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Senior AI Cloud Developer

LOCATION

HOUSTON

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JOB DESCRIPTION

You Belong Here

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.  We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.

Where We Need You

Protiviti is looking for a Senior AI Cloud Developer to join our growing Artificial Intelligence Innovation team.

What You Can Expect

Protiviti is an innovative global consultancy that provides transformative solutions across industries through its deep expertise in artificial intelligence. The Protiviti AI Studio is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge AI solutions that drive business growth. It supports ideation, experimentation and enablement, providing organizations an opportunity to gain hands-on experience, access to tools and expertise to turn AI concepts into real business impact.

The Senior AI Cloud Developer will be part of Protiviti’s AI Studio. They will play a pivotal role in envisioning “the art of the possible” with AI, transforming abstract concepts into tangible solutions for clients. They will be responsible for developing and showcasing demonstrations and prototypes that address real-world challenges, ensuring that clients can see the practical applications and benefits of AI firsthand. Through experimentation and prototyping iteration, they will create repeatable industry solution accelerators that not only solve immediate business problems but also pave the way for scalable future implementations.

What Will Help You Be Successful

You are intellectually curious and enjoy continuous learning

You enjoy discussing technical and industry trends and seek opportunities to demonstrate AI technologies and enable both internal and external stakeholders.

You excel at using storytelling techniques to bring AI concepts and ideas to life, making complex technologies accessible and engaging for diverse audiences

You participate in the initiation and development of new products and services.

You understand the business environment and potential impact of Artificial Intelligence within industries

You contribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.

You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across the energy sector.

Do Your Talents Include the Following?

Experience with or understanding of:

Creating AI-enabled prototypes and demonstrations, continuously building and iterating on prototypes to create an extensive portfolio of AI application starters to real-world business problems.

Cloud-based development practices and understanding of cloud computing principles.

Cloud services and infrastructure with platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.

Delivering AI and cloud solutions for clients in the Energy sector, incorporating industry‑specific standards, data requirements, and operational constraints.

Implementing required security and privacy controls when developing AI-enabled prototypes, including proper data handling, masking/anonymization, and secure storage based on defined standards.

Applying cloud platform security features (e.g., encryption, identity and access management, secure API integrations) to ensure AI applications adhere to enterprise and regulatory requirements.

Executing security-related tasks such as integrating authentication, enforcing role-based access, and configuring secure data pipelines as part of delivering production-ready AI solutions.

Identifying and addressing security or privacy considerations during development and proactively collaborating with security stakeholders to validate implementation.

Documenting security-relevant design decisions, data flows, and privacy considerations to support Responsible AI practices and audit transparency.

Programming languages for AI development, including Python

Collaborating with internal stakeholders to develop functional prototypes to validate feasibility and applicability of AI technologies to practical use cases and challenges.

Fostering innovation by identifying new AI technologies or methodologies that can enhance current processes or solve new challenges.

Engaging with stakeholders to understand their business needs, translating these requirements into technical specifications for AI-enabled technology solutions.

Working closely with AI solution architects, engineers and data scientists to transition and scale AI-ML prototypes into operational solutions/models.

Evaluating AI solutions for adherence to Responsible AI Principles, familiarity with templates such as the Microsoft Responsible AI Framework preferred.

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., (Computer Science or related field).

2+ years working designing and deploying cloud-based technology solutions, ideally incorporating AI-ML or advanced analytics capabilities.

Experience working in the energy sector.

Hands-on experience with Generative Artificial Intelligence technology experimentation and/or prototyping.

Familiarity with cloud-based AI technologies and platforms strongly preferred.

Professional Certification such as AWS Certified AI Practitioner or Azure AI Engineer Associate are preferred.

Our Hybrid Workplace

Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements vary by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.

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Artificial Intelligence Services | Protiviti US

Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.

Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job.

$103,000.00 - $155,000.00

Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.

10%

The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job.

$113,300.00 - $170,500.00

Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.

Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/2026_u.s._benefit_highlights.pdf.

Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.

Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran

As part of Protiviti’s employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.com or call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance.

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For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.

Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.

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