AWS Cloud Delivery Principal at Slalom, LLC in Walnut Creek, California

Job Description:

AWS Cloud Delivery Principal




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This is a role aligned to our NorCal local market and candidates must be based in/or within commutable distance of the greater San Francisco Bay area***




Who You'll Work With



As a modernized technology company, our Slalom Technologists are disrupting the market and bringing to life the art of the possible for our clients. We have passion for building strategies, solutions and creative products to help our clients solve their most complex and interesting business problems. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds and emerging technologies.


As a leader of our Platform Engineering team in our NorCal market, you will be an integral part of the team responsible for crafting and delivering creative cloud solutions for our clients. Your duties will include designing, building, and automating cost-effective, resilient, and secure cloud-based applications, as well as migration & modernization of existing workloads to public clouds.



What You'll Do

• Lead a team of Cloud & Platform engineering consultants towards high-quality and high-value delivery.


• Provide strategic guidance and technical expertise on cloud architecture, design, development, deployment, and operations.


• Identify and assess client needs, challenges, and opportunities, and propose innovative and cost-effective cloud solutions.


• Mentor and coach junior cloud consultants and engineers and foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture.


• Participate in pre-sales activities and manage revenue on sold work.


• Stay updated on the latest trends, best practices, and technologies in the cloud domain, and share knowledge and insights with internal and external audiences.


• Support business development activities, such as proposal writing, presentation delivery, and contract negotiation including working with partners.


• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior executives, business owners, and technical teams.


• Lead and manage complex cloud transformation projects for clients across various industries and domains.


• Gather technical requirements, assess client capabilities, and analyze findings to provide appropriate solution recommendations and adoption strategies.


• Architect solutions across a variety of languages, ensuring the ability to work across various programming environments and tackle complex technical challenges.

What You'll Bring

• At least 10 years of experience in IT consulting, with at least 5 years of experience in architecting and delivering cloud-based solutions in various industries.


• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience within the AWS ecosystem, including experience with MAP (Migration and Modernization Acceleration Program), with secondary experience in GCP or Azure, ensuring comprehensive cloud solutions across multiple platforms.


• Proficient in cloud-native technologies, such as Kubernetes, containers, microservices, serverless, DevSecOps, CI/CD, etc.


• Prior experience in software development with Golang, Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, ideally with additional experience with Java (or any object-oriented language), React (or any front-end facing language).


• Proficient in infrastructure & operations, such as Active Directory, networking, storage management, performance tuning, capacity planning, cost optimization, and IT budgeting.


• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.


• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in a client-facing environment.


• A curious mindset and ability to work in ambiguous environments.


• Experience in developing solution offerings or accelerators in a consulting environment strongly preferred.


• Prior people management experience.

About Us



Slalom is a next-generation professional services company creating value at the intersection of business, technology, and humanity. With our fiercely human approach, we deeply understand our customers-and their customers-to deliver practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact. Backed by over 700 technology partners, our nearly 12,000 team members in eight countries and 49 offices help people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all.We're honored to be consistently recognized as a great place to work, including being one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For nine years running. Learn more at slalom.com.



Compensation and Benefits



Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.


Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.The base salary pay range is $145,000 - $225,000 and the targeted base salary range is $170,000 - $200,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.Actual compensation will depend upon an individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.



EEO and Accommodations


Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process. Apply Now