C2C Hiring for GCP Architect with AI/LLM-Ashburn, VA

Job Title: GCP Architect with AI/LLM

Location: Ashburn, VA

Long Term Contract
C2C/W2

Responsibilities: Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced GCP Architect with strong expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) to design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance AI-driven solutions on Google Cloud Platform. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical knowledge of GCP services, AI/ML frameworks, and enterprise-level solution architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect and implement AI and LLM-based solutions leveraging GCP services such as Vertex AI, BigQuery, Dataflow, AI Platform, and Cloud Run.
Design end-to-end data pipelines and MLOps architectures for model training, deployment, and monitoring.
Integrate LLM capabilities (e.g., Gemini, PaLM, OpenAI models) into enterprise applications.
Collaborate with Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless productionization of AI models.
Define best practices for model governance, scalability, and performance optimization in GCP environments.
Develop and maintain reusable AI architecture blueprints and reference implementations.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship across teams on GCP AI/ML best practices.

Required Skills & Experience:

8+ years of experience in cloud solution architecture with 4+ years on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Proven experience building and deploying AI/ML or Generative AI solutions on GCP.
Strong understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning techniques.
Hands-on experience with Vertex AI, BigQuery ML, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Python.
Experience in data engineering and pipeline orchestration (Dataflow, Apache Beam, Airflow).
Proficient in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE) and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong knowledge of cloud security, IAM, and cost optimization strategies.
Excellent communication, documentation, and client-facing skills.