Cloud Data and AI Engineers

Varmoda is seeking a Lead Cloud Data & AI Engineer / Solutions Architect (GCP) to design and deliver scalable cloud data, AI/ML, and lakehouse solutions on GCP. The role requires strong customer-facing architecture experience, deep GCP data expertise, and familiarity with U.S. Public Sector security environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect GCP data and lakehouse solutions using BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Composer, Pub/Sub, and dbt.
• Design and optimize relational and distributed database solutions.
• Develop and operationalize ML models and LLM pipelines using Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and MLOps tools.
• Lead customer architecture discussions, workshops, and cloud implementation engagements.
• Support secure Public Sector solutions, including DoD IL5/IL6 environments.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with relational/distributed databases such as PostgreSQL, AlloyDB, Oracle, and Cloud SQL.
• Strong expertise across the GCP data ecosystem.
• Experience with database performance tuning, replication, and migrations.
• Experience developing and deploying AI/ML and LLM solutions.
• Strong B2B/customer-facing cloud architecture and advisory experience.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to support on-site/customer deployments in Reston, VA as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph strongly preferred.
• GCP Professional certifications in Data Engineering, ML Engineering, Cloud Architecture, or Database Engineering.
• Public Sector cloud implementation experience.
• Familiarity with DoD IL5/IL6 requirements.

Certifications & Clearance

• U.S. Citizenship: Required
• TS/SCI + Polygraph: Strongly preferred, not mandatory
• GCP Professional Certifications: Preferred

About Varmoda Varmoda is a federal IT solutions provider founded in 2020 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, delivering citizen-centric public services across Financial Assistance, Public Benefits, and Security & Defense domains. Our five-layer architecture — Salesforce (Engagement), Databricks (Data), ServiceNow (Orchestration), Pega (Decisioning), and Oracle HR (Capacity) — puts data at the common thread of every solution we build for federal agencies and the citizens they serve. Varmoda holds CMMI Maturity Level 3, ISO 9001, ISO 20000, and ISO 27001 certifications, and is recognized as a V3 veteran-friendly employer.

Why Varmoda

• Growth opportunity within a fast-scaling federal IT firm
• Direct impact on citizen-facing federal programs
• Competitive benefits including 401k, health insurance, Paid Time Off, Life Insurance and others — customize per role/location (https://www.varmoda.com/benefits.html)
• Veteran-friendly (V3) workplace culture