Cloud Architect

Slalom; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health, dental, vision

Well-being reimbursement

Annual bonus

Job summary

Slalom is seeking Senior Consultants or Principal level talent for our Platform Engineering team to design, develop and implement cloud platform solutions for clients across industries.

You will architect and optimize cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), develop IaC and automation with Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible, and define CI/CD pipelines from scratch. Collaboration with security, architecture, and application teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating enterprise-scale cloud platforms in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong background in DevOps, IaC with Terraform, CI/CD, containerization, and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency with scripting and automation using Python.
• Knowledge of cloud security, networking, monitoring, reliability engineering, and governance frameworks.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to stakeholders.
• Experience using GenAI tools to accelerate your work.
• Consulting mindset with problem-solving, collaboration and client engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and optimize cloud platform solutions across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud environments.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation frameworks using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Work with application teams to define CI/CD pipelines from scratch.
• Build observability, security controls, and platform governance best practices.
• Collaborate with application, security, and architecture teams to improve developer experience and accelerate software delivery.
• Lead cloud modernization and platform transformation initiatives for enterprise clients.
• Mentor engineering teams on DevOps, SRE, cloud-native, and platform engineering best practices.

Skills

Cloud platforms

DevOps

IaC Terraform

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Python scripting

GenAI tools

Consulting mindset

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

Slalom's Platform Engineering team is looking for Senior Consultants or Principal level talent to design, develop and implement solutions for our customers across industries.

What You’ll Do

• Architect,build, and optimize cloud platform solutions across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud environments.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ) and automation frameworks using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Working with application teams to define CI/CD pipelines from scratch.
• Build observability, security controls, and platform governance best practices.
• Collaborate with application, security, and architecture teams to improve developer experience and accelerate software delivery.
• Lead cloud modernization and platform transformation initiatives for enterprise clients.
• Mentor engineering teams on DevOps, SRE, cloud-native, and platform engineering best practices.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience designing and operating enterprise-scale cloud platforms in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong background in DevOps, Infrastructure as CodewithTerraform,CI/CD, containerization, and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency with scripting and automation using Python language
• Knowledge of cloud security, networking, monitoring, reliability engineering, and governance frameworks.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both engineering and business stakeholders
• Experience using GenAI tools to accelerate your work.
• Consulting mindset with strong problem-solving, collaboration, and client engagement skills

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges: The targeted base salary pay range for Senior Consultant in NY, Boston is $145,000 to $177,000. The target salary pay range for other markets on the east is $133,000-$163,000. The target base pay range for Principal level in NY/Boston is $178,000-$218,000. The target base pay range for other east coast markets is $163,000-$200,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus . Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

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EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of this selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact [e-mail] if you require accommodations during the interview process.