PwC Looking for MCS-Cloud Solution Architect- Senior Manager at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Managed Services

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Advisory Acceleration Centre is the natural extension of PwC’s leading class global delivery capabilities. We provide premium, cost effective, high quality services that support process quality and delivery capability in support for client engagements.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.

Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.

Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.

Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.

Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.

Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.

Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.

Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.

Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.

Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

Solution Architect

Solution Architecture Team is composed of hands-on architects who work with our clients to design and deliver systems for complex custom projects using the latest technologies, and to build applications that transcend today’s digital world and fundamentally enable change for our clients’ businesses.

• Construct total solutioning proposal including USP (Unique Selling Point) of offering and pricing, high level scope of both functional and technical requirements, data and security blueprint, resources planning and timeline during pre-sales stage;
• Design and deliver complex cross-domain solutions encompassing a rich variety of technologies and using a mixture of agile and planned methods to provide innovative solutions to address clients’ needs;
• Work with internal teams client technical teams, client executives, and partners to manage and deliver successful solutions during implementation stage;
• Participate in or to drive deep architectural discussions to build trust and rapport with clients during implementation stage;
• Work as a trusted technical advisor to clients and project members to solve complex technical challenges, and establish credibility & build deep relationships with senior technical individuals within client organization.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess strong technical knowledge in software architecture, have breadth across technology stacks with deep hands on skills, and be passionate about working with customers to help build cloud solutions.

• Effective project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work well with a cross-functional and geographically dispersed team and customer base
• Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives and IT Management
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, create technical definition around customer objectives in complex situations, develop solution strategies, motivate & mobilize resources, and deliver results
• Experience / Knowledge on Enterprise Architecture methodology such as “The Open Group Architecture framework” TOGAF is a plus (but not mandatory)
• Technical degree or equivalent experience required; Computer Science background desired
• 5+ years design & implementation experience on complex, large scale distributed applications

Systems design experience, with the ability to architect or explain complex systems interactions

• Broad architecture skills, covering application, infrastructure, data and integration
• Sound understanding and experience of contemporary paradigms, such as Cloud, DevOps and Agile
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
• Experience in client service role would be advantageous

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrate experience in writing software in one or more languages, such as Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, Microservices, Event Driven, or other Cloud Native experience
• Demonstrate working knowledge of container technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker), services, and cloud PAAS components
• Demonstrate experience with different database technologies (e.g. SQL database(s), NoSQL such as MongoDB, Hadoop, Redis, etc.)
• Demonstrate experience with scalable networking technologies (e.g. Load Balancers, Firewalls) and good understanding and knowledge of monitoring tools and KPI’s

Senior Manager – – 5+ years design & implementation experience on complex, large scale distributed applications Systems design experience, with the ability to architect or explain complex systems interactions

Director – – 8+ years design & implementation experience on complex, large scale distributed applications Systems design experience, with the ability to architect or explain complex systems interactions

Managing Director – 12+ years design & implementation experience on complex, large scale distributed applications Systems design experience, with the ability to architect or explain complex systems interactions

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:
Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

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Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

June 30, 2022