Cloud Data and AI Engineers

Varmoda is seeking a Lead Cloud Data & AI Engineer / Solutions Architect (GCP) to design and deliver scalable cloud data, AI/ML, and lakehouse solutions on GCP. The role requires strong customer-facing architecture experience, deep GCP data expertise, and familiarity with U.S. Public Sector security environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect GCP data and lakehouse solutions using BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Composer, Pub/Sub, and dbt.
• Design and optimize relational and distributed database solutions.
• Develop and operationalize ML models and LLM pipelines using Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and MLOps tools.
• Lead customer architecture discussions, workshops, and cloud implementation engagements.
• Support secure Public Sector solutions, including DoD IL5/IL6 environments.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with relational/distributed databases such as PostgreSQL, AlloyDB, Oracle, and Cloud SQL.
• Strong expertise across the GCP data ecosystem.
• Experience with database performance tuning, replication, and migrations.
• Experience developing and deploying AI/ML and LLM solutions.
• Strong B2B/customer-facing cloud architecture and advisory experience.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to support on-site/customer deployments in Reston, VA as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph strongly preferred.
• GCP Professional certifications in Data Engineering, ML Engineering, Cloud Architecture, or Database Engineering.
• Public Sector cloud implementation experience.
• Familiarity with DoD IL5/IL6 requirements.

Certifications & Clearance

• U.S. Citizenship: Required
• TS/SCI + Polygraph: Strongly preferred, not mandatory
• GCP Professional Certifications: Preferred