Specialty/Competency: Platform Engineering & Architecture
Industry/Sector: Not Applicable
Time Type: Full time
Travel Requirements: Up to 80%
A career in our Cloud and Network Architecture practice, within Cloud Computing and Networking services, will provide you with the opportunity to focus on the joint business relationship between PwC and Google, HP, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and other cloud based platforms that bring new and innovative services to some of the largest companies. We help our clients adopt the cloud to transform Information Technology, scale and streamline operations and create new cloud based businesses through our strong alliances. You'll be at the forefront of helping organisations around the globe adopt innovative technology solutions that optimise business processes or enable scalable technology.
Our team helps organisations transform their network architecture and infrastructure to fundamentally change the role of Information Technology from an custodial asset to an orchestrator of business services. As part of the team, you'll focus on the architecture of data centres, including the design and implementation of network architecture and information storage to optimise innovation and programme delivery for our clients.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.
As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.
Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.
Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.
Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.
Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.
Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.
Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
Job Requirements and Preferences:
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum Degree Required:
High School Diploma
Minimum Year(s) of Experience:
7 year(s)
Preferred Qualifications:
Degree Preferred:
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Fields of Study:
Computer and Information Science,Computer Engineering,Computer Management,Management Information Systems,Information Technology,Business Analytics
Certification(s) Preferred:
BMC Certified Professional - BMC AMI, Control-M for Mainframe, additional mainframe-related product certifications
Preferred Knowledge/Skills:
Demonstrates in-depth abilities success with managing the identification and addressing of client needs, including:
CA Ops, AMI Ops, z/OS, JCL, REXX TSO, and ISPF Endevor;
Installation and configuration of OEM software products, IBM and CA-Broadcom products;
Technical leadership experience as a Solution Architect or Technical Architect (or similar);
Manage engagements as a trusted technical advisor to clients and project members to solve complex technical challenges;
Thought leadership with in-depth knowledge in mainframe architecture, product solutions, and services;
Agile / Scrum, Application Architecture, COBOL, Database Schema Management, Workload Scheduler, and Control-M;
Analyze mainframe systems to formulate plans to improve, migrate, or modernize the systems;
Lead requirements gathering sessions with customer stakeholders to facilitate the documentation of technical requirements for mainframe system / product solutions;
Hands-on experience working with z/OS, COBOL, and Integration middleware technologies such as zOS Connect, Solace, Kafka, and message protocols/formats such as MQ, JMS, SOAP, JSON, XML.
Design and architect highly available mainframe solutions using the BMC product suite, including BMC AMI, BMC Cost Analyzer, and BMC Control-M;
Develop migration strategies and plans for transitioning from legacy mainframe systems to modernized environments, including data migration strategies;
Hands-on experience in mainframe solutions including operating system, sub-systems (Db2, CICS, MQ, etc.), storage, security, and hardware;
Familiarity with mainframe analysis tools: SML, Cast, etc; and,
IT operations, Job Scheduling, and Mainframe Systems Automation.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
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.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.
For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
The salary range for this position is: $130,000 - $256,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
