Google Cloud AI Engineer

NMK Global Inc. is a global IT Services & Solutions company specializing in IT Staffing, Technology Consulting, Workforce Solutions, and Application Development Services. We help organizations build high-performing technology teams by connecting them with exceptional talent across a wide range of industries. Our expertise, industry knowledge, and consultative approach enable clients to achieve successful business outcomes while helping professionals advance their careers. Job Title: Google Cloud AI Engineer Location: Remote Job Description: We are seeking a highly skilled Artificial Intelligence Engineer. This role is pivotal in establishing Googleʼs Data Cloud as the essential foundation for the "agentic era". You will be responsible for designing and deploying sophisticated AI agents and grounding them in unique business data to ensure trust and operational efficiency. Responsibilities: Agentic Design & Implementation: Develop intelligent agents using Vertex AI Agent Builder to automate complex business workflows. Leverage the Agent Developer Kit ADK to build and manage multi-agent systems that collaborate to solve end-to-end business challenges. Implement tools like MCP Model Context Protocol Toolbox to securely connect agents to enterprise databases like BigQuery and Spanner. AI on Data Strategy: Utilize Vertex AI for model training, tuning, and deployment, ensuring seamless integration with BigQuery for feature engineering. Build and optimize streaming data pipelines (e.g., via Dataflow) to execute real-time inference using RunInference API or Vertex AI endpoints. Ground AI models in live business context using vector engines within BigQuery or AlloyDB to eliminate "AI amnesia". Operational Excellence (Soft Skills): Active Participation: Show up promptly for all internal and client-facing meetings. Transparent Communication: Provide regular, structured status updates to team members and stakeholders regarding project milestones and technical blockers. Proactive Collaboration: Demonstrate the ability to ask for help when facing technical hurdles and contribute to a collaborative troubleshooting environment. Consultative Approach: Navigate corporate environments to translate high-level business goals into robust technical architectures. Technical Qualifications: Vertex AI Mastery: Proven experience with Model Garden, Vertex AI Pipelines, and model evaluation. Data Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of SQL for BigQuery, Python for ML engineering, and data preprocessing techniques (scaling, encoding, imputation). Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Storage and Vertex AI endpoints. Emerging Tech: Familiarity with stateful real-time processing and the latest innovations in agentic architectures. Preferred Experience: Background in financial services or retail to better understand industry-specific data logic (e.g., credit risk, royalty forecasting, or search relevance). Knowledge of privacy and compliance standards for handling PII through masking. NMK Global Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.