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I am Victor Pirie, a Senior AI Data Engineer and AI Platform Engineer with over 11 years of experience designing, building, and operating enterprise-grade data and AI platforms. I specialize in Azure-based data ecosystems, GenAI enablement, and secure, governance-driven AI in security-first environments.
I design scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, feature stores, and real-time inference systems with strong emphasis on data quality, observability, and compliance. I collaborate with security, product, and business teams to deliver reliable, production-ready AI solutions and enable AI-driven decision making at scale.
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Work Experience
Senior AI/ML Engineer / Tech Lead at AssistRx
January 1, 2021 - PresentLed the design and delivery of enterprise-grade AI data platforms and pipelines using GitOps, secure data pipelines, and GenAI enablement aligned with HIPAA governance and enterprise security standards. Implemented IaC with Terraform and YAML-driven pipelines, built scalable ETL/ELT workflows with PySpark/Databricks, and developed real-time inference, feature stores, and data observability with Azure Monitor and Prometheus. Integrated LLMs (GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA) into enterprise workflows and built multi-tenant, secure AI services deployed on Kubernetes.
Machine Learning Engineer at Capital One
February 1, 2017 - November 30, 2020Built and deployed production NLP and ML systems for financial document processing, risk analytics, and real-time data pipelines in regulated banking environments. Implemented hybrid retrieval using FAISS and Elasticsearch BM25, developed NLP pipelines for document classification and entity extraction, and deployed models with TensorFlow Serving. Established MLOps pipelines, monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana), and cloud-based data processing with BigQuery, Pub/Sub, and Kafka.
Python Developer at BigCommerce
September 1, 2014 - December 31, 2016Developed data-driven backend systems, forecasting models, and analytics pipelines supporting large-scale retail insights and customer intelligence. Built ETL pipelines with Airflow, designed Azure-based analytics services, implemented CI/CD, and created interactive dashboards for executives.
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science at Monash University
July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2014Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at Monash University
August 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012Qualifications
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Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Software & Internet
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