Senior Consultant, Platform Engineer, Solutions, Engineering, AI & Data

Overview

As a Platform Engineer in Deloitte’s Technology & Transformation team, you will design, build, and maintain cloud-based platforms to enable data-driven client solutions. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable platforms and pipelines, guiding production-ready delivery and technical decisions. You’ll stay current with new technologies to drive digital transformation and impact across client engagements. This role offers strong development opportunities and a chance to shape the future of services in the UK.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• flexible working policy
• strong development opportunities
• return-to-work coaching
• wellbeing focus
• culture of inclusion

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud-based platforms and pipelines
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle from design to deployment and maintenance
• Engage and provide technical input during system design
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver software solutions
• Write well-documented code and contribute to technical documentation
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure smooth operation of live services
• Stay updated with latest technologies and best practices and assess adoption opportunities
• Communicate complex technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences
• Actively contribute to the engineering community

Key requirements

• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining cloud-based platforms and infrastructure with a strong focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Hands-on experience with GCP services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, Cloud Functions, GKE)
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or Deployment Manager
• Strong CI/CD experience (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build)
• Scripting skills (Python, Bash, Go)
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, GKE)
• Solid networking, security, and identity management knowledge in cloud environments (GCP)
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging/alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, GCP Operations Suite)
• Experience with Git or other version control systems
• Ability to optimise workloads for performance, cost, and reliability on GCP

• Excellent communication and collaboration
• Problem-solving in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritise work and manage dependencies
• Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, Cloud Functions, GKE (GCP)
• Terraform or Deployment Manager (IaC)
• Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build (CI/CD)

…