Jr Cloud & AI Engineer

Professional Search Group - Orange County; California; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Search Group- OC seeks a Junior Cloud & AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy production automation systems from day one, collaborating with senior engineers on architecture and end-to-end delivery.

You’ll work with Azure, Terraform, Python, and APIs to connect telephony, PSA tickets, and internal tools, gaining hands-on cloud experience in a fast-paced managed services environment across Southern California.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Solid Python knowledge from coursework, projects, or internship.
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub and basic workflows (branches, commits, PRs).
• Interest in cloud platforms (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP welcome).
• Curiosity about Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and cloud security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Integrate APIs and automate workflows end-to-end.
• Collaborate with senior engineers on architecture decisions.
• Document work so others can continue projects.
• Build and deploy cloud infrastructure using Terraform on Microsoft Azure.
• Write Python automation and API tooling for internal and client systems.
• Work within Azure security fundamentals (Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault).
• Use Git/GitHub for version control and code reviews.

Skills

Python

Git/GitHub

Azure

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Automation

AI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure Functions

Terraform

Job description

Job Description

Professional Search Group- OCis seeking aJunior Cloud & AI Engineerto join their client’s team. This is a unique starting role for someone with strong technical fundamentals and the right mindset curious, methodical, comfortable being uncomfortable, someone who wants real hands-on experience building production systems from day one, not shadowing tickets in a corner. TheJunior Cloud & AI Engineerwork directly with senior engineering leadership, using enterprise-grade tools we already have in place, to design, build, and deploy real automation projects that touch our live client environments.

Your first project:will be building together with senior staff an intelligent call-routing and screen-pop system that integrates our telephony platform with our PSA (professional services automation) ticketing system using API-driven lookups, Azure Functions, and real-time routing logic to get client calls to the right team automatically. You'll be building this end-to-end, with expert guidance side-by-side with other team members, not just executing a spec.

This organization is a 25-year-old managed services provider serving businesses across Southern California with 24x7x365 NOC/SOC operations, endpoint security, helpdesk, and Microsoft cloud services. They hold a Microsoft Direct CSP partnership with Advanced Specialization designation and we're actively building the next generation of our service delivery around AI-driven automation, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native security. They are investing heavily in modernizing how managed services get delivered — treating infrastructure as code, building AI-assisted workflows into daily operations, and using tools like Terraform, Azure, and large language model APIs to make our engineering team faster and our clients better protected. Ready to be a part of something big?

What You’ll Do

• Integrate third-party APIs (telephony, PSA/ticketing, and others) into cohesive automated workflows
• Collaborate directly with senior engineers on architecture decisions, not just implementation
• Document your work clearly enough that someone else on the team could pick it up
• Build and deploy cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) on Microsoft Azure
• Write Python-based automation, integrations, and API tooling for internal and client-facing systems
• Work within Azure cloud security fundamentals Entra ID, identity/access management, RBAC, Key Vault
• Use Git/GitHub for version control, code review, and collaborative development

What We’re Looking For

• A recent college graduate with a degree in Computer Science or a closely related field
• Solid working knowledge ofPython— coursework, personal projects, or internship experience all count
• Familiarity withGit/GitHub— you understand branches, commits, and pull requests, even if you haven't worked on a large team yet
• Some exposure to or strong interest incloud platforms(Azure preferred, but AWS/GCP experience shows the right instincts)
• Curiosity aboutInfrastructure-as-Code(Terraform) and cloud security concepts, even without deep hands-on experience yet
• Strong problem-solving instincts and a willingness to ask questions, break things in a sandbox, and learn fast
• Genuine interest in AI/automation and how it's changing how technical work gets done