Cloud / AI Developer (5 openings)- 3660787
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Job Title: Cloud / AI Developer (5 openings)
Location: REMOTE
Salary/Payrate: $90K to $190K
Work Environment: Remote
Term: Contract to Hire
Bachelor’s degree required: Yes / No
Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets
hired
Job Description:
Our federal client is looking to hire a Cloud / AI Developer (5
openings) on a 100% REMOTE basis. This is a long-term (12 months,
renewable) contract paying an annual salary of $90K to $190K
(dependent on experience) on a W2 basis with full benefits and
PTO.
***Due to the required clearance with our government client, only
US Citizens, Green Card and Green Card EAD holders may be
considered. Clearance requires that the candidates have resided
in the US for the past five years. The selected candidate cannot
have left the country for longer than 90 consecutive days and no
more than 180 cumulative days***
The Cloud / AI Developer designs, develops, and maintains
Java-based, cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform
(GCP) that support business workflows. This role builds secure,
scalable services. The position collaborates closely with DevOps,
QA, Product Management, and security stakeholders to deliver
reliable solutions that meet performance, security, and
compliance expectations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES
* Design, develop, and maintain Java-based applications for cloud
environments, using modern engineering practices. and
cloud-native patterns.
* Implement cloud-native solutions on GCP to support ingestion,
processing, storage, retrieval, and distribution workflows.
* Create and maintain RESTful APIs for seamless integration with
internal services and external partners, including versioning,
documentation, and backward compatibility
* Implement AI-enabled capabilities for use cases.
* Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues and
defects in cloud applications, including root-cause analysis and
preventative fixes.
* Ensure applications meet security standards and applicable
compliance requirements through secure coding practices,
authorization controls, encryption, auditing, and policy-aligned
data handling.
* Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
for repeatable deployments and environment consistency in
partnership with DevOps.
* Implement observability practices including logging, metrics,
tracing, alerting, and operational documentation/runbooks.
* Work closely with cross-functional teams including DevOps, QA,
and Product Management to plan, deliver, test, and support
high-quality software solutions.
* Participate in architecture/design reviews, code reviews, and
technical documentation; contribute to shared standards and best
practices.
REQUIRED SKILLS
* Strong professional experience developing backend services and
APIs in Java.
* Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and operating
applications on GCP, using serverless and/or container-based
approaches.
* Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, including
authentication/authorization patterns and integration with other
services.
* Experience integrating AI capabilities into applications and
familiarity with basic evaluation/monitoring concepts.
* Knowledge of secure engineering practices, including least
privilege, service accounts, secrets management, encryption in
transit/at rest, and audit logging.
* Familiarity with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code and Git-based
development workflows.
* Strong troubleshooting skills for cloud applications, including
defect triage, performance tuning, and production support with
observability tools.
* Strong collaboration and communication skills across
engineering, QA, DevOps, product, and security stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
* Exposure to Agile methodologies and Software Development Life
Cycle (SDLC) practices.
* Familiarity with change/configuration management tools (for
example: VersionOne, ServiceNow) and/or Application Lifecycle
Management (ALM) practices.
* Hands-on exposure to container or serverless concepts (for
example: Docker, Kubernetes fundamentals, or managed/serverless
deployments).
Required Experience Level:
* Minimum of 2-10 years’ experience, in technology or software
development preferred,
* Educational Requirements:
* Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in
Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred
(or equivalent practical experience).