Automation & Infrastructure Lead, Digital Transformation & Innovation

Automation & Infrastructure Lead

The Automation & Infrastructure Lead serves as the integration and cloud lead for all DT&I product and process development, with primary emphasis on system-to-system communications, process automations, and Azure environment definitions and configurations. This role owns the design and implementation of enterprise integration patterns, workflow orchestrations, and cloud infrastructure provisioning that enable the DT&I product portfolio to operate reliably within BDO's Azure ecosystem.

The role works in close coordination with the AI & Digital Innovation Delivery Lead and the Data & Analytics Lead to ensure seamless delivery of well-integrated, properly provisioned, and secure solutions. The Automation & Infrastructure Lead partners closely with the Director of Assurance Architecture & Digital Innovation and cross-functional teams to align integration practices, infrastructure standards, and product delivery with assurance service delivery objectives, firm policies, and security standards.

Job Duties:

Integration Architecture & Process Automation

• Designs and implements enterprise integration patterns (API-based, event-driven, message-queue, batch) connecting DT&I products with firm systems and third-party platforms using Azure API Management, Service Bus, Event Grid, and Data Factory
• Serves as the principal technical authority on workflow orchestration, process automation, and system-to-system communication patterns across the DT&I portfolio
• Architects and implements process automation solutions using Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate, Durable Functions, and related workflow engines to streamline business and operational workflows
• Evaluates and integrates emerging automation tools, workflow engines, and integration platforms to continuously improve connectivity and process efficiency
• Designs integration monitoring, error handling, retry policies, and dead-letter queue strategies to ensure resilient, fault-tolerant data flows

Azure Environment Management & Cloud Operations

• Owns the Azure environment strategy for the DT&I portfolio including subscription architecture, resource group design, naming conventions, tagging policies, and environment lifecycle management (dev, test, staging, production)
• Designs and implements infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Bicep, Terraform, and ARM Templates for repeatable, auditable Azure environment provisioning and configuration management
• Configures and manages Azure networking (VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints), identity (Entra , managed identities, RBAC), and security services (Key Vault, Defender for Cloud) across all DT&I environments
• Implements environment monitoring, alerting, and cost management using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and Azure Cost Management
• Partners with the Data & Analytics Lead and BDO National IT to define Azure governance policies, cost optimization strategies, and resource standards for DT&I workloads

Risk Management

• Ensures compliance with Azure governance best practices, firm security policies, and regulatory requirements across all DT&I environments and integrations
• Ensures all DT&I automation workflows and Azure environments remain compliant with applicable SLAs and uptime requirements
• Partners with risk and compliance stakeholders to maintain alignment between infrastructure, integrations, and firm governance requirements

Performs other duties as assigned

• Willingly accepts share of less desirable assignments

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Acts as a direct supervisor to engineering and development team members, as assigned
• Acts as a career advisor and mentor to engineering and development team members as assigned

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

• High School Diploma/GED, required
• Bachelor's degree with a focus in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology. preferred

Experience:

• Ten (10) or more years of experience in infrastructure engineering, integration architecture, cloud operations, or related technology fields, required
• Five (5) or more years of experience designing and implementing enterprise integration solutions, process automations, and workflow orchestrations, required
• Three (3) or more years hands-on experience provisioning, configuring, and managing Azure environments including subscriptions, networking, identity, and security, required
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Bicep, Terraform, ARM Templates) for Azure environment provisioning and configuration management, required
• Experience designing enterprise integration patterns (API gateway, pub/sub, message queues, ETL/ELT), preferred
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale automation and infrastructure solutions in professional services, assurance, or accounting industries, preferred
• Experience with post-merger integration including Azure environment consolidation, tenant migration, and infrastructure alignment, preferred

License/Certifications:

• N/A

Technology:

• Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft…