Manager - System Architect

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Job Description & Summary

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

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

• Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model 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.

As a System Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing and delivering scalable, secure, and efficient data solutions within PwC’s Managed Data Services organization. This role requires a strong foundation in software architecture, data engineering, and cloud platforms, along with a deep understanding of architectural best practices, security, and compliance. You will contribute to both high-level and low-level designs, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical feasibility. Your ability to solve complex problems, execute proof-of-concepts (POCs), and develop reusable frameworks will be critical in driving innovation and success within our team.

* Key Responsibilities:

• Architectural Design & Documentation o Develop C4 architecture models, leveraging diagram-as-code tools such as Structurizr for C4 models and PlantUML or Mermaid for sequence diagrams.
• Contribute to High-Level Designs (HLDs) and translate them into Low-Level Designs (LLDs), including class diagrams, sequence diagrams, and data flow diagrams. o Identify and own architectural enabler features from ideation through design and delivery. o Define and document functional and non-functional requirements according to the final design.
• • Solution Development & Execution o Conduct Proof-of-Concepts (POCs), and research to explore new technologies, frameworks, and approaches.
• Lead by example by getting hands-on with code, particularly in C#, including advanced concepts like Dependency Injection, Clean Architecture, DomainDriven Design.
• • Collaboration & Strategic Alignment o Ensure consistency, alignment, and a cohesive architectural vision across multiple teams.
• Work closely with DevOps, SRE, Operations, and Engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of solutions.
• Work closely with Solution Architects, PMs, and Tech Leads to ensure alignment and coordination. o Provide clear and effective guidance to development teams on implementing architectural solutions, including conducting code reviews and ensuring adherence to standards.
• Define and maintain reference architectures and best practices for scalable and reusable solutions o Provide architectural sign-off on features for Program Increment (PI) Planning and Architectural Runway.
• • Operations & Continuous Improvement o Identify and mitigate technical risks associated with new initiatives and proactively address potential pitfalls. o Lead the drafting of ARRs, TRFs, Procurement pre-assessments, and Tech Registration for new applications/services.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including service-to-service integrations and environment-specific configurations.
• Provide support for production operations, ensuring reliability and performance of deployed solutions. o
• Ensure compliance with PwC policies, security requirements, and vulnerability mitigation via approved tooling.

Skills: Experience with Agile methodologies and working in cross-functional teams. Prior experience as a System Architect, along with 2+ years experience as Tech/Engineering Lead, 7+ years as Developer. English Advanced

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