Senior Cloud Systems Engineer building AI - enabled automation and integrations for Xero's internal productivity ecosystem. Connecting Atlassian, Google Workspace, Slack, and emerging AI tools.
About the role
- Director leading PwC’s cloud architecture and engineering practice across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Advising clients, scaling teams, and delivering cloud transformation solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, governance, and implementation of end-to-end cloud architectures aligned to business goals and industry best practices
- Architect scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Develop cloud foundation blueprints, reference architectures, and reusable patterns
- Oversee Kubernetes platforms and containerized environments
- Guide cloud infrastructure automation using Infrastructure-as-Code tools
- Provide technical guidance on compute, storage, networking, security, identity, data services, and DevOps tooling
- Advise executive stakeholders on cloud strategies and operating models
- Assess environments, develop modernization roadmaps, and oversee cloud migration programs
- Lead proposal creation, solutioning activities, statements of work, and client presentations
- Translate business requirements into architectural approaches and execution plans
- Build, lead, mentor, recruit, and develop cloud architecture and engineering teams
- Define strategic direction, emerging offerings, go-to-market assets, delivery frameworks, accelerators, and reusable assets
- Lead technical innovation cycles, cloud prototyping, labbing, and solution validation
- Develop technical demos and asset-driven solutions
- Present at internal and external events and contribute to PwC thought leadership
- Engage with cloud provider alliances and product engineering teams
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Significant cloud architecture and engineering leadership experience
- Extensive experience in cloud architecture and engineering across AWS (primary), Azure, and/or GCP
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, microservices, serverless architectures, and modern DevOps practices
- Hands-on experience with IaC tools, especially Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment patterns
- Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, network segmentation, encryption, monitoring, cost optimization, and governance frameworks
- Experience supporting application migration, refactoring, API strategies, and technical debt remediation
- Demonstrated experience leading cloud-focused teams and initiatives in complex, multistakeholder environments
- Strong executive communication skills for client-facing consulting environments
- Ability to bridge business and technical perspectives and articulate value propositions, architecture decisions, and tradeoffs
- Strategic mindset with a bias toward execution, innovation, and measurable impact
- Ability to obtain Government of Canada Security Clearance; Level 2 security clearance is an asset
- AWS Solutions Architect (Professional), Azure or GCP Architect, CKA/CKAD, and Terraform Associate certifications are preferred
- AI-assisted development and experience deploying agentic workloads and MLOps pipelines are an asset
- No professional engineering licensure required
Benefits
- Variable incentive pay programs for eligible employees
- Competitive compensation package
- Inclusive benefits
- Flexibility programs
- Continuous development environment
- Career development and retention support
- Accommodation throughout the application, interview, and employment process
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