AI Engineer Cloud Platforms

Company Description

You’ll join Technology & Transformation in Wellington as a Cloud Platform Engineer, where you’ll  work with clients to shape, change and influence the way New Zealand's most recognisable companies work. 

Here, you’ll do meaningful work with talented people while building a career shaped around your ambitions. As New Zealand's leading professional services firm, we combine local expertise with global capability to create impact that matters for our clients, communities and country. 

We invest in our people through learning, development and professional growth opportunities, while offering flexibility and wellbeing support to help you thrive both professionally and personally. No matter your career stage, you'll be part of a values-led organisation committed to inclusion, innovation and making an impact that matters. 

Our people benefit from: 

• Flexible ways of working 

• Ongoing learning, development and career progression 

• Support for professional qualifications and certifications 

• Wellbeing initiatives and employee support programmes 

• Additional leave and community impact opportunities 

• An inclusive and collaborative culture where you can be yourself 

Job Description

Join Deloitte's Engineering team and help build the next generation of generative and agentic AI solutions for our people and clients. 

You'll engineer, deploy and support AI-powered applications across cloud platforms and enterprise environments, working with leading technologies, foundation models and modern engineering practices. 

Why join us? 

• Build real-world generative and agentic AI solutions that create measurable impact. 

• Work in a fast-paced, technology-led team focused on innovation and delivery. 

• Develop your expertise across AI engineering, cloud platforms and enterprise technologies. 

• Collaborate with experienced AI leaders, engineers and consultants on complex challenges. 

About the Role 

As a Cloud Platform Engineer within our Engineering team, you'll design, build and deploy generative and agentic AI solutions across cloud and enterprise platforms. 

You'll work across the AI Delivery Lifecycle (AI-DLC), from architecture and engineering through to deployment and optimisation. This includes developing multi-agent workflows, integrating enterprise data sources and building AI capabilities that help our teams and clients work smarter. 

You'll gain exposure to a diverse range of industries, technologies and business challenges while working alongside Deloitte's AI specialists, directors and partners to accelerate your technical and professional growth. 

A week in the life 

You will: 

• Design, build and deploy generative and agentic AI solutions from concept through to production. 

• Partner with clients and Deloitte teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. 

• Develop and optimise AI applications, workflows and integrations across cloud and enterprise platforms. 

• Apply engineering best practices including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, security and responsible AI. 

• Create and apply reusable assets, accelerators and reference architectures to scale AI delivery. 

• Support proposal development, project delivery and stakeholder engagement across client engagements. 

• Stay at the forefront of AI, continuously building your expertise and sharing knowledge with the wider team. 

Qualifications

About You 

You will bring: 

• Experience in a consulting, professional services or technology environment in an engineering, architecture or technical consulting role. 

• Maintaining a high level of continuous learning in the latest tools and processes available in market, particularly with regards to engineering and delivery of generative and agentic AI technologies. 

• Proven experience delivering cloud-native solutions using platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP. 

• Hands-on experience designing and deploying generative AI, agentic AI or intelligent automation solutions. 

• The ability to translate business requirements into pragmatic technical solutions. 

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work directly with clients. 

• A collaborative mindset, curiosity for emerging technologies and a passion for continuous learning. 

Additional Information

Additional Information 

Making an impact that matters, together: 

Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do. Living these values is essential to ensuring everyone feels included at work and able to reach their full potential. For us to succeed and thrive as an organisation, we understand the importance of creating a culture where diverse perspectives matter and where everyone is given an equal opportunity to thrive, grow and make an impact that matters. 

You can find out more about our recruitment process here. 

To be considered for this role, you must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

 For this permanent position you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, healthcare insurance subsidy, and mobile phone benefit. Flex-working available in a 37.5 hour work week and a range of other benefits that you would expect from one of the world's leading professional services brands.  

Does this sound like the sort of role and organisation for you? Then apply now 

Join us. But be you. At Deloitte, you’ll do more than just join something, you’ll add something.  You’ve found a place that values your curiosity, passion, and desire to work alongside brilliant people on the things that really matter. There really is only one question: What impact do YOU want to make? . 

We believe the strongest teams are made up of diverse individuals and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that women and individuals from under-represented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all criteria. If you're passionate about this role and believe you have the skills, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience, ideal working hours or qualifications aren't a perfect match.

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