Director, Federal Cloud Engineer

Overview

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The KPMG Advisory practice is currently our fastest growing practice. We are seeing tremendous client demand, and looking forward we don't anticipate that slowing down. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility and leading market tools, we make sure our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key advisor across our client base to drive the architecture / design of modern solutions for strategic business and technology objectives
• Produce conceptual and logical architecture blueprints that connect user value chains, process flows, applications, data schemas, integrations, and overall IT capabilities; including how they reside and operate together
• Collaborate with engagement delivery teams on transformation initiatives and technology strategy, leveraging next-gen ecosystems such as open source, APIs, micro-services, web and data services
• Contribute to build vs buy decisions and overall technical / operational solutions as tied to business / technology objectives
• Advise on top technology trends, vendor capabilities, and usage rates; foster a culture of learning and innovation for both clients / internal teams

Qualifications

• A minimum of eight years of technical cloud engineering experience in a client-facing strategy or industry delivery role
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; Master’s degree preferred
• Experience with DevOps, systems administration, or equivalent distributed systems development experience in a cloud-hosted environment, including managing associated cybersecurity systems
• Experience with CI/CD and automation using tools like Jenkins (pipeline-as-code with Groovy), GitLab CI/CD
• Experience with automated testing (SCAP, FitNesse, jMeter), including multi-environment deployment pipelines / DevSecOps practices
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and CompTIA Security+ certifications preferred
• Ability to travel as required to support firm engagements
• Applicant must possess a U.S. Government Secret clearance

KPMG is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. No phone calls or agencies please.

KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role for which they are qualified that is of interest to them.

Employment type

• Full-time

Seniority level

• Director