Ascend Engineering Foundation (AEF) - Cloud Architect_Products & Platforms

Deloitte • Jersey City, NJ

28d • $134,500 - $265,100

About The Position

The Ascend Engineering Foundation (AEF) provides reusable engineering assets, common runtime services, platform capabilities, and deployment frameworks to help teams deliver client solutions consistently and efficiently. Supporting Zora’s Product Plus and Ascend’s Service+ strategies, AEF brings together cloud infrastructure, integration, AI and agentic capabilities, access controls, and AppStore deployment patterns to simplify application modernization and client deployments. Its common runtime services provide shared capabilities that applications can reuse, reducing duplication and supporting consistent deployment and operation across supported environments.

As a Cloud Architect, you will build and deploy cloud solutions for enterprise clients, architecting, building, and operating cloud environments from initial design through migration, onboarding, and day-to-day operations. The role includes designing and implementing secure, reliable, and cost-optimized cloud architectures; integrating cloud and on-premises platforms; and leading technical onboarding, operations, and continual improvement activities. The role is available in multiple listed locations. Recruiting ends December 1, 2026. The estimated wage range is $134,500–$265,100, and the role may also be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program.

Requirements

• Bachelor-level degree in engineering, IT, data communications, telecommunications, or computer science, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.
• At least 6 years of relevant consulting, industry, or technology experience.
• Ability to architect enterprise applications using Azure, GCP, or AWS.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes architecture design and deployment.
• Cloud networking architecture and configuration skills.
• Working knowledge of cloud computing, storage, networking, managed SQL/NoSQL databases and data warehouses, and auto-scaling groups.
• Understanding of cloud security, from identity and access management (IAM) to security groups.
• Deep knowledge of automation scripts and tools, including Terraform, Bash, Ansible, Jenkins, and CloudFormation.
• Understanding of how to deploy multitier applications across a custom-defined virtual private cloud.
• Ability to set up multilevel network environments with cloud service providers.
• Ability to design scalable, secure, dependable, and efficient technical cloud ecosystems for enterprise applications.
• Experience with application programming interface (API) and gateway functions, such as cloud functions and API gateways or equivalents.
• Ability to travel; the posting gives the amount as “X-X%” on average, based on work and clients and industries/sectors served.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or at any time in the future.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Effective communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Associate or Professional Solutions Architect certification.
• Experience with Linux- and/or Windows-based operating systems, including virtual machines, such as Red Hat, SUSE, or Windows Server.
• Experience with cloud automation and container tools, including Bash scripting and Ansible.
• Working knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and/or Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Architect application designs using Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), or another leading cloud provider.
• Build, migrate, and test Cloud Service Provider (CSP) environments.
• Design data security and end-to-end applications.
• Lead application migration projects, optimizing technical reliability and application performance.
• Integrate on-premises applications, cloud providers, and other platforms.
• Implement cost-optimized solutions based on usage, business requirements, and budget.
• Develop client architectures that meet availability, disaster recovery (DR), and Well-Architected best practices.
• Design, implement, and test disaster recovery.
• Identify solution components through Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) review.
• Lead technical onboarding and integration with the OpenCloud Platform, including the OC Portal.
• Lead end-to-end implementation of designs for new builds.
• Own technical sign-off and verification of the go/no-go checklist.
• Lead incident and change request (CR) escalations for timely resolution and ensure root cause analysis (RCA) and problem management processes are executed.
• Lead root cause analysis and problem management efforts.
• Lead client and project team interactions concerning technical decisions.
• Conduct quarterly Well-Architected Reviews (WAR), update architecture design documents, and address cost optimization.
• Work with Affinity Groups to ensure deployment, release, and operational automation pipelines are repeatable and follow best practices.
• Work with Shared Services team members to identify repeatable efforts for automation.
• Work with the Service Delivery Manager to implement areas of improvement.
• Conduct monthly reviews of existing runbooks with the Pod/Architecture Team to align them with automated processes.
• Review and own verification of monitoring, performance, and budget alerting to align with SLA requirements and support SOWs.

Benefits

• Broad range of employee benefits; specific benefits are not detailed in the posting.
• Potential eligibility for a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to program rules and applicable factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior