineers and researchers to develop AI-driven security solutions.

  • Design, implement, and maintain ML pipelines and infrastructure (AWS, Sagemaker, Terraform).

  • Optimize AI models, monitor performance, and ensure scalability.

  • Lead development of APIs and interfaces for AI applications.

  • Apply DevOps best practices, including CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes.

  • Contribute to AI research, with opportunities to publish and present findings.

You May Be a Good Fit If You:

  • Have experience deploying ML models in AWS and developing APIs (Python, TypeScript, Flask, FastAPI).

  • Are skilled in MLOps, containerization, and DevOps.

  • Have worked with LLMs, GPUs, and data pipelines.

  • Are a problem-solver with strong communication skills and an agile mindset.

Why Join Us?

  • Work at the forefront of AI in cybersecurity.

  • Collaborate with a top-tier team in an innovation-driven environment.

  • Opportunity to publish research and shape AI strategy.

If you're passionate about AI and cybersecurity, apply today!

About Rapid7


Rapid7 (NASDAQ: RPD) helps organizations across the globe protect what matters most so innovation can thrive in an increasingly connected world. Our comprehensive technology, services, and community-focused research simplify the complex for security teams, helping them reduce vulnerabilities, monitor for malicious behavior, be in 10 places at once, and shut down attacks. We’re on a mission to make security solutions easier to use and access so we can bring safety and resilience to more people.

With more than 10,000 customers across 140+ countries, Rapid7 is a leader in cybersecurity that has earned numerous industry accolades and recognition for our technology and culture.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

Security and Compliance
Rapid7 is committed to keeping customers secure. As a first line of defense, all employees are expected to uphold the highest standards of security and privacy, ensuring the protection of sensitive information and compliance with relevant regulations.

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