Senior Technical Consultant | Cloud & Platform Engineering

Accountabilities:

• • Own client engagements end to end, from kickoff and discovery through analysis, delivery, and executive readout, acting as the primary customer contact and overall delivery owner.
  • Define engagement success criteria, manage scope and Statements of Work, oversee change control, and maintain alignment around outcomes and delivery boundaries.
  • Establish and run effective governance and delivery cadence, including standups, status reporting, stakeholder reviews, steering meetings, RAID management, and decision tracking.
  • Serve as the escalation point for engagement risks, proactively resolving issues before they affect timelines, scope, quality, or customer relationships.
  • Drive quality assurance through peer reviews, readiness checks, and consistent standards for client-facing deliverables.
  • Lead a 2–3 person engineering pod, planning work across discovery, analysis, solution development, and executive presentations.
  • Set goals for pod members and provide structured coaching, feedback, mentorship, and development support.
  • Manage staffing and utilization across sold and internal projects, forecasting resource needs and maintaining a consistent delivery rhythm.
  • Maintain strong engagement hygiene, including risk tracking, decision records, documentation, and artifact version control.
  • Lead technical discovery and analysis across AWS, Azure, and GCP, as well as platform engineering, identity, networking, security, application, and data domains.
  • Develop prioritized technical recommendations, including effort estimates, sequencing, and practical implementation roadmaps.
  • Translate technical findings into clear, executive-ready narratives connected to business objectives and measurable outcomes.
  • Apply AI-driven solutions and automation to reduce operational effort, improve analysis, and accelerate delivery.
  • Develop and maintain reusable questionnaires, scoring models, templates, methodologies, and other delivery collateral.
  • Own and continuously improve solution playbooks, delivery standards, and offering frameworks to increase consistency, scalability, and repeatability.
  • Partner with practice leadership to align solution standards with broader delivery frameworks and cross-functional initiatives.

  Requirements:

  • 7+ years of relevant experience in technical consulting, solution delivery, engagement leadership, cloud engineering, platform engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience owning complex client engagements from initial discovery through final executive presentation and delivery.
  • Strong understanding of multi-cloud environments, with hands-on or consulting experience across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
  • Broad technical knowledge spanning cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, identity, networking, security, applications, and data environments.
  • Proven ability to manage engagement scope, governance, delivery risks, stakeholder expectations, and client relationships.
  • Experience leading small technical teams and demonstrated ability to hire, staff, mentor, coach, and develop engineers.
  • Strong understanding of utilization management, resource planning, delivery forecasting, and project staffing.
  • Ability to conduct technical discovery, analyze complex environments, and translate findings into prioritized recommendations and actionable roadmaps.
  • Excellent executive communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts and recommendations clearly to senior business and technology stakeholders.
  • Experience developing reusable delivery methodologies, playbooks, templates, frameworks, or consulting offerings.
  • Familiarity with AI-driven solutions and automation approaches that can improve consulting and delivery efficiency.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high standards of quality and accountability.
  • Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with a demonstrated commitment to inclusive, respectful, and people-first leadership.
  • Experience working in fast-paced consulting or professional services environments is strongly preferred.

  Benefits:

  • Comprehensive health insurance coverage, with options to extend coverage to dependents.
  • Paid time off and company holidays, plus additional leave benefits according to policy.
  • Flexible work arrangements designed to support work-life balance.
  • Learning and development opportunities focused on continuous growth and upskilling.
  • Support for professional certifications and industry credentials.
  • Access to advanced technology and opportunities to work with modern cloud and AI solutions.
  • Employee wellness initiatives supporting physical and mental well-being.
  • Retirement and statutory benefits in accordance with applicable India regulations.
  • Inclusive, people-first culture focused on collaboration, ownership, and diverse perspectives.
  • Opportunities to work on complex enterprise transformation initiatives across cloud, platform engineering, and AI.
  • Opportunities to lead teams, influence delivery standards, and contribute to the evolution of consulting offerings.