Senior AI Engineer

TECHEAD is celebrating over thirty-five years of incredible heritage, talent, and accomplishments! To learn more about TECHEAD, visit us at TECHEAD.com or on Glassdoor. Senior AI Engineer Contract: 6 Months Hybrid Local Candidates Only Richmond, VA Seeking an Senior AI Engineer to implement, maintain, and manage cloud infrastructure for AI in Azure, as well as configure/maintain monitoring, IaC, and CI/CD for these resources. 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. TECHEAD's mission is to make our on-site associates successful by placing them in the right environment so they can grow and prosper. How we treat and respond to our clients and employees is a reflection of who we are and makes us stand out from the rest. Keeping our business focused on building and maintaining relationships with our employees and clients is the key to our success. We won't strive for anything less. TECHEAD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. For more information on TECHEAD please visit www.techead.com. No second parties will be accepted.