Cloud Solution Architect Manager

About the role

PwC Southeast Asia Consulting is looking for a Cloud Solution Architect Manager to represent PwC as workstream lead for cloud architecture and engineering. The role works with customers to move from their current infrastructure, applications, databases and APIs to a future cloud state, acting as the technical cloud subject matter expert and leading the migration engineering team.

Key responsibilities

• Represent PwC in delivery as workstream lead for cloud architecture and engineering
• Work with customers to understand their current state and define the future cloud state
• Own architecture design and planning, and deliver hands-on implementation
• Craft cloud strategy, run cloud migration assessments and present outcomes
• Manage the migration engineering team, drive meetings and reviews, advise engineers and do hands-on work when needed
• Prepare, review and present documentation
• Mentor juniors and build a team
• Take part in pre-sales and proposal development
• Advise customers on best practices and standards, and engage in cloud conversations with public sector and financial institutions across Southeast Asia

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or foreign equivalent
• Minimum 10 years of experience implementing private, public or hybrid cloud solutions, with at least five cloud implementation cycles (migration or greenfield)
• Experience designing multi-cloud services
• Strong Linux/Unix and/or Windows administration background
• Understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP) and application stacks
• Knowledge of cloud security controls and network boundary controls
• Understanding of agile software development and DevOps concepts
• Scripting in Python, Java, JavaScript and/or C#.NET
• Enterprise Architect certification is an added advantage; Microsoft Azure Solution Architect Expert, AWS Solution Architect Professional or Government Commercial Cloud certification preferred

Required skills

• AWS and Azure cloud concepts and hands-on experience, including Infrastructure as Code
• Cloud-native patterns, container management and cloud computing capabilities
• Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Azure Resource Manager, Bicep, CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, Chef and Puppet

The role is open to candidates available for work visa sponsorship and requires government clearance.