Chief Platform Architect

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Deloitte

Chief Platform Architect

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Chief Platform Architect

The Chief Platform Architect will direct architecture of platforms being developed and managed by the Innovations & Platforms (I&P) team. While the initial focus will be on the firm’s AI platform, the chief architect will be responsible more broadly for all platforms being managed by the I&P team.

Work you’ll do

The Chief Platform Architect will lead the architectural direction of I&P Platforms, working in conjunction with the I&P architecture team to coordinate platform architecture with broader architecture direction. Technology platforms are a critical foundation to Deloitte’s future, and the Chief Platform architect, a senior, experienced technologists who wishes to remain steeped in and hands-on with technology and dedicated to solving difficult technical problems, will be the preeminent leader and visionary for Deloitte in this area.

A summary of the expectations for Technology Fellows is provided below:

Scan market for new technologies and trends and develop an aspirational architectural road map

Lead team of architects in building the next generation of I&P platforms, including evolving existing platforms

Cultivate strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders to develop platforms that are business focused

Provide architectural oversight and direction to across all phases including ideation, prototyping, design, build and eventual enterprise deployment

Maintain in-depth knowledge of industry best practices, technologies, architectures and emerging technologies.

Provide architectural consulting to programs, projects and initiatives.

On-going sensing to continuously evaluate technology direction and vendors to define future roadmap

The team

Offering customer-tailored services and deep industry insights, at Deloitte Consulting LLP we help clients tackle their most complex challenges enabling them to seize new growth opportunities, reduce costs, improve efficiencies and stay ahead of customer demand. Developing and executing our clients’ strategic vision, we help them dramatically improve their business performance across a broad range of specialties – enterprise model design, global business services, outsourcing, real estate, and location strategy.

Our Deloitte Innovations and Platforms teams are working on delivering innovative next-generation solutions across a range of domains and industries (e.g. supply chain management, banking/insurance, CPG, retail, etc.).

It is a fast-paced, innovative and exciting environment. Our teams work with the latest technologies across a wide range of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies. We are building and bringing solutions to market which we are hosting and operating for our clients.

Qualifications

Required:

15 years’ experience in architecting, designing, developing, and deploying enterprise solutions, based on client or business vision

Experience in startup or enterprise product development, managing large-scale full-life cycle implementations ofhighly available and performant systems

5 years working in enterprise setting with proven results

Excellent communication and analytics skills; ability to effectively explain complex architecture; experience presenting to decision makers to present and sell ideas to various technical and non-technical audiences

Experience defining cross-platform enterprise architectural plans and distributed applications, including mapping business requirements to the system / technology components

Experience identifying and resolving potential trade-offs or conflicts among architectural options, and ability to align this with business outcomes; ability to communicate complex architecture

Strong understanding of architecture leading practices and associated tools

Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies (Agile, SCRUM, RUP, other)

3 years in cloud, preferably AWS. Experience in cloud, data, infrastructure, APIs, and front-end technologies

3 years working in the space of Big Data and AI, with expertise in data analytics solutions in the Cloud

Experience with building modular architectures with micro-services

5 years in major programming language

Preferred:

Expert in data pipelines, streaming, in-memory computing, and map-reduce

General business knowledge in a domain / industry (e.g. demand planning / forecasting, financials, etc.)

Certifications in one or more leading cloud providers: GCP, Azure, AWS (e.g. AWS Solution Architect)

Experience supporting pursuits as a subject matter advisor

Awareness of industry standards and certifications

Creativity and ability to think outside-the-box while defining sound and practical solutions

How you’ll grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Center. (https://zoomforth.com/s/deloitte/du#home)

Benefits

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits.Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you. (http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/life-at-deloitte-benefits-and-rewards.html)

Deloitte’s culture

Our positive and supportive culture encourages our people to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them to be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and are continuously looking for new ways to maintain a culture where our people excel and lead healthy, happy lives. Learn more about Life at Deloitte. (http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/careers/life-at-deloitte.html?icid=top_life-at-deloitte)

Corporate citizenship

Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact on the world. (http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/deloitte-corporate-citizenship.html)

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About Deloitte

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