Deloitte

Principal Architect

Deloitte$150K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship
  • Ability to obtain necessary security clearance
  • Ability to travel 25% on average
  • 2+ years of experience as AI Architect, Cloud/AWS Architect, System Design, and Product Launch.

Responsibilities

  • Own technical direction across the program's products
  • Set and enforce architecture and engineering standards
  • Chair architecture review process and document decisions
  • Review designs to catch issues pre-build
  • Own shared platform direction for reusable builds
  • Oversee cloud architecture with cost awareness
  • Define architecture patterns for AI-powered products with compliance in mind.

Benefits

  • Broad range of employee benefits offered
  • Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives
  • Professional development opportunities throughout career
  • Commitment to making an impact in communities
  • Focus on creative problem-solving for client challenges.
Full Job Description
Work You'll Do

As a PROJECT - Lead Security Engineer II on the Enterprise Security team, you will support cybersecurity operations for the Client's program by administering and sustaining tools used for continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, log analysis, and security operations support.
  • Owns technical direction across the program's products and keeps it coherent as products multiply
  • Sets and enforces architecture and engineering standards that all teams build against
  • Chairs the architecture review process and documents significant decisions so reasoning survives turnover
  • Reviews designs before build starts, catching problems when they're cheap to fix
  • Owns the shared platform direction - what gets built once and reused versus built per product
  • Owns cloud architecture including environment design, service selection, and cost awareness
  • Sets architecture patterns for AI-powered products, including RAG and agentic systems, with compliance boundaries in mind
A successful candidate would possess these skills:
  • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
  • Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
  • Ability to lead projects or workstreams
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others
The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Enterprise Security offering embeds security in all aspects of digital transformation by securing a client's technical backbone while enabling secure digital transformation. Includes security architecture, secure development and deployment, end-to-end cyber cloud capabilities, application security, and security for emerging technologies and connected products.

The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
  • Ability to obtain the necessary clearance.
  • Ability to travel 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
  • 2+ years of the following experience:
    • AI Architect: Intermediate
    • Cloud/AWS Architect: Mastery
    • Communication: Advanced
    • Detail Level System Design: Mastery
    • Product Launch: Advanced


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Benefits

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.

Our people and culture

Our inclusive culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It enables us to leverage different ways of thinking, ideas, and perspectives, and bring more creativity and innovation to help solve our clients' most complex challenges. This makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work.

Our purpose

Deloitte's purpose is to make an impact that matters for our people, clients, and communities. At Deloitte, purpose is synonymous with how we work every day. It defines who we are. Our purpose comes through in our work with clients that enables impact and value in their organizations, as well as through our own investments, commitments, and actions across areas that help drive positive outcomes for our communities. Learn more.

Professional development

From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership opportunities and connect and grow through mentorship. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.

About Deloitte

Deloitte is a multinational professional services network that provides audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk and financial advisory services. The company was founded in London in 1845 and has since grown to become one of the largest professional services firms in the world. Deloitte has over 330,000 employees in more than 150 countries and territories. The company's mission is to help clients achieve their goals and make an impact that matters in their businesses and communities.
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