Cloud Engineer – AI Solutions (Manager) - Remote

Huron; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Incentive pay

Job summary

Huron is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join its AI Engineering practice. You will design, build, and operate cloud-native environments, enabling AI solutions across client engagements and internal assets.

You will lead infrastructure decisions, collaborate with architects and client teams, and drive secure, scalable deployments. This role offers growth into cloud architecture responsibilities over time, with responsibilities spanning IaC, DevOps pipelines, and observability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud engineering or platform infrastructure.
• Design and provision cloud infrastructure on at least one major cloud platform.
• Proficient with AI/ML and LLM infra on at least one cloud platform.
• Production-grade experience with Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with Hub and Spoke architectures across dev/QA/staging/prod.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking and security.
• Cloud certification on AWS/Azure/GCP is preferred.
• Strong client-facing communication skills.
• 5+ years in a consulting or client-delivery context preferred.
• Flexible living locations across US or Canada, travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, provision, and operate end-to-end cloud environments across client and internal use cases.
• Build and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CDK.
• Design and provision data engineering pipelines and AI/ML and LLM infrastructure.
• Set up DevOps pipelines for data engineering, AI, and other solution components.
• Containerize and deploy applications across cloud-native compute and serverless services.
• Set up and maintain observability foundations: logging, monitoring, alerting, and cost tracking.
• Ensure secure deployments across identity, networking, and secrets management.
• Implement compliance guardrails aligned to regulated environment requirements.
• Produce runbooks, operational documentation, and support handoff processes.
• Review infrastructure designs and IaC produced by others.
• Serve as the cloud lead on client engagements, representing infrastructure decisions to client stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Engineers, and client IT and security teams to align infrastructure with engagement requirements.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Infrastructure as Code

AI/ML infrastructure

Hub and Spoke architecture

Cloud networking

Cloud security

Client-facing communication

Tools

Terraform

CDK

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

Join Huron's AI Engineering practice as a Cloud Engineer and play a key role in delivering cloud infrastructure that powers our AI solutions across client engagements and internal delivery assets. You'll design, build, and operate cloud-native environments as part of our cross-functional delivery model, working alongside engineers, architects, and client teams to ensure every environment is secure, scalable, and production-ready. This role is a strong foundation for growth into cloud architecture responsibilities over time.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, provision, and operate end-to-end cloud environments across client and internal use cases.
• Build and manage Infrastructure as Code using tooling such as Terraform and CDK.
• Design and provision data engineering pipelines and AI/ML and LLM infrastructure.
• Set up DevOps pipelines for data engineering, AI, and other solution components.
• Containerize and deploy applications across cloud-native compute and serverless services.
• Set up and maintain observability foundations: logging, monitoring, alerting, and cost tracking.
• Ensure secure deployments across identity, networking, and secrets management.
• Implement compliance guardrails aligned to regulated environment requirements.
• Produce runbooks, operational documentation, and support handoff processes.
• Review infrastructure designs and IaC produced by others.
• Serve as the cloud lead on client engagements, representing infrastructure decisions to client stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Engineers, and client IT and security teams to align infrastructure with engagement requirements.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or platform infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to design and provision cloud infrastructure on at least one major cloud platform.
• Proficient with AI/ML and LLM infrastructure on at least one major cloud platform.
• Production-grade experience with Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience setting up Hub and Spoke architectures spanning dev, QA, staging, and prod environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking and security.
• Preferred: Cloud certification on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong communication skills with client-facing experience.
• 5+ years in a consulting or client-delivery context preferred.
• Flexible living locations across US or Canada, ability to travel as needed for client demand

The estimated base salary for this job is $155,000 - $175,000. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $186,000 - $210,000. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.

Position Level

Manager

Country

United States of America