Azure Cloud Architect- Manager
A career within Microsoft Consulting services, will provide the opportunity to help our clients evaluate their supporting technologies needed to engage effectively with their customers, supply chain and employees. We contribute to PwC's value proposition of strategy led and technology enabled by aligning our Advisory industry focus with Microsoft's key technologies such as Dynamics AX, Dynamics365, Office365, Azure and Business Intelligence Analytics.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.
As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
- Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
- Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
- Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
- Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
- Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
- Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
- Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
- Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
- Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
- Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
- Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
Job Requirements and Preferences :
Basic Qualifications :
Minimum Degree Required :
Bachelor Degree
Minimum Years of Experience :
8 year(s)
Certification(s) Required :
Certification in Dynamics AX / 365 F&O Trade and Logistics
Certification in at least one other Dynamics 365 F&O module
Required Knowledge and Skills :
Demonstrates extensive-level, abilities success with managing the identification and addressing of client needs including:
- Validating the solutions created adhere to the client's technical architecture standards;
- Promoting the incorporation of appropriate Azure services into the design of solutions;
- Designing and implement enterprise-wide scalable and highly available Azure-based solutions;
- Collaborating with analysts and designers in the development and establishment of new cloud programs and applications;
- Defining and developing cloud reference architectures;
- Training and mentor cloud engineers, helping them grow their technical abilities and business acumen; and,
- Participating in recruiting and interview activities for new hires into the practice.
Preferred Qualifications :
Certification(s) Preferred :
Azure Architecture
Preferred Knowledge/Skills :
Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader by using the following tools:
- Cloud Strategy, Architecture, and Migrations;
- Azure-native Resilience (e.g., VM Availability Sets / Zones, Paired Regions, Storage Geo-Replication)
- Cloud Disaster Recovery methods and Tools;
- Azure Subscriptions, Management Groups, and Policy-as-code;
- Azure Security and Identity services (e.g., Security Center, Azure Active Directory, RBAC, NSGs / ASGs);
- Azure Networking services (e.g., VNETs, Load Balancers, Front Door, ExpressRoute, Traffic Manager, Content Delivery Network);
- DevOps practices, CI/CD Pipelines, and related tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Ansible, Terraform, Docker);
- Cloud Automation and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, PowerShell, ARM, Azure Automation);
- Azure Compute, Database, and Storage technologies (e.g., VMs, Web Apps, AKS, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB);
- Azure PaaS services (e.g., Data Factory, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management, Azure Functions);
- Cloud Infrastructure logging and monitoring (cloud-native or 3rd-party vendor solutions); and,
- Traditional On-Premises Infrastructure technologies (e.g., virtualization, storage, networking).