Cloud Platform Delivery Lead - AWS: Senior Manager

Specialty/Competency: Product Innovation

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Time Type: Full time

Travel Requirements: Up to 80%

At PwC, our people in integration and platform architecture focus on designing and implementing seamless integration solutions and robust platform architectures for clients. They enable efficient data flow and optimise technology infrastructure for enhanced business performance.

Those in solution architecture at PwC will design and implement innovative technology solutions to meet clients' business needs. You will leverage your experience in analysing requirements, developing technical designs to enable the successful delivery of solutions.

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.

Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.

Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.

Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.

Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.

Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.

Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.

Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

The Opportunity

As part of the Cloud Business Group team you are expected to lead one or more teams to deliver overall solution architecture. As a Senior Manager you are expected to lead large projects and innovate processes, focusing on achieving results and maintaining operational excellence. You are expected to interact with clients at a senior level and drive overall project success, leveraging your influence, knowledge, and network to deliver quality results. You are expected to motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems, and apply sound judgment, recognizing when to take action and when to escalate.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more teams to deliver overall solution architecture

• Guide large projects and drive process innovation

• Maintain operational excellence while engaging with clients at a senior level

• Build trust with multi-level teams and stakeholders through transparent communication

• Motivate and coach teams to address complex challenges

• Contribute to the overall success of the firm

• Foster an environment that encourages professional growth and innovation

• Secure the successful execution of client projects

What You Must Have

• 7 years of experience

• Bachelor's degree or in lieu of a degree, demonstrating three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college

What Sets You Apart

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer and Information Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Analytics, Business Analytics preferredPreferred Knowledge/Skills

Demonstrates extensive ability to provide end-to-end delivery leadership and technical direction for AWS-based platforms and cloud migration initiatives, including managing delivery across multiple parallel AWS workstreams (e.g., six to seven concurrent workstreams). Demonstrates the ability to make informed technical decisions, identify delivery risks, evaluate trade-offs, and implement mitigation plans in collaboration with engineering teams and stakeholders.

Demonstrates extensive ability to lead large-scale cloud migration and modernization initiatives within AWS environments, including defining and applying migration patterns such as rehosting, replatforming, and refactoring. Demonstrates the ability to manage migration sequencing, dependency planning, cutover strategies, and operational readiness to support stable production outcomes.

Demonstrates extensive knowledge of AWS architecture and hands-on technical execution across services such as virtual networking, identity and access management, container orchestration, compute services, serverless functions, relational databases, load balancing, domain name services, and observability tooling. Demonstrates the ability to design, implement, and validate architecture decisions through hands-on technical contribution and technical review.

Demonstrates extensive ability to architect, operate, and evolve Kubernetes-based container platforms using Amazon EKS, including cluster design, networking, ingress and traffic management, autoscaling strategies, security controls, and multi-account or multi-environment isolation models.

Demonstrates extensive ability to design, build, and evolve internal developer platforms that integrate continuous integration and delivery pipelines, infrastructure as code, container platforms, security controls, and service ownership models. Demonstrates the ability to implement workflow orchestration solutions that support provisioning, deployment, and operational automation.

Demonstrates extensive ability to design, build, and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, including reusable workflows and GitOps-based deployment patterns using tools such as GitHub Actions and ArgoCD or Flux. Demonstrates the ability to define standardized, self-service development workflows that reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and enhance developer productivity.

Demonstrates extensive ability to develop and govern infrastructure as code solutions using tools such as CloudFormation and Terraform, including the creation and maintenance of reusable modules. Demonstrates the ability to enforce infrastructure standards, embed security and compliance controls, and review code changes to ensure quality, correctness, and adherence to governance requirements.

Demonstrates extensive ability to contribute as a hands-on engineer by developing proof-of-concept solutions, reference implementations, platform automation, and integration components using programming languages such as Python and Go. Demonstrates the ability to apply engineering best practices, including unit testing, maintainable code design, and disciplined source control practices.

Demonstrates extensive knowledge of cloud security, networking, and reliability practices within AWS environments, including identity and access management, network segmentation, secrets management, encryption mechanisms, resilience patterns, and operational best practices. Demonstrates the ability to design secure, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions aligned to security, compliance, and operational requirements.

Demonstrates extensive ability to lead and mentor engineering team members by providing technical guidance, coaching, and ongoing feedback. Demonstrates the ability to establish and uphold engineering standards, conduct architecture and code reviews, and support continuous improvement in technical practices across teams through leadership by example.

The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $280,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link:

As PwC is an?equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.?

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