Senior Cloud AI Engineer

Job Details

· Our Federal Client is seeking Senior Cloud AI Engineers (EL1 equivalent) to deliver complex AI/cloud application projects across the Technology and Digital Program Group. Engineers will design, implement and operate AI/ML environments across on-premise, public cloud and hybrid platforms.

· Specialise in cloud-native or public cloud AI platforms, building secure-by-design solutions using reusable patterns and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

· Collaborate with Data Scientists, Architecture, Cyber Security and Core Data teams to establish governance, platform capabilities and best practices.

· Operate with a high degree of autonomy while maintaining solid stakeholder engagement and compliance with agency processes.

Technical Skills

· 5 years hands-on experience as a Cloud AI Engineer across greenfield and brownfield AI/ML environments.

· OpenShift, OpenShift AI, Kubernetes, RBAC, operators, AI pipelines, model serving and monitoring.

· Containers and platform engineering using Docker/Podman, registries, image scanning and secure supply chain practices.

· Linux administration, networking, DNS, TLS, load balancing and cloud connectivity.

· DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible, Tekton, GitHub/GitLab/Azure DevOps and Argo CD.

· Python scripting, AI/ML integration and automation.

· MLOps, Generative AI, LLMs, Hugging Face, RAG, vector databases and AI agents.

· GPU engineering including NVIDIA GPUs and CUDA.





· AWS and/or Azure cloud AI services, APIs, observability, security, governance and FinOps.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

· Design, build and maintain secure, scalable and highly available infrastructure supporting AI, ML and Generative AI workloads.

· Lead implementation, optimisation and operation of enterprise AI solutions.

· Develop solution architectures for greenfield and brownfield cloud environments.

· Provide technical leadership, documentation and guidance to APS teams.

· Lead integration, migration and platform modernisation initiatives.

· Apply DevSecOps, security, compliance and governance controls.

· Drive innovation, continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.

· Resolve complex technical issues and prepare architecture and solution documentation.

Criteria - One Page Pitch Required

· Candidates must address all criteria in a one-page pitch (up to 5000 characters).

Essential Criteria

· Availability Management Level 5 (SFIA)

· Capacity Management Level 4 (SFIA)

· IT Infrastructure Level 4 (SFIA)

· Problem Management Level 4 (SFIA)

· Programming/Software Development Level 3 (SFIA)

· Systems Design Level 5 (SFIA)

· Systems Installation and Removal Level 5 (SFIA)

We’d love to hear from you. Interested or know someone who’d be a great fit? Send me a message for full JD or Drop your CV today ([email protected])

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