Solution Architect, Azure, AWS, GCP, Cloud Engineering, Consulting, Belfast

Job Description

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. Are 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 2 years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application. Our commitment to your development We are committed to developing the skills of our teammates; we are as interested in what you want to learn as what you already know. So, if you do not have significant experience of a specific tool or product in our job responsibilities description, do not be discouraged. If you want to develop those skills, we will help. Business Operations Want 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-premise 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 optimization. Your role • Develop a deep technical knowledge of Deloitte Cloud’s products, solutions and services to enable the production of high quality Azure, AWS or GCP Designs; • Act as an advocate of what we do in terms of our Azure, AWS or GCP Design, build and run services; • 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; • Contribute to efforts of bid teams in creating Azure, AWS or GCP designs and costs for inclusion in bid documentation; • Contribute to bid team presentations when requested; • 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. Your personal characteristics • Ability to build relationships, to become a trusted advisor to our internal/external customers; • A passion for technology; • A desire to learn and continually develop; • A willingness to share your knowledge in a collaborative team environment; • Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written forms to address both technical and consultative audiences; • Great attention to detail; Your work, your choice At Deloitte we believe the best impact is the value we add, not the hours we sit at our desk. We carefully consider agile ways of working, both formal and informal, that allow for the best impact for our people and our clients. Please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you. Location: You will be based at our Belfast office Work pattern: This is a permanent contract opportunity. The role can be worked on a full-time basis. Our team members work a variety of agile working patterns. Tell us what arrangement works for you and we’ll try to accommodate. Your professional experience Essential: • Technical experience working in IT with a strong understanding of IT infrastructure fundamentals; compute infrastructure, storage, networking and management thereof; • 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 Azure, AWS or GCP infrastructure solutions which are secure by design; • Strong interest in particular building Azure, AWS or GCP infrastructure, some experience in doing so allied to a strong desire to develop cloud skills further, including certifications; • Strong OS knowledge including recent Windows and / or Linux experience; • Some scripting experience with any modern scripting language (Terraform, Ansible, Python, Powershell preferred) with a strong desire to develop further; • Understanding of using any of the above technologies to automate tasks allied to a strong desire to build on your existing skills; • Familiarity with IT support processes and a commitment to produce supportable designs and builds; • Familiarity with DevOps practices & culture, CI/CD pipelines; • Willingness to travel occasionally; Desirable: • Experience working in a technical pre-sales capacity, producing bid documentation and participating in technical bid presentation; • AWS, Azure or GCP certifications; • 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; • Particular Windows / Microsoft ecosystem experience; Azure, Powershell, experience using any of Microsoft’s OS deployment management toolset; Deloitte Cloud Perks • 256Gb iPhone 8, Macbook Pro, multi-monitor desk space; • Access to on-line training platforms such as Udemy and Linkedin Learning; • Quarterly All-Hands meetups; we share our successes, plans and socialise; • Regular team breakfasts; • Certification rewards; ranging from Amazon vouchers to trips to re:Invent; • Flexible working environment; Your service line: Consulting Our people and the way we work are the two things that set us apart in the consulting universe. 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