Cloud Strategy and Design- Director

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Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity

When you join PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs) you step into a pivotal role focused on actively supporting various Acceleration Center services from Advisory to Assurance Tax and Business our innovative hubs youll engage in challenging projects and provide distinctive services to support client engagements through enhanced quality and innovation. Youll also participate in dynamic and digitally enabled training that is designed to grow your technical and professional skills.

As part of the Technology Strategy & Transformation team you will spearhead innovative cloud initiatives that drive strategic and operational excellence. As a Director you will set the strategic direction lead business development efforts and maintain impactful executive-level client relations making sure that PwCs reputation for quality and integrity remains paramount. This role offers the chance to collaborate with industry leaders mentor the next generation of talent and shape transformative solutions that enhance client satisfaction and drive business growth.

Responsibilities

- Drive innovative cloud initiatives to enhance operational effectiveness

- Establish and communicate the strategic vision for the team

- Cultivate executive-level client relationships to promote satisfaction

- Mentor emerging leaders and foster their professional growth

- Collaborate with industry experts to develop transformative solutions

- Identify market opportunities to support business development efforts

- Uphold the firms standards of quality and integrity in every engagement

- Promote a culture of teamwork and technological advancement

What You Must Have

- Bachelors Degree

- 16 years of experience

- Oral and written proficiency in English required

What Sets You Apart

- Bachelors or masters degree in Technology and Business Administration

- Highly desirable certifications in cloud platforms

- Demonstrating thorough knowledge in cloud transformation programs

- Excelling in cloud strategy and architecture design

- Leading cloud migration and optimization initiatives

- Collaborating with stakeholders for seamless execution

- Analyzing complex data sets for strategic insights

- Driving implementation of cloud governance frameworks

- Supporting thought leadership initiatives

Role: Director

Experience: 16 years

Job Description

As part of the TS&T team the incumbent will play an important rolein supportingPwC Canada engagements from Indiain driving the companysstrategic and operational initiatives implementing innovative solutions measuring results early and often and ensuring performance meets the desired targets.

The job responsibilities primarily involve spearheading our clients cloud initiatives. This includes establishing a detailed cloud strategy design of secure scalable and cost-effective cloud environments development of application migration strategies the assurance of seamless integration with legacy systems and the definition of cloud operating model.

Position Requirements:

Knowledge preferred

PwCs Technology Strategy & Transformation practice is aimed at providing client solutions that are directly related to the CIO/CTO managing/transforming business functions providing diligence with respect to technologies involved and supporting cloud transformation projects. We are looking for candidates with experience and skillset in two or more of the following areas:

Cloud Strategy:

• Conduct thorough business cases to understand the cost-benefit analysis for cloud modernization scenarios along with building financial models for ROI / TCO analysis.

oEvaluate and classify applications for cloud migration and establish R-Lane and wave plan strategies for efficient migration.

• Evaluate and select appropriate cloud services and solutions based on specific business requirements.

oCollaborate with stakeholders to ensure seamless alignment and execution of migration activities.

• Cloud Architecture:

oDesign secure resilient and scalable cloud architectures for infrastructure and cloud-native applications.

• Knowledge of containerization technologies and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.

oFamiliarity with various integration patterns to seamlessly connect cloud with legacy systems.

oShowcase expertise in at least one major hyperscalers services such as AWS Azure or GCP.

• Cloud Landing Zone and Environment Design:

oArchitect and design cloud landing zones that establish a secure and scalable foundation for cloud environments.

oDefine and implement best practices for access control identity and access management and network security within the cloud environment.

oIncorporate cost optimization strategies into cloud environment designs such as rightsizing instances and utilizing reserved instances or savings plans.

• Cloud FinOps and Operating Model:

oFormulate cloud operating models to streamline the management and operations of cloud environments.

oDefine clear roles and responsibilities establish governance frameworks select appropriate tooling and develop operational processes.

oImplement cost optimization strategies such as rightsizing instances leveraging spot instances and using cost monitoring and alerting tools.

DevOps Knowledge:

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools encompassing continuous integration continuous delivery and infrastructure as code.
• Experience with popular DevOps tools such as Jenkins Git Docker Kubernetes and Ansible.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and methodologies and the ability to implement them effectively in a cloud environment.

Skills & Responsibilities

The incumbent should be able to demonstrate thorough knowledge in supporting cloud transformation programs through the design and implementation of cloud strategy migration and operations:

Act as a trusted subject matter expert on cloud strategy providing guidance recommendations and expertise to stakeholders.

Collaborate closely with Architecture and Application Development teams to establish and enforce cloud standards best practices and roadmap capabilities.

Conduct assessments of existing cloud environments analyzing architecture configurations and resource utilization.

Identify opportunities for cloud optimization cost reduction and performance improvement with thorough analysis and evaluation of cloud services and technologies.

Drive the implementation of cloud governance frameworks ensuring compliance with security standards regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

Evaluate and select cloud service providers and vendors based on specific business requirements and long-term goals.

Facilitate workshops interviews and meetings with key stakeholders to gather valuable information and insights.

Present findings recommendations and implementation plans to clients in a clear and persuasive manner.

Provide guidance and support during the implementation phase working closely with client teams to ensure the successful execution of cloud initiatives.

Support the creation of RFPs and proposal responses contribute to practice development activities and provide support for thought leadership initiatives.

Requirements

16 years of experience as a cloud consultant designing developing and delivering technology solutions for customers.

Strong expertise in core cloud services including storage networking firewalls DNS databases applications data analytics compute and container services.

Strong familiarity leading cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform AWS Azure and other progressive cloud/container vendors.

Demonstrated proficiency in design patterns architecture best practices cost optimization strategies and delivering purpose-built solutions.

Experience in designing and implementing on-premises hybrid and multi-cloud solutions.

Proven experience in preparing cost estimations business case and financial models for cloud solutions.

Expertise in cloud migration strategies and familiarity with commonly used tools for migration.

Strong analytical skills with the ability to effectively interpret and analyze complex data sets.

Excellent problem-solving abilities keen attention to detail and a strategic mindset.

Proficiency in utilizing analytical tools and software including Excel PowerPoint and data visualization tools.

Ability to lead teams in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.

Ability to develop proposal approaches pricing structures and assemble teams.

Qualifications

Bachelors or masters degree preferably with a specialization in Technology and Business Administration.

16 years of relevant experience preferably in the consulting or technology function of various industries with a strong focus on cloud technologies.

Highly desirable certifications in cloud platforms such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect.

Travel Requirements

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