Director, Cloud Architecture & Engineering

You will play a pivotal leadership role at the intersection of cloud strategy, architecture, engineering, and client engagement.

This role combines deep technical cloudexpertisewith strategic leadership, practice development, and team coaching.

You will shape and scale cloud capabilities, guide clients through complex transformation journeys, and help drive PwC’scloudfirstvision.

You willbe responsible fordesigning and governingenterprisegradecloud architectures while also driving advisory engagements, leading teams, strengthening client relationships, and contributing to the innovation pipeline forcloudbasedsolutions and assets.

This role requires a seasoned cloud leader who canoperatefluently across business strategy, modern cloud architectures, andhandsontechnical depth—while mentoring teams and influencing both internal and client executives.

Lead the design, governance, and implementation ofendtoendcloud architectures aligned to business goals and industry best practices.

Architect scalable, secure, andcostoptimizedcloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Develop cloud foundation blueprints, reference architectures, and reusable patterns.

Oversee the design and optimization of Kubernetes platforms (EKS, AKS, GKE) and containerized environments.

Guide the development and automation of cloud infrastructure using

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Code(Terraform, Cloud Formation, AWS CDK, ARM, etc.).

Providetechnical guidance on compute, storage, networking, security, identity, data services, and Dev Ops tooling.

Serve as a trusted advisor toexecutivelevelstakeholders, helping them define and execute cloud strategies and operating models.

Assess existing environments, develop modernization roadmaps, and oversee cloud migration programs.

Lead proposal creation, solutioning activities, statements of work, and client presentations.

Communicate complex technical concepts to nontechnical audiences clearly and effectively.

Identifyand prioritize client usecases, andtranslate business requirements into architectural approaches and execution plans.

Build, lead, and mentor teams of cloud architects, engineers, and technical specialists.

Foster a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and cloud innovation.

Recruit and grow diverse technical talent, ensuring strong career development and retention.

Collaborate with practice leadership to define strategic direction, emerging offerings, andgotomarketassets.

Lead initiatives that strengthen practice foundations: capability models, delivery frameworks, accelerators, patterns, and reusable assets.

Lead technical innovation cycles to evaluate, test, andshowcasenew cloud technologies, tools, and architectures.

Drive andparticipateinhandsoncloud prototyping,labbing, and solution validation.

Develop technical demos,assetdrivensolutions, andmarketalignedaccelerators.

Present at internal and external events, contributing to PwC’s thought leadership presence.

Maintain active engagement with cloud provider alliances and product engineering teams to share early insights and influence product evolution.

Extensive experience in cloud architecture and engineering across AWS (primary), Azure, and/or GCP.

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