Cloud Architect

About the role

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. 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. 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.

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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Experience designing and operating enterprise-scale cloud platforms in AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Qualifications

• Strong background in DevOps, Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, CI/CD, containerization, and Kubernetes.

Skills

• 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.

Benefits

• Meaningful 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
• Short- and long-term disability
• Yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well‑being‑related expenses
• Discounted home, auto, and pet insurance

Pay

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