Cloud Platform Engineer
Quick facts
- Pay
- $50 - $55 per hour
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Iselin, NJ
- Skills
- Python, Kubernetes
- Industry
- Information Technology — 671 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Cloud Platform Engineer
Location: Iselin, NJ (Hybrid)
Openings: 5
Job Type: Contract – 12+ Months
Rate: $55/hour on W2
Visa: USC & H1B
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, scalable cloud platforms supporting GenAI, LLM, RAG, MLOps, and modern application workloads. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with GCP, Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, cloud networking, platform engineering, and cloud governance.
Key Technologies
- GCP / Google Cloud Platform
- Microsoft Azure
- Terraform
- Kubernetes / GKE
- OpenShift (OCP)
- Cloud Networking & Hybrid Connectivity
- Landing Zones
- Organization Policies & Cloud Governance
- HashiCorp Vault
- IAM & Policy-as-Code
- Observability & SRE
- Python
- Internal Developer Portals
- MLOps / LLMOps
- GenAI Platforms
- LLMs & RAG
- Arize AI
- Claude
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Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate secure and scalable GCP and OpenShift/GKE platforms supporting GenAI models, LLMs, and RAG workloads.
- Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform, including landing zones, networking, organization policies, and hybrid connectivity across GCP and Azure.
- Develop and support MLOps/LLOps pipelines for model deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
- Integrate platforms and observability solutions such as Arize AI to support GenAI and ML workloads.
- Implement platform engineering best practices using Kubernetes-based abstractions, internal developer portals, and self-service environments.
- Establish and maintain cloud security, governance, IAM, secrets management, and policy-as-code using HashiCorp Vault and related technologies.
- Develop observability, reliability, and SRE/SLO practices for GenAI and cloud platform services.
- Support Kubernetes and OpenShift environments, including GKE and OCP, ensuring scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Build and maintain hybrid cloud connectivity and networking across GCP and Azure.
- Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, DevOps teams, and application teams to onboard LLMs, APIs, inference services, and GenAI workloads.
- Automate infrastructure and platform operations using Python, Terraform, and cloud-native tooling.
- Continuously improve developer experience through platform automation, self-service capabilities, and standardized deployment patterns.
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with GCP and/or Azure
- Advanced Terraform experience
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, landing zones, and cloud governance
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, GKE, and/or OpenShift
- Experience with HashiCorp Vault, IAM, and secrets management
- Understanding of MLOps, LLMOps, GenAI, LLM, and RAG architectures
- Experience with observability, SRE, and SLOs
- Strong scripting/automation skills, preferably Python
- Experience building or supporting internal developer platforms/portals
- Strong understanding of cloud security and policy-as-code
- Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills
Preferred Experience
- Experience supporting GenAI/LLM production workloads
- Experience with Arize AI or similar AI/ML observability platforms
- Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments
- Experience integrating LLM APIs, inference services, and RAG platforms
- Experience working closely with data science and ML engineering teams
Please share out your resume at shikha@foresightit.co
Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Iselin, NJ 08830
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name Foresight IT in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Computer Systems Analyst (or Engineer, for engineering-degree holders)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Below Level ISoftware Developers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $109,845 | ~15% |
| Level II | $137,717 | ~31% |
| Level III | $165,589 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $193,461 | ~61% |
This job pays $104,000–$114,400 a year (converted from an hourly rate, 2,080 hours) — below the Level I prevailing wage. For H-1B the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage, so the offer would have to go up.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.