Solution Architect (Azure, AWS, GCP), Senior Consultant, Cloud Engineering

Deloitte

  • Belfast
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Connect to your IndustryWant to work with the latest technologies, as part of a team helping international organisations transform their core business capabilities? Whether you're working with on-premises systems, Cloud technology, or custom-developed solutions (to name just a few), your expertise will help clients deliver continuous improvement and innovation, from initial design right through to implementation and optimisation.Connect to your career at DeloitteDeloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.Connect to your OpportunityDeloitte Cloud is leading the way in the provision of cloud automation and cloud managed services within Deloitte.
We work with some of the world's most recognisable organisations, from well- known brands to key government and civic organisations who play important roles in our lives. At our core, we are a team of engineers who pride ourselves in designing, building and running best of breed cloud native infrastructure solutions for all our clients.We are not afraid to ask 'why' and always push to do things better. We are passionate about automation and we all take responsibility to ensure we deliver the best possible experience for our clients. We have a strong bias for action and want to get things done.
To enable us to continue making an impact for our clients and Deloitte, we are actively seeking to recruit people who want to be a part of our journey. We are looking for like-minded people who have a proven track record of learning and applying what they've learnt.Your roleAs a Cloud Solutions Architect you will work across both pre-sales and technical tasks.For pre-sales, you will:
  • Own or support senior architects on requests for information (RFI), requests for proposal (RFP) and business development for client projects for both medium and large clients across AWS, Azure or GCP;
  • Contribute to efforts from wider firm bid teams in creating public cloud designs and costs for inclusion in bid documentation;
  • Contribute to bid team presentations when requested;
  • Work with the cloud team on strategic deal opportunities;
Technically, you will:
  • Be able to analyse and solve customer problems and identify new opportunities;
  • Develop a deep technical knowledge of Deloitte's cloud products, solutions and services to enable the production of high-quality Azure, AWS or GCP designs;
  • Build relationships to enable you to work closely with teams and clients to effectively understand and translate requirements into Azure, AWS or GCP designs;
  • Ensure your designs reflect best practices and to the highest standard;
  • Take responsibility for all aspects of Azure, AWS or GCP infrastructure designs you produce, from security by design to creating accompanying high-quality documentation;
  • Provide feedback / peer review on designs produced by colleagues in Deloitte Cloud and the wider firm;
  • Listen to feedback from client teams and constantly seek to improve the services we offer;
  • Actively seek out opportunities to automate manual functions and justify reasons to do so to team leaders / management;
  • Maintain knowledge of developments in Azure, AWS or GCP and seek out opportunities to apply new features and functionality to existing design patterns;
  • Maintain project progress and documentation using Jira/Confluence.
Connect to your skills and professional experience'You are a trusted advisor'. You can easily build relationships with both our internal and external customers.'You have a thirst for knowledge'. A desire to learn and continually develop and a willingness to share that knowledge in a collaborative team environment.'You are a strong , effective communicator'. You have the ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written forms to address both technical and consultative audiences.Essential:
  • A passion for technology.
  • Experience working in a technical pre-sales capacity, producing bid documentation, RFIs, RFPs and participating in technical bid presentation;
  • AWS, Azure or GCP certifications;
  • Demonstrable hands-on technical experience working in IT with a strong understanding of IT infrastructure fundamentals; compute infrastructure, storage, networking and management thereof;
  • An understanding of cloud managed services;
  • Solid understanding of cloud technologies, including fundamental characteristics of cloud, cloud-native design fundamentals, best practices;
  • A strong understanding of security concerns around cloud and a willingness to develop public cloud infrastructure solutions which are secure by design;
  • Strong OS knowledge including recent Windows and / or Linux experience;
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices & culture, CI/CD pipelines;
  • Willingness to travel occasionally.
Desirable:
  • Scripting experience with any modern scripting language (Terraform, Ansible, Python, Powershell preferred);
  • Understanding of using any of the above technologies to automate tasks allied to a strong desire to build on your existing skills;
  • Experience of development pipeline technologies such as Jenkins, Git, Github or any competitors thereof;
  • Experience of automating infrastructure deployment; using any of CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, Salt, Chef or Puppet.
Connect to your business - ConsultingDistinctive thinking, deep expertise, and collaborative working. That's what connects us. That's what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest challenges around, join us. Together, we'll make an impact that matters.Personal independenceRegulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.Connect with your colleagues“What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like-minded individuals. Deloitte's clients include many of the world's largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of.”Our hybrid working policyYou'll be based in Belfast with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you'll attend your local office, virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role.At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.Connect to your return to work opportunityAre you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.Our commitment to youMaking an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.Connect to your next stepA career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careersRTWPROG WPFULL SLCONS LOCBEL

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