Expert AI and Data Specialist

Transform Business with AI and Data Expertise

You'll play a key role in helping a global customer in West Flanders drive innovation through the development and operation of sophisticated Machine Learning (ML) systems and analytics pipelines that turn product, inventory, and customer data into reliable models and valuable insights.

The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to productize Artificial Intelligence features and drive self-service Business Intelligence.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end ML pipelines on Google Cloud, ensuring seamless integration and scalability.


• Deploy models to production using best-practice Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and infrastructure as code practices; manage model serving (real-time and batch).


• Build and maintain robust data platforms for analytics and Business Intelligence.


• Implement feature stores, experiment tracking, model versioning, and reproducible training workflows to ensure data integrity and efficiency.


• Automate data/ML workflows to improve productivity and accuracy.


• Monitor model performance, data drift, and production data quality, setting up alerts and automated remediation where possible.


• Enhance platform reliability, cost efficiency, and security.

Qualifications:

• Strong engineering fundamentals: Python (ecosystem for ML), SQL, testing, modular design.


• Production MLOps experience (deploying and operating models at scale).


• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform components.


• Experience with model CI/CD and infra as code tools.


• Containerization and orchestration.


• Familiarity with ML tooling.


• Strong SQL + BigQuery performance tuning.


• Experience building/consuming BI dashboards and translating business metrics into data models.


• Observability: logging, metrics, tracing, model monitoring, and alerting.


• Good understanding of data governance/security and GDPR considerations.

Benefits:

This freelance opportunity offers a flexible work arrangement, allowing you to work from home two days a week and still be part of a collaborative team. You'll also have the chance to work on a variety of projects, expanding your skillset and expertise in the field of AI and data.

Additional Details:

• Location: West Flanders


• Duration: 6 months


• Extension: Yes


• Contract: Freelance


• Hours per week: 40


• Language skills: Fluent Dutch and English


• Interview process: 1-2 stages