Senior IT Architect, Cloud - BCG Platinion

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities.
BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963.
Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities.
Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change.
BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures-and business purpose.
We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

About BCG Platinion

BCG Platinion's presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America.
We achieve digital excellence for clients with sustained solutions to the most complex and time-sensitive challenges.
We guide clients into the future to push the status quo, overcome tech limitations, and enable our clients to go further in their digital journeys than ever before.
At BCG Platinion, we deliver business value through innovative use of technology at a rapid pace, transforming business, revolutionizing approaches, satisfying customers, and changing the game through Architecture, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Application, and Risk functions.
We balance vision with pragmatic paths to change, transforming strategies into leading-edge tech platforms at scale.

Practice Area

Founded in Germany in 2000, BCG Platinion adds deep technical expertise to the Boston Consulting Group's capabilities.
Today, our global presence includes offices in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Our North American team started in 2014, and in 2017, we acquired MAYA Design, a Pittsburgh-based digital design and innovation lab, to enhance our technology and design capabilities.

We support clients' digital transformation through technology, design, cybersecurity, and risk management & financial engineering.
Our interdisciplinary team of technical experts enables customized solutions and accelerates delivery of value via new business platforms, application consolidations, and major system implementations.

What You'll Do

As a Senior IT Architect, you will:

• Work closely with case team members to assess and coach clients' IT teams, define IT strategies, architecture solutions, and apply your technical expertise and understanding of business contexts.
• Own the delivery for specific project modules and develop technical concepts for those modules.
• Coach other project members and help lead other consultants in their work streams when possible.

As part of our team, you will work on various technology topics, applying your architectural consulting skills to strategic questions.
You will be supported by extensive training, including the same program as all BCG consultants, plus additional technology-specific training and mentoring to develop your skills.

What You'll Bring

Experience:

• Minimum of 6-8 years in cloud architecture, cloud strategy, technical project management, or technology consulting with a proven track record in leading IT implementation projects.
• Proficiency in Spanish (Mandatory).
• Fluency in English.

Technical Skills:

• Proficient in designing cloud architectures, including requirements gathering, conceptual and technical design, high availability, and disaster recovery scenarios.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance for cloud deployments, cloud lock-in avoidance strategies, and multi-cloud designs.
• Understanding of infrastructure automation, scalability, and cloud component sizing.
• Experience with major CSP portfolios of XaaS services.

Desirable Expertise:

• Familiarity with regulations and standards like DORA, GDPR, NIS2, and data sovereignty strategies.
• Experience in developing and enforcing cloud governance policies for cost, security, and resource optimization.
• Proficiency in implementing cloud security strategies, including continuous monitoring and threat detection tools.

Interpersonal & Leadership Skills:

• Analytical mindset to evaluate complex IT ecosystems and recommend optimizations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for stakeholder engagement.
• Leadership and mentorship experience guiding development teams and collaborating across departments.

Industry Experience:

• Proven experience in sectors such as Banking, Insurance, Energy, or Telecommunications, delivering tailored IT solutions.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics under law.
We also consider those with criminal histories in accordance with applicable laws.
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