Expert Cloud Infrastructure & Deployment Engineer Needed

Project Title:

Cloud Infrastructure & Deployment Expert Needed for Customer Auto-Triage System (AI Project)

Project Overview

We are a student/startup team currently building a Customer Auto-Triage System designed to automatically classify, prioritize, and route customer queries using AI/automation workflows.

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Computing & Deployment Engineer who can help us design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure suitable for production deployment.

This is a freelance contract role with potential for long-term collaboration.

Scope of Work

The selected freelancer will be responsible for:

Designing scalable cloud architecture
Setting up production deployment pipeline
Deploying backend services and APIs
Configuring cloud storage, compute, and networking
Implementing containerization (Docker preferred)
Setting up CI/CD automation
Managing environment variables & secrets securely
Monitoring, logging, and performance optimization
Ensuring system reliability and uptime
Technical Requirements

We expect experience in most of the following:

Cloud Platforms
AWS / Google Cloud Platform / Microsoft Azure (any one required)
Deployment
Docker & container orchestration
Kubernetes (optional but preferred)
CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / GitLab CI / Jenkins)
Reverse proxy setup (NGINX / Apache)
Backend & Infrastructure
API deployment
Microservices architecture understanding
Load balancing & autoscaling
Database deployment (PostgreSQL / MongoDB)
Security & Monitoring
SSL configuration
Authentication & access control
Logging & monitoring tools
Cost optimization practices
Project Stage
MVP under development
Backend services partially ready
Need cloud setup + deployment guidance and execution
Deliverables
Fully deployed cloud infrastructure
Working production deployment
Documentation for future maintenance
Knowledge transfer session with team
Ideal Candidate
Prior startup or AI deployment experience
Strong DevOps mindset
Able to explain decisions clearly
Comfortable working with early-stage teams
Budget

Open to proposals (Fixed price or Hourly).

Please include:

Relevant past projects
Cloud platforms you specialize in
Deployment strategy you recommend
Proposal Instructions

When applying, please answer:

Which cloud platform would you recommend for this system and why?
Example of a similar deployment you have completed.
Estimated timeline to deploy an MVP.

We are excited to collaborate with someone who can help bring our system into a scalable production environment.