Director, Global Cloud Platform Engineering Lead
KPMG
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Charlotte, NC · Posted October 23, 2026
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Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Seramount, Fair360 and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.
KPMG is currently seeking a Director, Global Cloud Platform Engineering Lead to join our Global Digital Group which is part of KPMG International.
Responsibilities:
• Lead the engineering, development, and end-to-end lifecycle of a multi-cloud platform portfolio, including managed and self-managed IaaS and PaaS services and regional AI compute hosting
• Drive the transition from manual, ticket-based workflows to automated self-service provisioning using Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, secure interfaces, and API integrations
• Architect and support secure innovation sandbox environments for rapid prototyping, emerging technology evaluation, and the transition of successful proofs of concept into production
• Direct microservices-based automation that connects cloud platform services with enterprise SaaS solutions while establishing reusable patterns aligned with security and governance standards
• Mentor, coach, and develop a cross-functional team of cloud and platform engineers while fostering product-centric design, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment
Qualifications:
• Minimum fifteen years of recent experience in IT, software development, or infrastructure engineering, including at least five years leading platform engineering or cloud infrastructure teams
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, software engineering, information technology, or a related field, or twenty years of relevant work experience required
• Experience leading a transition from siloed, manual IT service delivery to an automated, productized self-service platform model, including automated provisioning and developer-centric portals
• Experience designing multi-cloud platforms, developer sandboxes, microservices, SaaS API integrations, and secure automation using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
• Experience coaching cloud engineers and aligning platform roadmaps with global security, risk management, governance, DevSecOps, and automated compliance requirements
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)
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