Cloud Architect Manager

PwC Global Overview
At PwC, we measure success by our ability to create the value that our clients and our people are looking
for. Our reputation lies in building lasting relationships with our clients and a focus on delivering value in
all we do. We’re a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 208,000 people who are committed to
delivering world-class capabilities and quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.

PwC Middle East Overview
Established in the region for over 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 4,000 people across 12
countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine
and the United Arab Emirates. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our
sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions
help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market, and
beyond.

Role Overview
The proposed role requires a candidate with relevant experience in Cloud Strategic Planning, Cloud
Design, Cloud adoption & migration, IT Infrastructure (Servers, Storage etc.), Data Center, Disaster
recovery, Project Planning and Management, Change Management. Candidates should have a minimum 3
years of relevant experience in the Cloud domain.
The candidate should have strong interpersonal skills, who not only enjoys the challenge of working with
other team members but externally with a diverse set of stakeholders. Recent experience and
understanding of the ME business ecosystem and government initiatives is preferred.They will also be expected to contribute to Practice or Firm development. 
Positions are with the Technology Consulting team, which works with the Private Organizations,
Governments, Donor agencies, International Development Agencies, etc. The positions are based out of
Riyadh / Doha / Cairo. However, the ideal candidate should not have any constraints to travel for work
related opportunities, whether domestic or internationally.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Understand client’s current business capabilities, assess current Technology environment,
  Cloud Services, current challenges, future needs, conduct end-to-end assessment of
  current IT Infrastructure and Cloud tech stack to identify the gaps and possible IT
  interventions that can be planned for sustained performance improvement
• Understand current IT Infrastructure, Data center and network infrastructure
  architecture.
• Undertake Cloud maturity assessment to evaluate applications, hardware, and softwares to
  identify future opportunities and plan for the future.
• Collect and compile qualitative and quantitative research from internal and external
  sources to gain insights into customers and stakeholders’ expectations, preferences, and behaviours
• Define short term, medium term and long-term objectives/goals for the client organization
  along with key metrics to evaluate the improvement
• Create a cloud adoption strategy, Operating model and migration roadmap.
• Develop solution design and architecture for Hybrid, Private and Public cloud
  environments.
• Work closely with the security team to align security requirements in the proposed
  solution.
• Respond to technical queries/issues in a professional and timely manner.
• Assess, plan and design infrastructure movement/migration requirements to/from Cloud.
• Facilitate collaborative and interactive multi-stakeholder workshops to identify gaps and
  support in building consensus.
• Collect business, customer, technology and regulatory trends / issues, and develop insights
  for the client
• Identify Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)/ Performance Measurement Parameters for
  Cloud Services and solutions
• Work with various PwC x-LoS teams to develop requested market/technology perspectives
• In reference to Program Management Initiatives, carry out project management, activity
  and schedule management, issue tracking and resolution, status reporting and monitoring,
  service Level Agreement (SLA) monitoring.
• Share lessons learned and best practices across programs, building relationships with
  stakeholders and brokering relationships at all levels.
• Coordination of project Governance arrangements, Post Project Reviews, Programme level
  workshops.
• Support Business Development activities including proposal developments, client
  presentations etc.