Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Technology

Specialism

Technology Strategy

Management Level

Director

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in infrastructure focus on designing and implementing robust, secure IT systems that support business operations. They enable the smooth functioning of networks, servers, and data centres to optimise performance and minimise downtime.

Those in site reliability engineering at PwC will focus on enabling the reliability, scalability, and performance of organisational technology infrastructure. This will include working to automate processes, monitor systems, and resolve incidents to maintain a seamless user experience.

Meaningful workyou’llbe part of

As a Director, Cloud Architecture & Engineering,you’llwork as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve business issues, deliver high-quality client service and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- 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’scloud firstvision.
- You willbe responsible fordesigning and governingenterprise gradecloud architectures while also driving advisory engagements, leading teams, strengthening client relationships, and contributing to the innovation pipeline forcloud-basedsolutions and assets.
- This role requires a seasoned cloud leader who canoperatefluently across business strategy,



contemporary cloud architectures, andhands-ontechnical depth—while mentoring teams and influencing both internal and client executives.

Cloud Architecture & Engineering Leadership

- Lead the design, governance, and implementation ofend-to-endcloud architectures aligned to business goals and industry best practices.
- Architect scalable, secure, andcost optimizedcloud 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 usingInfrastructure-as-Code(Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, ARM, etc.).
- Providetechnical guidance on compute, storage, networking, security, identity, data services, and DevOps tooling.

Cloud Advisory & Client Engagement

- Serve as a trusted advisor toexecutive-levelstakeholders, 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.

Practice & Team Leadership

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

Innovation, Delivery & Thought Leadership

- Lead technical innovation cycles to evaluate, test, andshowcasenew cloud technologies, tools, and architectures.
- Drive andparticipateinhands-oncloud prototyping,labbing, and solution validation.
- Develop technical demos,asset-drivensolutions, andmarket-alignedaccelerators.
- 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.

Experiences and skillsyou’lluse to solve

Technical Expertise

- Extensive experience in cloud architecture and engineering across AWS (primary), Azure, and/or GCP.
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, microservices, serverless architectures, and modern DevOps practices.
- Hands-on experience withIa

📌 Cloud Architecture (Canada)
🏢 PwC
📍 Canada