Senior Cloud / AI Developer

PlanIT Group, LLC; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

PlanIT Group, LLC in Reston, VA seeks a Senior Cloud / AI Developer to design, develop, and maintain Java-based, cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform. You will build secure, scalable services and partner with DevOps, QA, Product Management, and security teams.

Key duties include implementing cloud-native solutions on GCP, creating RESTful APIs with versioning and documentation, integrating AI capabilities, establishing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code, and upholding

Qualifications

• 13+ years of relevant experience.
• US citizenship or permanent resident status required.
• Residence in the US for the past 5 years.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field; if not, 4 extra years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based cloud-native apps on GCP.
• Create and maintain RESTful APIs with versioning and docs.
• Implement AI-enabled capabilities for use cases.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.
• Ensure security, encryption, auditing, and compliance.
• Establish observability with logs, metrics, tracing, and runbooks.
• Collaborate with DevOps, QA, Product Management, and security teams.

Skills

Java backend

GCP deployment

RESTful APIs

AI integration

Security practices

CI/CD

Observability

Cross-team collaboration

Troubleshooting

DevOps collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud IaC (e.g., Terraform)

Job description

Senior Cloud / AI Developer

Job Description:

Senior Cloud / AI Developer designs, develops, and maintains Java-based, cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that support business workflows. This role builds secure, scalable services. The position collaborates closely with DevOps, QA, Product Management, and security stakeholders to deliver reliable solutions that meet performance, security, and compliance expectations.

Key Responsibilites

Design, develop, and maintain Java-based applications for cloud environments, using modern engineering practices. and cloud-native patterns.

Implement cloud-native solutions on GCP to support ingestion, processing, storage, retrieval, and distribution workflows.

Create and maintain RESTful APIs for seamless integration with internal services and external partners, including versioning, documentation, and backward compatibility.

Implement AI-enabled capabilities for use cases.

Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues and defects in cloud applications, including root-cause analysis and preventative fixes.

Ensure applications meet security standards and applicable compliance requirements through secure coding practices, authorization controls, encryption, auditing, and policy-aligned data handling.

Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code for repeatable deployments and environment consistency in partnership with DevOps.

Implement observability practices including logging, metrics, tracing, alerting, and operational documentation/runbooks.

Work closely with cross-functional teams including DevOps, QA, and Product Management to plan, deliver, test, and support high-quality software solutions.

Participate in architecture/design reviews, code reviews, and technical documentation; contribute to shared standards and best practices.

Required Skills

Strong professional experience developing backend services and APIs in Java.

Hands‑on experience designing, deploying, and operating applications on GCP, using serverless and/or container‑based approaches.

Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, including authentication/authorization patterns and integration with other services.

Experience integrating AI capabilities into applications and familiarity with basic evaluation/monitoring concepts.

Knowledge of secure engineering practices, including least privilege, service accounts, secrets management, encryption in transit/at rest, and audit logging.

Familiarity with CI/CD and infrastructure‑as‑code and Git‑based development workflows.

Strong troubleshooting skills for cloud applications, including defect triage, performance tuning, and production support with observability tools.

Strong collaboration and communication skills across engineering, QA, DevOps, product, and security stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

Exposure to Agile methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices.

Familiarity with change/configuration management tools (for example: VersionOne, ServiceNow) and/or Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices.

Hands‑on exposure to container or serverless concepts (for example: Docker, Kubernetes fundamentals, or managed/serverless deployments).

Additional Required Skills/Experience

• Over Thirteen (13) years' of relevant experience.
• A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field then four additional years of related experience is required.
• Typically performs all functional duties independently.
• Note: Special credentials (licenses and/or certifications) may be required at the Task Order level on a case‑specific basis.

Additional Provisions

• Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
• Once candidate's resume is approved and interview passed, the agency is responsible for providing drug screening. Failure to submit the drug screening results will delay the security clearance process.
• If a candidate is given an interim clearance, continuation of employment is then based on the candidate receiving a sensitive clearance.
• All candidates must be a US Citizen, or have permanent residence status (Green Card).
• Candidate must have lived in the US for the past 5 years.
• Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years. Military Service excluded. (Exception does not include military family members.)
• All overtime must be pre‑approved in writing by the client manager or his/her designated representative.
• Agency will not be reimbursed for overtime charges without previous written authorization. Authorized overtime will be reimbursed at straight time.
• The enforced dress code is business casual, i.e. collared shirt with slacks for men, no skirts above the knee for women. Place and Period of Performance
• Hours of support:
• The standard work week for contract staff will be 5 days a week and 8 hours per day preferable Monday through Friday.
• Contract staff may be required to travel to support business efforts.