Consultant, Cloud Architect, Engineering, Defence & Security

Deloitte LLP; Newmarket; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte LLP is seeking an experienced professional to guide defense clients through complex technology and cloud challenges. With a focus on implementing modern cloud solutions, you will lead a team in developing innovative platforms and strategies. This hybrid role in Newmarket promises a dynamic environment, growth opportunities, and the chance to work on impactful projects for national defense.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• Experience leading meetings and architecting cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with defining technical requirements for cloud solutions.
• Experience with cloud automation and DevOps methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define cloud strategies and develop business cases.
• Architect and implement cloud platforms.
• Manage vendor relationships and project documentation.

Skills

Pragmatic solutions

Prioritizing workloads

Communicating complex issues

Managing teams

Assessing vendor suitability

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Linux

Windows

Jenkins

GitHub

Job description

Do you want to be at the heart of some of the biggest and most ambitious programmes undertaken to keep our country safe?

We are proud of the impact we have with our Defence & Security clients, the strength of our relationships, and the variety of our skills and expertise that we bring to help them achieve their mission.

We’re growing our teams across all of Technology and Transformation. If you hold current UK Security Clearance DV level and want to grow your career in this sector, we are very keen to hear from you.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our expertise in audit, risk advisory, consulting, tax, legal, business, technology, and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders. We invest in outstanding people, building diverse teams of future thinkers and empowering them to reach more.

Our values guide us: leading the way, serving with integrity, taking care of each other, fostering inclusion, and collaborating for impact. These values influence every decision and action, helping us deliver meaningful impact.

Connect to your opportunity

Are you able to guide defence users through complex technology challenges and develop innovative solutions? We seek an experienced senior to help digitise defence with new technology thinking, combining traditional military functions with modern approaches.

The future is full of possibility, agility, and Cloud. We want to shape cloud experiences. Deloitte Cloud Transformation delivers innovative cloud solutions for the UK’s top companies, using open-source software, cloud-native tech, thought leadership, and a focus on business value. We offer opportunities to learn and lead in areas like infrastructure-as-code, DevOps, containers, platform-as-a-service, CI/CD, and micro-services.

You will guide clients through their cloud journey, from strategy to operational environments supporting critical services. Your role includes designing robust, scalable cloud platforms, enabling teams to deliver modern solutions, and continually improving environments through automation and infrastructure-as-code.

You will focus on designing and implementing modern, agile cloud environments, covering technical and solution architecture, operations, prototyping, development, and testing, depending on project needs. Collaboration with cloud thought leaders, contributing to RFPs, and building lasting client relationships are key parts of your role.

Connect to your skills and experience

All applicants must hold a UK Security Clearance to DV level.

Key skills include:

• Providing pragmatic solutions to complex business problems.
• Prioritising workloads, meeting deadlines, and driving results.
• Communicating complex technical issues to non-technical audiences.
• Managing teams and deliverables.
• Assessing vendor/product suitability for migration to Cloud.

We seek candidates with experience in:

• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OCI).
• Container tech (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, Swarm).
• Cloud automation tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• DevOps philosophies and tools.
• Linux and Windows system management with automation frameworks.
• Application deployment and testing tools like Jenkins, GitHub.
• Security and performance considerations for digital systems.
• Defining technical and non-functional requirements for cloud solutions.
• Designing and implementing cloud environments.

Your responsibilities include defining cloud strategies, developing business cases, selecting appropriate products, leading meetings, architecting platforms, understanding cloud tech challenges, and maintaining vendor relationships. You will also transcribe architectural information into technical documentation, manage decision-making processes, and organize project documentation.

Connect to your business – Technology and Transformation

We support clients in tackling major tech and transformation challenges, making a real impact together.

Defence and Security

Our teams help make the UK safer through organizational change, project management, and complex technology solutions.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard. We adhere to strict independence rules, which may restrict certain financial interests and secondary employment with audit clients. Further details will be provided during recruitment.

Connect with your colleagues

"What attracted me to Deloitte was the opportunities and the experience of like-minded colleagues. Deloitte’s clients include many of the world’s largest organizations; I wanted to be part of a team that makes a difference I can be proud of."

-Dan, Technology & Transformation

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in Bristol, London, or Manchester with hybrid working. We support flexible working arrangements, including working remotely, in local offices, or at client sites, to balance your career and home life. Specific requirements will depend on your role.

Our commitment to you

We aim to create an environment where you can find purpose, be yourself, and grow. We value your wellbeing, encourage your personal and professional development, and support you to lead and make an impact.

Connect to your next step

A career with Deloitte offers growth in any direction. Join us to experience purpose, impact, and the freedom to be your true self. Learn more at deloitte.co.uk/careers