Manager, Solution Architect
Key Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and technical strategy for migrating legacy and on-premises applications to AWS cloud.
- Assess existing application architectures and codebases for cloud readiness and modernization opportunities.
- Design scalable, secure, and automated migration solutions for full stack applications (front-end, back-end, data layers).
- Implement application refactoring, re-platforming, or re-architecting efforts to leverage AWS native services (e.g., Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS, DynamoDB).
- Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and automated deployments, incorporating AI-powered code quality gates and automated security scanning.
- Lead and mentor development teams on AI-native engineering practices, establishing standards for AI tool adoption and measuring productivity gains across modern development frameworks and backend technologies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including DevOps, security, QA, and product to ensure successful migration and operation.
- Develop and enforce cloud migration best practices, security policies, and governance.
- Evaluate and integrate agentic AI solutions into development and deployment workflows to drive automation and efficiency.
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with migration activities.
- Monitor migrated applications for performance, cost optimization, and security compliance on AWS.
- Stay current with AWS migration tools, AI development tools, and cloud-native patterns to continuously improve approach.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 7+ years of IT experience including extensive software development and application architecture.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud solutions, focusing on application migration and modernization.
- Daily proficiency with AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Kiro) with demonstrated ability to improve team productivity through AI tool adoption.
- Experience measuring and reporting AI-driven productivity improvements across engineering teams.
- Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks including LangChain, Claude Agent SDK, and Bedrock Agent SDK, and their application in the SDLC.
- Understanding of AI agents in development workflows (automated code review, deployment agents, testing agents).
- Strong full stack development skills with front-end (React, Angular, Vue.js) and back-end (Node.js, Java, Python, .NET) frameworks.
- Experience migrating monolithic, legacy, or on-premises applications to AWS (lift-and-shift, re-platforming, refactoring).
- Deep knowledge of AWS services: EC2, Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Cognito, CloudWatch, IAM.
- Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK).
- Proficient with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS/EKS).
- Experience setting up automated CI/CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- In-depth understanding of microservices architecture, serverless paradigms, and event-driven design.
- Solid experience in application security best practices on AWS.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven success in leading cloud migration projects impacting multiple application layers.
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or AWS Certified Developer.
- Experience with migration tools like AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), AWS Server Migration Service (SMS), or Database Migration Service (DMS).
- Familiarity with cloud cost management and performance optimization post-migration.
- Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Experience with enterprise-scale applications and multi-account AWS environments.
- Knowledge of legacy technologies (e.g., .NET Framework, Java EE, Oracle DB).
Pay Range
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws.
Benefits
PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
Equal Opportunity Employer
PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law. PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
How We Work
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Application Deadlines
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