AI Operations Platform Consultant

AI Operations Platform Consultant

Location: Jersey City, New Jersey (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Role Overview

We are seeking an AI Operations Platform Consultant for a project-based role. This position focuses on the hands-on technical troubleshooting of production solutions rather than designing or architecting new systems. The initial contract is funded through July 2026, with the potential for extension.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, operate, and support MLOps/LLMOps pipelines to deploy inference services into production using tools like TensorRT-LLM and Triton Inference server.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized services at scale on Kubernetes (OpenShift) for mission-critical applications.
• Troubleshoot Large Language Model (LLM) models on containerized platforms, including monitoring and load balancing.
• Perform model optimization techniques, including pruning, quantization, and knowledge distillation.
• Set up and operate AI inference service monitoring for performance and availability.
• Follow standard processes for the operation of mission-critical systems, including incident management, change management, and event management.
• Manage scalable infrastructure for deploying and managing LLMs.
• Deploy models in production environments, covering containerization, microservices, and API design.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

• Proven experience in managing, operating, and supporting MLOps/LLMOps pipelines.
• Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting LLM models and performing model optimization.
• Experience with deploying, configuring, and tuning LLMs using TensorRT-LLM and Triton Inference Server.
• Familiarity with Triton Inference Server architecture, configuration, and deployment.

Compensation & Benefits

A competitive pay rate is offered for this position. This is an urgent requirement with an immediate start date upon completion of background checks.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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