Lead Cloud AI Platforms Engineer

Hilton•McLean, VA

7d•$110,000 - $175,000•Remote

About The Position

This role is based at one of our corporate offices in Memphis, TN, McLean, VA, Dallas, TX or Remote. This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that's creating consumer-facing, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Lead Cloud AI Platforms Engineer, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Cloud Engineering team reporting to the Senior Manager Cloud Platforms, you will support projects including projects for Hilton's Data Science, Distribution, and Call Center teams.

Requirements

Five (5) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field
Two (2) years of professional work experience in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, or Data Science
Experience with AWS cloud architecture, especially its core services (e.g., EC2, S3, EKS, RDS, networking) and an understanding of its AI, ML and data offerings.
Knowledge of AWS Bedrock, SageMaker AI, LLMs, MCP, agentic frameworks, and other cloud machine learning technologies, deployment patterns and wide variety of AWS components.
Experience with containerization and Kubernetes and automation technologies and processes using CI/CD tools.
Experience in cloud platform engineering and tooling, including Terraform, AWS Command Line, Linux shell scripting, or Python including common AI and ML libraries
Familiarity with cloud costing and optimization
Solid understanding of cloud security and networking concepts.
Travel up to 10%.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree, or Associate's Degree plus 6+ years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED. plus 12+ years of Technology related experience.
Seven (7) + years of professional work experience in Data Science, Technology or a related field.
FinOps certifications (Practitioner, Engineer, or Professional)
Familiarity with AI and ML technologies like LLM app development, prompt engineering, data engineering, AI and ML security, logging and observability.

Responsibilities

Be the lead technical expert on a team of Cloud AI Platform Engineers.
Communicate with team members and keep project delivery on target.
Identify opportunities for AI, ML and data infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code, improvements in configuration management, monitoring, alerting, and create solutions for complex cloud infrastructure challenges.
Support Hilton's Cloud AI and ML platforms including LLM application development, prompt engineering, data engineering, LLM safeguards, testing, and go-to-market strategies.
Support the Hilton Hybrid Cloud environment, including escalation support for operations and support teams, participate in on-call rotations, and work alongside other engineering teams to ensure adherence to Hilton standards and processes.
Understand Hilton's security policies and provide detailed guidance on vulnerability management to the cloud estate.
Be a technical expert to different parts of the business, consult business and application teams on AI and ML cloud patterns, and build AI and ML solutions using infrastructure as code tools (IAC) and processes and other popular cloud tools.
Assist teams to deploy workloads into AWS Bedrock, AWS SageMaker Studio, OpenSearch, and other cloud AI and ML technologies.

Benefits

Incredible travel perks – Enjoy 110 nights of deeply discounted travel, with room rates as low as $40/night at our world-class hotels through our Go Hilton travel program
Own a piece of Hilton – Through our employee stock purchase program (ESPP), you can invest in Hilton shares at a 15% discount to help build your financial future
Paid parental leave – Because family matters. We offer paid leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
Personalized caregiving support – Access dedicated caregiving concierge services to help navigate caregiving for yourself and your loved ones
Crisis concierge – In times of loss, our Crisis Concierge offers a single, compassionate point of contact for both practical support and emotional care
Mental health resources – Your wellbeing comes first. Eligible Team Members can access free counseling and support through our best-in-class Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Generous paid time off (PTO) – Recharge, relax, and take time for what matters most
Health & welfare benefits – From checkups to dental cleanings to new glasses, we offer a variety of health plans that keep you and your family covered
Financial security for your future – Our retirement plans make it easier to save for what's next
Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan