Cloud AI Engineer, Lead

Overview:

At Zebra we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customers and partners needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen heard valued and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations their employees and those they serve.

Youll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care aboutlocally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What Were Looking For:

The Cloud AI Engineer Lead plays a critical role in driving innovation across Zebras IT Platform Engineering Cloud Security and Artificial Intelligence initiatives. Acting as a hands-on technical architect and strategic trailblazer you will partner with key stakeholders to identify opportunities translate ideas into actionable solutions and deliver value through rapid proofs of concept. This role focuses heavily on designing building and scaling our next-generation cloud-native AI platforms AI-powered log intelligence (AIOps) and semantic developer tooling.

Location: This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of three days per week on-site at either our Lincolnshire IL or Holtsville NY office.

Essential Duties/Responsabilities:

• Identify and evaluate emerging innovation opportunitiesacross Platform Engineering and Cloud Infrastructure functions matching business needs with cutting-edge technology solutions.
• Conduct comprehensive business and systems analyses translating complex technical findings into clear user stories system requirements and actionable solution concepts.
• Coordinate and execute Proof of Concepts (PoCs)and hands-on delivery activities to rapidly validate and advance cloud and platform innovation initiatives.
• Research analyze and report on disruptive technologiessuch as Generative AI Machine Learning (ML) Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Virtual Agentsproviding strategic recommendations for corporate adoption.
• Act as the primary IT Cloud Innovation Liaison driving cross-functional collaboration and alignment with other innovation and product teams across Zebra.
• Plan coordinate and facilitate structured ideation workshops fostering a culture of collaborative brainstorming and innovative problem-solving.
• Serve as an active Innovation Evangelistwithin IT and the broader enterprise promoting modern engineering methodologies and pushing the boundaries of cloud-native possibilities.
• Track analyze and report key performance indicators (KPIs) ensuring leadership has complete visibility into the progress and business outcomes of all innovation initiatives.
• Establish and maintain a repeatable operating modelfor cloud-native AI/ML deployment ensuring all initiatives consistently address pipeline architecture performance metrics and compliance guidelines across GCP and Azure.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing teamof cloud and AI platform engineers guiding their professional evolution toward predictive log analytics automation (AIOps) and robust cloud data readiness.
• Translate complex AI governance cloud security guardrails and regulatory requirementsinto practical technical specifications partnering directly with systems engineers to integrate PII masking and RBAC into automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage roadmap alignment within assigned technology portfolios.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Electronic Engineering Computer Engineering or related field.
• 5 years experience working on an operations style team (NOC SOC MOC etc.) and troubleshooting networking service desk operations center and/or supporting cloud based Infrastructure.
• Hands-on Google Gemini Enterprise Expertise:Demonstrated experience working with Google Gemini Enterprise with a proven ability to build and deploy custom agents using theAgent Development Kit (ADK).
• Multi-Cloud & GenAI Platform Proficiency:Deep familiarity with leading cloud platforms and generative AI solution providers includingGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)AzureOpenAI andAnthropic.
• Experience working in a global heterogeneous cloud and on-prem environment.
• Practical knowledge of or deep technical curiosity to develop hands-on solutions involving Large Language Models (LLMs) Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures andagentic AI patterns(including Model Context Protocol MCP tool calling and orchestration frameworks).
• Expertiseinscripting or programming languages (e.g. Python) for automation or testing is a plus; software development background is welcomed.
• Proven track record of deploying containerized AI solutions usingKubernetes (GKE/AKS) Docker and robust CI/CD pipelines backed by verifiable metrics such as high availability latency reduction and infrastructure cost optimization.
• Comprehensive understanding of enterprise cloud security application/API security and fine-grained identity systems with experience integratingPII maskingand complexRole-Based Access Control (RBAC)frameworks.
• Strong software development background with advanced scripting capabilities inPython(or similar languages) to drive automation infrastructure provisioning (IaC) and automated testing.
• Active professional-level cloud certifications are highly preferred such asGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer or AI Engineer

Preferred Qualifications

• Some exposure to AI/ML systems application security or API security is a plus.
• Travel up to 10%

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Zebra is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability and protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position please contact us at

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Zebra Total Rewards:

Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent. We are committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is comprehensive and competitive including healthcare wellness inclusion networks and continued learning and development offerings. We offer community service days in addition to the traditional insurances compensation parental leave employee assistance program and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.

Salary offered will vary depending on your location job-related skills knowledge and experience.

Additionally all Zebra roles are eligible for cash incentive programs. For example sales roles have additional opportunity to earn substantial variable compensation tied to quota most other roles the Zebra annual cash incentive program links Company and individual performance together. Some roles may also be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards.

Benefits:

We understand the importance of work-life balance and wellbeing which is why we offer flexibility for our teams including: hybrid work adaptable hours Summer Flex Fridays Focus Fridays and an annual companywide well-being day to promote revitalization and success.

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