Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CACI is a technology and mission-support company focused on advancing critical national security missions through integrity and innovation. The AI Cloud Platform Engineer will design, build, and scale intelligent systems by combining AI technologies with secure, resilient cloud infrastructure, including multi-agent workflows, retrieval systems, automation, and AI workload deployments. The role also involves collaborating with cross-functional teams and enforcing security and compliance best practices for AI implementations.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and support multi cloud services using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or similar technologies
- Build, optimize, and maintain production-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines and semantic search systems
- Design and manage data preprocessing workflows, chunking strategies, and vector database infrastructure
- Build and maintain automation using PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, Logic Apps, and Azure Functions
- Configure and tune network security groups (NSGs), application gateways, and other protective cloud controls
- Manage compute, storage, networking, and database services across cloud environments while ensuring adherence to security and compliance frameworks
- Collaborate closely with data scientists, UI/UX designers, and subject matter experts to integrate AI features into user-facing products
- Establish and enforce security best practices for large language model implementations and data privacy
Skills
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Ability to obtain DHS EOD Public Trust
- BS/BA + 15 years or equivalency (AA + 17 years of experience, MS + 12 Years of experience or no degree + 21 years of experience)
- 10+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure engineering
- Extensive hands-on cloud engineering experience in one or more of Azure, AWS, GCP
- Deep understanding of RAG architecture, vector databases, embedding techniques, and information retrieval systems
- Expert Terraform skills; proven experience managing infrastructure with infrastructure as code
- Experience operating production Kubernetes clusters (AKS/EKS) supporting AI/LLM workloads
- Experience with containers (Docker) and CI/CD
- Python scripting/programming abilities
- Active Secret security clearance
- Previous DHS or DoD experience
- Experience with CSAM, RegScale, eMASS, or similar GRC tools
- Experience supporting emergency operations or disaster response missions
- Knowledge of cloud security and FedRAMP authorization processes
- Experience with continuous monitoring and automated security tools
- Strong communication skills for presenting to senior leadership
Benefits
- Flexible time off benefit
- Robust learning resources
- Healthcare benefits
- Wellness benefits
- Financial benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Family support benefits
- Continuing education benefits
- Time off benefits
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