Blockchain Architect - Operate

Summary

What will your typical day look like?

• Define and own the target architecture for enterprise blockchain and digital asset platforms.
• Design smart contract architectures, governance frameworks, and permission models.
• Establish privacy, security, and confidentiality standards for blockchain solutions.
• Define enterprise integration patterns between blockchain platforms and existing applications.
• Lead architecture reviews and technical decision-making across the program.
• Evaluate blockchain technologies, vendors, and emerging industry trends.
• Design wallet, custody, key management, and digital asset infrastructure solutions.
• Develop architecture standards, reference architectures, and technical roadmaps.
• Produce architecture decision records and technical design documentation.
• Mentor development and infrastructure teams while providing technical leadership.
• Engage with stakeholders to communicate technical concepts, risks, and recommendations.

About the team

This is your opportunity to work in Operate at Deloitte. Operate services harness the latest technologies, talent, and capabilities from all over the world to deliver ongoing outcomes and client value. We do more than traditional business process outsourcing. We do more than just “keeping the lights on.” We work shoulder-to-shoulder with clients and their customers, constantly adapting to the pace of change, to ideate, innovate, and embed continuous advantage at the heart of their operations. And we do it with the kind of drive and passion that comes from loving what you do—and who you do it with.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

You are someone with these required skills, experience & qualifications:

• 8+ years of software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture experience.
• 3+ years of blockchain or distributed ledger technology experience.
• Deep expertise in Ethereum and EVM-based architecture.
• Experience with Hyperledger Besu, Quorum, or similar enterprise blockchain platforms.
• Expert-level understanding of Solidity and smart contract architecture.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, consensus mechanisms, and fault-tolerant architectures.
• Experience designing blockchain security and privacy solutions.
• Experience with digital asset custody, wallet infrastructure, MPC, or HSM technologies.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers.
• Experience preparing architecture documentation, standards, and governance artifacts.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and executive stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline.

It would be great for you to have some of these nice to haves as well:

• TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification.
• Experience with tokenization platforms and digital asset ecosystems.
• Experience with cross-chain interoperability solutions.
• Knowledge of zero-knowledge proofs, confidential transactions, and privacy-enhancing technologies.
• Experience supporting large-scale digital asset or blockchain transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with settlement networks, digital payments, or financial market infrastructure.
• Experience evaluating blockchain vendors, products, and emerging protocols.
• Experience working within highly regulated enterprise environments.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $84,000 - $175,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.