GCP / AI Cloud Engineer

Location: United Stated (Remote)

Job Type: [Full-Time / Contract] Experience: 1–3 years Clearance: Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance Required

About the Role

We are seeking a GCP AI / Cloud Engineer with hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform, Infrastructure as Code, and Generative AI technologies. The ideal candidate will have experience building and deploying cloud-based solutions using GCP, Terraform, Vertex AI, RAG, and LLM technologies. This role is suited for an early-career cloud/AI engineer who can work across cloud infrastructure and emerging AI workloads while following security and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

* Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Google Cloud Platform (GCP). * Develop and manage infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. * 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.

Required 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 * Expe