Enterprise Application Architect

Description

SummaryA career in Products and Technology is an opportunity to bring PwC's strategy to life by driving products and technology into everything we deliver.

Our clients expect us to bring the right people and the right technology to solve their biggest problems; Products and Technology is here to help PwC meet that challenge and accelerate the growth of our business.

We have skilled technologists, data scientists, product managers and business strategists who are using technology to accelerate change.

Our team is responsible for the entire vision of a technical system to solve a specific purpose. We are comprised of individuals with a focus in Business, Information, Application / Solution and Infrastructure Architecture.

Meaningful work you’ll be part of

As an Enterprise Application Architect, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

Develop baseline and target description for the application architecture, to the extent necessary to support the architecture vision, target business architecture, and target data architecture

Perform gap analysis and resolve impacts across the architecture landscape, working closely with stakeholders

Develop and maintain an application architecture and

Create, review, validate and apply architecture principles

Work with application vendors on selecting the best secured integration approach for leveraging the firm's data.

Be a member of the Architecture Review Board process

Build architecture artifacts from both nonfunctionaland business requirement

Actively support the implementation, and execution of the processes for the definition, maintenance, and compliance management of the enterprise architecture

Identify opportunities to scale efficiencies and new ways of working across the firm

Proactively assistEnterprise Architects and the Director of Architecture in assessing technology solutions

Support Vendor’s developers in the context of projects

Continue to improve our internal development and design techniques and maintain our documentation

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve

Extensive hands-on experience in Enterprise Architecture

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Solutions Architect or Developer Azure / Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services certifications preferred

TOGAF certified preferred

Cloud-ready architectures utilizing infrastructure and platform cloud services for Azure, AWS, GCP

Service-oriented, event-driven and microservices architectures

Web / Mobile architecture stacks

Previous experience designing, building, deploying, and supporting enterprise level applications with a cloud first approach

Knowledge of GenAI technologies is highly desirable : LLM models (GPT-4, ChatGPT, Gemini, Llama, etc.), Agent Orchestration Frameworks (Semantic Kernel and LangChain), Vector Databases (Azure AI Search, etc.

Retrieval Augmented Generation, Azure OpenAI Services, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Microsoft Copilots, etc.

Persistence such as RDBMS / NoSQL (MS SQL, Mongo DB) data stores and appropriate use cases

Experience with software development tools and defect tracking systems like JIRA, Azure DevOps

Working with high-level UX principles such as user stories, persona building, prototype / prototype development approaches and information architecture and customer / product research methodologies

Experience with Agile methodologies

Extensive hands-on experience with Azure Cloud, Azure Functions and Logic Apps, Azure Integration Services, Azure Open AI Services,MicrosoftCopilots and exposure to the architecture tools such as LeanIX, ArchiMate

GCP, AWS, RPA, Asana, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks are nice to have

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes.

This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life.

Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at :

The most connected firm through activity based working

PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment - one that is collaborative, supportive and productive.

We work in-person and virtually, as is best suited for our clients, teams and people. We want you to be intentional with your work, how you do it and where it’s done.

PwC offices are hubs of connectivity and learning. We strongly encourage our people to prioritise in-person work, whether it’s in the office or at a client site.

This means we expect you to be in-person (either with clients or in the office) at least half of your time. We know that hybrid work is all about balance, and capturing the benefits of in-person work is essential to your growth at the firm.

Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer.

Education

Degrees / Field of Study required : Degrees / Field of Study preferred :

Certifications

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We’re committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong.

We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.

We’re committed to providing accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.

To learn more about inclusion and diversity at PwC Canada : . Be a part of The New Equation.Chez PwC Canada, notre atout le plus précieux, c’est notre personnel.

Et c’est en apprenant les uns des autres que nous devenons plus forts. Nous avons à cœur de créer une communauté équitable et inclusive de professionnels de la résolution de problèmes, dans laquelle chacun se sent vraiment à sa place.

Nous savons que l’expérience peut prendre diverses formes et, pour nous, donner confiance au public et résoudre des problèmes importants n’est possible que si notre milieu de travail reflète la diversité de la société dans laquelle nous vivons.

Nous tenons à répondre à vos besoins tout au long du processus de demande d’emploi, d’entrevue et d’embauche. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation pour être parfaitement à l’aise, faites-le-nous savoir à l’étape de la demande d’emploi.

Pour en savoir plus sur l’inclusion et la diversité chez PwC Canada : . Faites partie de La Nouvelle équation.