AI & Data - Cloud Infrastructure Engineer – GCP Senior Consultant

Company Description

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters for our clients, our people, and society. This is the lens for which our global strategy is set. It unites Deloitte professionals across geographies, businesses, and skills. It makes us better at what we do and how we do it. It enables us to deliver on our promises to stakeholders, while creating the lasting impact we seek.

Harnessing the talent of 450,000+ people located across more than 150 countries and territories, our size and scale puts us in a unique position to help change the world for the better—by bringing together the services we provide, the societal investments we make, and the collaborations we advance through our ecosystems.

Deloitte offers career opportunities across Audit & Assurance (A&A), Tax & Legal (T&L) and our Consulting services business, which is made up of Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory (SR&T) and Technology & Transformation (T&T). 

What we offer

• The opportunity to shape AI and data-driven transformation across Africa.
• Access to cutting-edge cloud technologies, training, and global expertise.
• A fast-paced, high-impact role in Africa’s most prestigious consulting brand.
• Exposure to large-scale multi-industry projects and global delivery models.

What you bring

• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capabilities
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and presentation skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for innovation and growth
• High degree of intellectual curiosity, integrity, and drive

Job Description

We are seeking a high-impact Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to join our AI & Data consulting practice as a Senior Consultant. This is a technical leadership role focused on the design, deployment, and optimization of scalable cloud infrastructure and services on especially GCP.

You will work alongside multidisciplinary teams of AI engineers, data scientists, and data engineers to build secure, production-ready platforms that power transformative AI and Data solutions for our clients across the African continent.

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud architecture & Engineering

• Architect and implement secure, scalable, and automated cloud infrastructure on GCP to support data platforms, AI/ML workloads, and cloud-native applications.
• Lead infrastructure design and provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Deployment Manager.
• Enable network design, security hardening, and CI/CD for cloud-native and hybrid environments.

GCP expertise

• Design, configure, and optimize core GCP services including:
• Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Functions
• BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Cloud Run
• Cloud Monitoring, Identity and Access Management (IAM), VPC networking
• Apply best practices for cost optimization, monitoring, observability, and performance tuning across cloud environments.

Consulting & Delivery

• Translate business and functional requirements into robust cloud solutions.
• Collaborate with engagement managers, architects, and technical leads to ensure seamless delivery of cloud infrastructure within time and budget.
• Contribute to proposals, client presentations, and architecture documentation.

DevSecOps & Governance

• Integrate cloud governance frameworks including security controls, audit readiness, and compliance requirements (e.g., POPIA, GDPR).
• Implement DevOps pipelines with GCP-native and third-party tooling for CI/CD and automated testing.

Qualifications

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or infrastructure roles with a strong GCP track record.
• Proven experience designing and deploying production-grade infrastructure using GCP services.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform, Linux administration, and container orchestration (e.g., GKE/Kubernetes).
• Solid experience with CI/CD practices, DevOps tooling, and infrastructure automation.
• Deep understanding of networking, identity, IAM, encryption, and cloud security fundamentals.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and consulting skills.
• Ability to operate in a high-performance consulting environment and engage directly with enterprise clients.

Advantageous:

• Experience with Azure cloud services or hybrid-cloud implementations.
• Experience supporting data engineering, AI/ML, or analytics platforms on cloud.
• GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer).

Additional Information

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.

Note: The list of tasks / duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive.  Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile, depending on operational requirements.

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