Careers — AI Automation Operator | VPP Texas
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Build the systems that run behind everything else.

VPP Texas is hiring an AI Automation Operator to build, secure, and scale the AI workflows and operational systems the rest of the company runs on.

Target base $2,500/mo · pay scales with execution
LocationRemote / Hybrid, TX or US TZ
TypeFull-Time / Contract
Base$2,500/mo target

Own the AI execution layer behind our CRM automations, agentic tooling, and local model infrastructure, and enforce the security practices that keep our data and IP out of public training sets.

Direct ownership of production systems, not a sandbox project
GoHighLevel
Claude Code
Ollama / vLLM
LM Studio
Webhooks / JSON
Python / JS
The Role

Build it, ship it, don't over-engineer it

VPP Texas sits at the intersection of clean energy and modern operations, and increasingly, that means AI doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes. We're looking for someone who can take that seriously without making it precious: a builder who ships working automations, not a research project that never leaves the whiteboard.

You'd own the internal AI workflows and operational systems that keep the rest of the company moving. That covers our CRM automations, our AI agent tooling, and the local models we run when data can't leave our own infrastructure. If you'd rather ship something that works today than architect the perfect system for six months, this is built for you.

Why security isn't optional here. We're working with proprietary systems and homeowner data, so this isn't a role where credential hygiene is a nice-to-have. You'll be enforcing it: API keys handled properly, sensitive tasks run on local models instead of public APIs, and none of our operational data or company IP ever training someone else's model. If that discipline sounds tedious, this probably isn't the right fit. If it sounds like the kind of problem you like solving, keep reading.

Key Responsibilities

What you'll be building and running

01

CRM & Funnel Automation

Build, maintain, and optimize automated customer journeys, lead processing, and campaign workflows directly inside GoHighLevel (GHL).

02

Agentic Workflows

Deploy Claude Code routines, CLI tools, and agentic workflows to automate repetitive developer, analytical, and administrative tasks.

03

Local Model Execution

Set up, configure, and manage local or open-source AI models via Ollama, vLLM, or LM Studio for sensitive tasks where data must stay local or within our private cloud.

04

Data & IP Security Governance

Enforce strict AI security practices across the stack: zero-data-retention API policies, secure secret and key management, and prevention of company IP exposure to public training pipelines.

05

System Integration & Webhooks

Connect custom endpoints, webhooks, and local scripts into seamless operational pipelines.

06

Workflow Audit & Reliability

Monitor, test, and refine AI outputs to maintain precision, speed, and reliability across all automated tasks.

Requirements

What gets you in the door

Must-Haves
  • 2+ years of experience in AI automation, technical operations, or workflow engineering
  • Deep GoHighLevel expertise: hands-on experience building workflows, triggers, funnels, and webhook integrations inside GHL
  • Claude Code & agentic tooling: direct experience using Claude Code, terminal AI tools, or similar agentic frameworks to build and operate automations
  • Local LLM experience: familiarity running, testing, or integrating open-source local LLMs for privacy-sensitive applications
  • Security-first mindset: strong practices around API key safety, local data isolation, sandboxing, and protecting IP
  • Basic scripting: comfortable reading and troubleshooting webhooks, JSON data structures, and basic Python or JavaScript
  • Workstation setup: professional remote workstation, stable internet at 25+ Mbps, and secure storage practices
Nice-to-Haves
  • Background or interest in the Texas energy market, ERCOT grid dynamics, solar, or battery storage systems
  • Experience with local RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) setups or vector databases for secure internal knowledge search
  • Experience with desktop or CLI-level task automation
Compensation

What this actually pays

We're upfront that this is a target starting point, not a fixed ceiling. Pay scales from here based on technical depth and what you actually ship.

Target Base Salary
$2,500/mo
Full-time or contract, structured around what you bring on day one and how the role scopes out.

Competitive pay, scaled to execution. This target base reflects a starting point for someone building out the role. Deeper technical expertise, faster execution, and broader ownership of the AI stack scale the number from there.

High impact. You'd have direct ownership over VPP Texas's AI execution layer, the systems you build are the systems the company runs on.

Real tooling. Access to top-tier AI agent tools, local model hardware, and whatever else it takes to build automations that hold up in production.

FAQ

Questions candidates usually ask

Is this full-time or contract?+

Either, depending on what fits you and the scope of work. We're flexible on structure as long as the ownership and output are real.

Do I need to already know GoHighLevel?+

Yes, this isn't a "learn it on the job" platform for us. We need hands-on experience building workflows, triggers, and webhook integrations inside GHL from day one.

Why local models instead of just using an API?+

Some of what we handle is proprietary or tied to homeowner data, and it can't touch a public model's training pipeline. Local execution through Ollama, vLLM, or LM Studio keeps that data where it belongs.

How does pay scale past the target base?+

It's tied to technical depth and what you actually execute, not tenure. The $2,500/month figure is a starting target, not a cap.

Ready to own the AI layer behind VPP Texas?

Send your resume and a couple lines about what you've automated before.

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