Senior Cloud Engineer - AI-ML Platform

Merck Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck Group in Bengaluru invites a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate a scalable AWS-based AI/ML platform powering data analytics and model workloads.

You will own end-to-end components—from containers and streaming to security and CI/CD—enabling AI/ML engineers to productionize models at scale. 5+ years of AWS, Terraform/CloudFormation, Kafka, Kubernetes, and security expertise required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience on AWS.
• Experience provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Skilled in building CI/CD pipelines and version-control practices.
• Hands-on with streaming platforms like Kafka; scalable, resilient designs.
• Security-focused: TLS, secrets management, access controls, JWT/OAuth/LDAP.
• Production deployment of AI/ML workloads and model-serving APIs.
• Degree in CS/SE or equivalent; multi-cloud familiarity is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate a scalable AWS-based AI/ML platform foundation.
• Own components from containers and streaming to networking, security, and CI/CD.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers and data scientists to productionize models.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AWS ECS

AWS EKS

VPC networking

Streaming platforms

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

Azure DevOps

Kafka

Security - TLS/JWT/OAuth/LDAP

AI/ML workloads

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Apache Kafka

Azure DevOps

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

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Senior Cloud Engineer – AI/ML Platform (f/m/d)

Your Role

As a Senior Cloud Engineer specialising in AI/ML Platform infrastructure, you will be at the heart of building and operating the cloud-native foundation that powers data, analytics, and artificial intelligence workloads across the organisation. In this pivotal role, you will design, deploy, and continuously improve scalable, resilient infrastructure on AWS — enabling AI/ML engineers and data scientists to develop, deploy, and monitor machine-learning models and AI services at production scale. You will own critical platform components end-to-end: from containerised workloads and streaming pipelines to networking, security, and CI/CD automation. Working at the intersection of cloud engineering, data platforms, and AI/ML operations, you will solve complex infrastructure challenges with a pragmatic, reliability-first mindset and directly shape the technical direction of a platform that drives meaningful business outcomes.

Who You Are

• You bring 5 or more years of hands-on cloud engineering experience, with strong expertise in AWS services including Elastic Container Service, Elastic Kubernetes Service, Virtual Private Cloud networking, and managed streaming solutions.
• You have proven experience provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure as code using Terraform and/or CloudFormation, and you are comfortable owning production environments end-to-end.
• You are skilled in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (for example using Azure DevOps) and apply disciplined version-control practices in collaborative engineering environments.
• You have hands-on experience designing and operating streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka or equivalent cloud-managed alternatives, with a focus on scalability and resilience.
• You implement platform security with confidence — including Transport Layer Security, secrets management, access controls, and authentication mechanisms such as JSON Web Tokens, OAuth, and LDAP.
• You have experience deploying, scaling, and monitoring AI/ML workloads and model-serving APIs, and you collaborate effectively with AI/ML engineers and data scientists to bring models into production.
• You hold a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or bring equivalent professional experience; familiarity with multi-cloud environments or Azure AI/ML services is a plus.

What we offer:

We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!