AI Engineer 4 - Must be local to Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Client is seeking an AI Engineer IV to implement, maintain, and manage cloud infrastructure for AI in Azure, as well as configure/maintain monitoring, IaC, and CI/CD for these resources.

**local candidates strongly preferred

**candidate must be able to come to Mechanicsville, VA to pick up laptop

Requirements:

• Experience providing guidance on the implementation of AI resources in Azure, and experience implementing, maintaining, and monitoring those resources.
• Experience performing regular patching and updates to ensure system security and stability.
• Experience overseeing backup operations and recovery processes in mission-critical environments.
• Experience planning & executing cloud migrations, and moving workloads from on-premises to the cloud.
• Comfortable working in an environment that utilizes multiple frameworks/technologies, including .NET, Java, SQL, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and more.
• Experience providing support and troubleshooting issues for production applications.
• Experience working with security tools such as Tenable to manage vulnerability remediation, etc.
• Experience with tools like SCCM & SCOM for automated patch management & deployment.
• Experience crafting disaster recovery (DR) plans to ensure minimal downtime and prevent data loss.
• Strong networking knowledge - including understanding OSI layer functionality and network protocols.

Nice-to-haves:

Microsoft-focused certifications, such as: Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect, Azure AI Engineer Associate, etc.

Networking-focused certifications, such as: Network+, CCNA, etc.

Experience providing guidance on the implementation of AI resources in Azure, and experience implementing, maintaining, and monitoring those resources Required 3 Years

Experience with implementing, monitoring, and maintaining Azure environments. Required 8 Years

Experience performing regular patching and updates to ensure system security and stability. Required 10 Years

Experience overseeing backup operations and recovery processes in mission-critical environments. Required 10 Years

Experience planning & executing cloud migrations, and moving workloads from on-premises to the cloud. Required 10 Years

Experience providing support and troubleshooting issues for production applications. Required 10 Years

Experience with tools like SCCM & SCOM for automated patch management & deployment. Required 10 Years