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About our Cloud Practice

Deloitte is an industry leader in our clients’ Digital transformations. We recognize that the backbone enabling our clients’ highest aspirations for analytics and cognitive solutions is next-gen Cloud infrastructure. From cloud consulting, to implementation, and ongoing managed services we offer a full scope of Cloud services and solutions. We want talent who is ready to innovate cloud services and empower our clients to leap-frog in their technical capabilities. Building your career at Deloitte offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge Cloud technologies to deliver next-Gen Cloud solutions. We embrace the tech pioneer mindset and always enable our talent to keep their skills evolving at the speed at which the technology marketplace is evolving.

Are you looking to make an immediate impact by helping our clients architect hybrid cloud solutions, migrate workloads, and implement enterprise backup and disaster recovery strategies?

Deloitte's Core Business Operations (CBO) portfolio operates at the centre of our client’s IT transformation. By joining our team, you will help C-suite executives and programme leaders transform their organisations through emerging hybrid cloud technologies, IT resilience strategies, and workload migration frameworks.

Deloitte’s Cloud Engineering team consists of technical thought leaders and cloud architects who design hybrid cloud, workload migration, and disaster recovery solutions for enterprises. Our Cloud team is at the heart of technical solutioning and leads the modernisation of enterprise IT infrastructures.

Work you'll do

As a Senior Cloud Solution Architect & Technical Sales Advisor, you will design, implement, and optimise hybrid cloud environments, ensuring seamless workload integration between on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud platforms. You will work closely with clients, pre-sales teams, and cloud architects to develop comprehensive workload migration and backup strategies.

You will conduct technical assessments, develop migration roadmaps, and implement disaster recovery solutions to ensure business continuity. Additionally, you will support technical sales efforts, contributing to RFx responses, developing proof of concepts (PoCs), and engaging in client workshops.

Your role will require a strong understanding of hybrid cloud strategies, IT security, compliance standards, and workload performance optimisation. You will serve as a trusted advisor, helping clients reduce operational costs, enhance resilience, and modernise their IT infrastructure. 

Proposals, Business Development & Technical Sales Support:

Assist in proposal development and RFx responses for workload migration, hybrid cloud, and disaster recovery solutions.

Conduct technical assessments, client workshops, and solutioning sessions to align client needs with best practices.

Identify business opportunities, network at industry events, and support client engagement strategies.

Provide technical leadership during steering committee meetings and client strategy discussions.

Develop and present PoCs and technical demonstrations to showcase hybrid cloud resilience, workload migration strategies, and disaster recovery capabilities.

Collaborate with vendors, partners, and internal teams to stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving client needs.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud solution architecture, workload migration, and IT infrastructure.
• 3–5 years in client-facing and technical sales roles, supporting workload transformation initiatives.
• Professional-level certification in cloud platforms or virtualisation technologies (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, VMware Certified Professional - VCP).
• Proven track record of migrating, modernising, and managing workloads in on-prem and hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions (e.g., Commvault, Veeam, NetBackup) in hybrid environments.

Technical Requirements:

• Hybrid Cloud Architecture – Expertise in designing and implementing on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud integration strategies.
• Workload Migration & Modernisation – Experience in migrating traditional IT workloads to hybrid cloud platforms, including VMware-based infrastructures.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery – Strong knowledge of enterprise-grade backup solutions, including Commvault, Veeam, and cloud-based recovery strategies.
• Security & Compliance – Understanding of ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, POPIA, GDPR, and enterprise security best practices.
• Cost Optimisation for IT Workloads – Ability to assess, analyse, and optimise workload placement, licensing, and resource efficiency.
• Technical Sales & Business Development – Experience supporting pre-sales teams, proposal development, and proof of concepts (PoCs).

Our people and culture

Our diverse, equitable, and 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 ideas and perspectives, and bring more creativity and innovation to help solve our client most complex challenges. This makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work.

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.

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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