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# Cloud Engineer / Cloud Architect- Associate Director

- **Company:** Kpmg LLP
- **Location:** Philadelphia, PA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Systems Development Life Cycle, Search Technologies, Azure Service Bus, System Availability, Large Language Models, Git, Machine Learning Operations, Microservices
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/cloud-engineer-cloud-architect-associate-director-philadelphia-pa-usa-58848055

## About the Role

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa_ CI/CD, and cloud governance * Develop monitoring/observability strategies to ensure high availability and verifiable performance * Uphold integrity and a respectful, professional work environment Tasks * Minimum eight years in cloud architecture, solution design, and infrastructure management in enterprise settings * Master's degree preferred; Bachelor's degree required * Expert-level Azure knowledge; hands-on AKS, KEDA, Azure Service Bus, Azure AI Search * Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert are highly preferred * Strong IaC experience; experience supporting AI/ML workloads (RAG pipelines, LLM serving) * Experience with agile methodologies and SDLC tools like Azure DevOps and Git; ability to build CI/CD pipelines * Excellent problem-solving and communication skills to lead technical discussions and translate requirements Key requirements * comprehensive benefits package * medical and dental plans * vision coverage * disability and life a
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## Description

Experteer Overview As a Cloud Engineer/Architect at KPMG, you will design and implement scalable, secure Azure cloud architectures to host high-performance generative AI microservices. You will collaborate with AI/ML engineers and product managers to translate requirements into cost-efficient infrastructure and advanced auto-scaling patterns. You'll drive architectural innovation, optimize AKS/KEDA configurations, and lead observability and governance practices. This role offers impact across a global audit practice within a culture that values integrity and development. Compensation / Benefits * Design and implement scalable, secure Azure cloud architecture for AI microservices * Collaborate with AI/ML engineers and product managers to translate requirements into robust infrastructure * Evaluate and integrate Azure services and MLOps practices to improve performance and reliability * Architect and optimize AKS and KEDA for auto-scaling and LLM usage * Mentor engineering teams on infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and cloud governance * Develop monitoring/observability strategies to ensure high availability and verifiable performance * Uphold integrity and a respectful, professional work environment Tasks * Minimum eight years in cloud architecture, solution design, and infrastructure management in enterprise settings * Master's degree preferred; Bachelor's degree required * Expert-level Azure knowledge; hands-on AKS, KEDA, Azure Service Bus, Azure AI Search * Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert are highly preferred * Strong IaC experience; experience supporting AI/ML workloads (RAG pipelines, LLM serving) * Experience with agile methodologies and SDLC tools like Azure DevOps and Git; ability to build CI/CD pipelines * Excellent problem-solving and communication skills to lead technical discussions and translate requirements Key requirements * comprehensive benefits package * medical and dental plans * vision coverage * disability and life insurance * 401(k) plans * personal well-being benefits


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