Lead Cloud Engineer - Data and AI (Hybrid)

Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., is driven by a dynamic technology team of 2,300+ professionals delivering innovative solutions to 1,400+ stores and 260,000+ associates across 8 states.

From IT security and platform engineering to architecture, software development, and infrastructure, we offer career opportunities at every level—internships through technical leadership.

Join a company consistently ranked among Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” and help us build more than great subs—build the future of technology at Publix.

We’re hiring a Lead Cloud Engineer for our Data & AI team. In this role, you’ll partner with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and scale AI solutions and frameworks. Your expertise will power innovative, generative AI technologies that solve complex challenges and deliver transformative business impact.

Location: Hybrid (Lakeland, FL): To support our hybrid work model, candidates must reside, or be willing to relocate, within a commutable distance of Lakeland, FL.
Work Model: Enjoy the best of both worlds—collaborate in person and innovate remotely.
Interview Process: Candidates selected to advance in the interview process will be required to participate in at least one onsite interview at our Lakeland, FL campus.

Why Join Us?

• Hybrid Flexibility: Work remotely when you need focus time and join us onsite for high-impact collaboration and brainstorming sessions.
• Operational Efficiency: Ensure technology solutions support efficient workflows and enable automation to improve operational effectiveness.
• Cutting-Edge AI Projects: Drive innovation in AI platforms, integrating advanced tools and frameworks to solve complex business challenges.
• Empowered Culture: We value autonomy, creativity, and continuous learning—your ideas shape the future of technology in our organization.

Your Impact

• Lead deployment and maintenance of AI infrastructure in Azure and GCP.
• Responsible for maintaining Infrastructure as Code for AI and model workloads and compute resources.
• Lead strategy meetings to improve shared AI infrastructure and platform services.
• Own standards for deploying AI services, model workloads, and inference infrastructure in Azure and GCP.
• Lead automation initiatives to improve CI/CD pipelines for AI application teams.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for AI infrastructure, model deployments, and pipeline failures.
• Troubleshoot application and model workload deployment issues.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related analytical field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in Public Cloud Services: PaaS, database services, network infrastructure (VNETs, subnets, NSGs, VPC, DNS), security, and monitoring tools.
• 2+ years in Version Control Systems: Git, Azure DevOps.
• 1+ years of experience using AI CLI tools.
• 1+ years of experience in Production Support: troubleshooting and resolving production issues.
• 1+ years of experience in Scripting and Automation: writing scripts and automating processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• 9+ years in Public Cloud Services: PaaS, database services, network infrastructure (VNETs, subnets, NSGs, VPC, DNS), security, and monitoring tools.
• 5+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• 3+ years of experience leading technical teams and projects.
• 3+ years of Cross-Platform Experience: Experience with multiple cloud providers (Azure, Google Cloud).
• 1+ years of experience in Cost Management: Demonstrated ability to optimize cloud costs and resource utilization.
• 1+ years of experience in Configuration Management: Experience with Infrastructure as code, such as Terraform.
• Advanced Cloud Certifications: Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Architectural Design Skills: Proven track record in designing scalable and resilient cloud architecture.

Travel Frequency

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Details

Compensation Type: Monthly Paid Monthly

Frequency of Pay: Monthly

Minimum Base Pay: 10,400

Maximum Base Pay: 15,600

Potential Annual Pay with Bonus: 135,200 - 202,800

Address: 333 E Lemon St

City: Lakeland

State: Florida

Zip Code: 33801-5006