Director, Cloud Architect & Engineer

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KPMG is currently seeking a Director, Cloud Architect & Engineer to join our Global Advisory Group which is part of KPMG International.

Responsibilities:

Shape Global Advisory's technology strategy by establishing the architectural vision and engineering direction across assigned platforms, solution domains, and strategic initiatives

Translate complex business requirements into scalable solution architectures, technical roadmaps, and integration patterns, providing end-to-end architectural oversight and steering engineering teams through critical design, performance, and integration challenges

Sponsor proofs of concept to validate high-impact design decisions, defining reusable enterprise standards for automation, containers, APIs, observability, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure prototypes scale into governed, production-ready capabilities

Identify and navigate architectural risks and technical debt, challenging non-compliant solutions and advising executive leadership on architectural trade-offs, investment priorities, and production readiness

Partner with the Git Hub Platform Owner to deliver architecture and engineering leadership across Git Hub Enterprise, including reusable CI/CD workflows, secure delivery pipelines, Git Hub Advanced Security, and Git Hub Copilot capabilities

Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

Minimum ten years of recent experience setting cloud architecture and engineering direction for complex enterprise technology environments, with accountability for architecture quality, technical risk, modernization outcomes, and successful production adoption

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

Demonstrated experience designing and directing scalable, secure, resilient, and production-ready solutions using Microsoft Azure and related cloud, data, integration, container, automation, and Microsoft 365 technologies

Proven ability to translate business priorities and complex technical requirements into practical architecture decisions, implementation approaches, investment recommendations, and sustainable engineering capabilities

Experience directing application and platform modernization, including cloud migration, Infrastructure as Code, container platforms, APIs, automation, CI/CD, observability, operational resilience, and the transition from proofs of concept into production services

Working knowledge of enterprise Git Hub architecture and engineering, including Git Hub Enterprise, Git Hub Actions, reusable workflows, repository and integration patterns, Git Hub Advanced Security, secure software delivery, and Git Hub Copilot; deep Git Hub expertise is valuable, but Git Hub platform ownership is not the primary purpose of this role Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future;

KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT,…