GCP / AI Cloud Engineer

Job summary

The GCP AI / Cloud Engineer role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) while developing AI/ML applications using Vertex AI and Generative AI technologies. Key responsibilities include managing infrastructure with Terraform, implementing cloud security best practices, and troubleshooting issues across GCP environments to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of relevant professional experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, AI/ML engineering, or a related technical field
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Familiarity with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Experience with GCP-native cloud services
• Experience with Vertex AI
• Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) concepts and implementations
• Experience with LLM development or Generative AI applications
• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance
• Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification
• CompTIA Security+ certification required, or the ability and willingness to obtain it within 30 days

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Develop and manage infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Work with GCP-native services to build scalable, reliable, and secure cloud solutions
• Develop and support AI/ML and Generative AI applications using Vertex AI
• Build and integrate Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions
• Work with Large Language Models (LLMs) and contribute to LLM-powered applications and services
• Assist with cloud architecture, deployment, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Implement cloud security and infrastructure best practices
• Collaborate with engineering and technical teams to develop and deploy cloud and AI solutions
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, application, and deployment issues across GCP environments
• Follow security, compliance, and operational requirements associated with classified environments

Skills

Certifications

Security clearance

Relocation