IN_Senior Manager_Application Architect_D&A_Advisory_PAN India

<p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Cambria;font-size:medium;"><b>Job Description & Summary: </b></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Cambria;font-size:medium;">PwC India is seeking a highly skilled Application Architect (Multi-Cloud) with hands-on experience in designing, architecting, and implementing enterprise-grade cloud solutions across multiple cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This is a technical leadership role focused on developing scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective cloud architectures that enable digital transformation, application modernization, and business innovation across enterprise environments.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><b><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><b><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Job Position Title</span></b><span style="font-family:Cambria;">: IN_Senior Manager_Application Architect_</span></span><span style="color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:Cambria;font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;">D&A_</span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Cambria;font-size:medium;">Advisory_PAN India</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Cambria;font-size:medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Cambria;font-size:medium;"><b>Responsibilities:</b></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Design and implement enterprise-wide multi-cloud architecture solutions across Azure, AWS, and GCP environments.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Lead cloud transformation and application modernization initiatives, including cloud-native, microservices, serverless, and container-based architectures.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Architect highly available, scalable, resilient, and secure applications aligned with business and technology strategies.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Define cloud governance frameworks, architectural standards, design principles, and best practices for multi-cloud environments.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Collaborate with business stakeholders, development teams, security teams, and infrastructure teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and DevOps practices to enable automated deployments and cloud operations.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Evaluate and recommend cloud services, platforms, tools, and technologies to optimize performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Drive cloud security, compliance, networking, identity management, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Develop architecture blueprints, reference architectures, solution design documents, and technology roadmaps.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the application lifecycle from architecture design to deployment and support.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Cambria;font-size:medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Cambria;font-size:medium;"><b>Mandatory skill sets:</b></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Hands-on experience in designing and implementing multi-cloud architectures across Azure, AWS, and/or GCP.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Strong expertise in cloud-native architecture patterns, microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and serverless computing.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and AKS/EKS/GKE.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ARM Templates, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Strong understanding of cloud networking, security architecture, identity and access management (IAM), and Zero Trust principles.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Experience with DevOps and CI/CD tools including Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar platforms.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Knowledge of application integration patterns, API management, messaging systems, and enterprise integration frameworks.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Experience in designing highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster recovery-enabled cloud solutions.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Strong expertise in cloud cost optimization, performance tuning, monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Working knowledge of modern application development frameworks and programming languages such as Java, .NET, Python, Node.js, or Go.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Strong understanding of cloud governance, compliance frameworks, and enterprise architecture methodologies.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Cambria;font-size:medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Cambria;font-size:medium;"><b>Preferred skill sets:</b></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Cloud certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, or Google Professional Cloud Architect.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or similar methodologies.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Knowledge of FinOps practices and cloud financial management.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Experience with hybrid cloud and edge computing architectures.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Exposure to AI/ML, Data Engineering, or Analytics platforms deployed in cloud ecosystems.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Experience working in consulting, large-scale digital transformation, or enterprise modernization programs.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><b><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><b><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Years of experience required</span></b><span style="font-family:Cambria;">: 12-15 Years </span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><b><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><b><span style="font-family:Cambria;">Education qualification</span></b><span style="font-family:Cambria;">: BE, B.Tech, MCA, M.Tech, MBA</span></span></p>