Assurance - Financial Markets - Azure Cloud Data Architect - Manager

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Assurance

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in finance consulting specialise in providing consulting services related to financial management and strategy. These individuals analyse client needs, develop financial solutions, and offer guidance and support to help clients optimise their financial performance, improve decision-making, and achieve their financial goals.

As a finance consulting generalist at PwC, you will possess a broad understanding of various aspects of finance consulting. Your work will involve providing comprehensive guidance and support to clients in optimising their financial performance, improving decision-making, and achieving their financial goals. You will be responsible for analysing client needs, developing financial solutions, and offering recommendations tailored to specific business requirements.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Role Overview: We are seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Data Architect - Manager to lead the design, deployment, and delivery of cutting-edge Azure Data Platforms for businesses, ensuring alignment with their overall IT landscape and long-term strategic goals. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in architecting end-to-end Azure data solutions and be responsible for guiding teams, developing strategy roadmaps, and supporting project delivery. This role requires hands-on expertise with Azure services and strong leadership to mentor team members and work closely with clients to deliver impactful data solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Leadership and Management:

Lead and manage end-to-end Azure Data Platform projects from inception to delivery.

Oversee and support the delivery team’s outputs, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical standards.

Mentor and provide hands-on guidance to junior team members, promoting continuous learning and improvement.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project outcomes.

2. Solutions Architecture:

Architect, design, and implement scalable Azure Data Platforms, including Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, Lakehouses, and analytics pipelines.

Ensure that the architecture aligns with the client's broader technological landscape and long-term goals.

Utilize services such as Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Database, and Azure DevOps to build robust solutions.

Develop Infrastructure as Code to automate deployments and ensure consistency in implementation.

Client Engagement and Strategy:

Work with clients to understand their business needs and define data technology strategies and roadmaps.

Provide technical consultation to translate business requirements into reporting and data analytics functionalities.

Address customer queries and issues in a timely manner, ensuring client satisfaction and project success.

4. Technical Oversight and Quality Assurance:

Ensure the enforcement of technical architecture, documentation standards, policies, and procedures.

Maintain and stay updated on new and emerging Azure data technologies to drive innovation in solutions.

Provide accurate and complete technical architectural documentation to guide the implementation.

Analyze, resolve, and optimize existing Azure Data Platforms to enhance performance and capabilities.

Follow project work plans to meet functionality requirements, timelines, and objectives.

5. Subject Matter Expertise:

Stay current with Azure advancements and best practices to ensure cutting-edge solutions.

Assist in scoping, estimation, and task planning for new projects.

Share knowledge on data modeling, design, and implementation strategies to enhance team capabilities.

Required Experience and Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in architecting, designing, and implementing Azure Data Solutions.

• Strong expertise in Azure Data Services, including but not limited to:

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

Azure SQL Database

Azure Data Factory

Azure Stream Analytics

Azure Blob Storage

Azure Cosmos DB

Azure DevOps

• Proven experience in building and scaling Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, and Data

Pipelines.

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and automated deployments.

• Strong communication skills to work with business experts and translate business needs

into technical solutions.

• Ability to mentor and guide technical teams, ensuring high-quality output.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Data Science, Information Technology,

or related fields.

• Azure Architect certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert)

preferred.

• Demonstrated leadership experience in managing large-scale data platform projects.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

April 28, 2025