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Director, AWS AI Application Engineering
Posted 19 Oct
What’s this role about? The Director will lead the design, development, and modernization of AWS-native applications while setting strategic technical direction for the practice. They will oversee multiple workstreams, cultivate client relationships, and drive business development efforts through AI-enabled engineering approaches.
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About PwC At PwC, we help clients drive their companies to the leading edge. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com. PwC: Audit and assurance, consulting and tax services PwC refers to the PwC network and/or one or more of its member firms, each of which is a separate legal entity. Content on this page has been prepared for general information only and is not intended to be relied upon as accounting, tax or professional advice. Please reach out to your advisors for specific advice.
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Responsibilities
- As a Director, AWS AI Application Engineering you will lead the design, development, testing, and modernization of AWS-native applications that support client needs across the software delivery lifecycle. Within our Advisory practice, you will set strategic direction, guide business development efforts, and shape executive-level client relationships while drawing on your knowledge of application and solution architecture, cloud engineering, data, and analytics. In this role at PwC, you will oversee multiple workstreams, guide teams through architecture decisions and delivery planning, and bring AI-enabled engineering approaches to greenfield builds and legacy modernization efforts across AWS environments.
- As a Director you will translate vision into delivery, cultivate future leaders, and make strategic choices that connect technology, business goals, and long-term growth. In this role at PwC, you will use your leadership to drive change, advance new ideas, and create an environment where people and technology thrive together, while upholding quality, integrity, and inclusion across client engagements.
- Leading AWS native application engineering initiatives across design, build, test, and modernization activities for client solutions
- Setting technical direction for cloud-based application architecture, development patterns, and AI-enabled engineering approaches
- Translating business needs into scalable application designs using AWS services, cloud infrastructure, and architecture frameworks
- Overseeing multiple workstreams across the software development lifecycle, from requirements definition through deployment and validation
- Developing solution strategies that combine platform engineering, integration design, and cloud virtualization for complex environments
- Guiding teams in applying AI fluency, digital tooling, and rapid experimentation to accelerate delivery and improve application outcomes
- Building executive-level client relationships and shaping technology roadmaps that align with transformation goals
- Reviewing application performance, security, and reliability considerations across cloud and network environments
- Developing business opportunities within AWS native development and testing engagements and expanding client demand for modern application services
- Mentoring delivery teams and advancing consistent application architecture practices across engagements
Qualification
- At least 9 years of experience
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Analytics/Data Science, Artificial Intelligence/Robotics, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Design/Multimedia, Engineering, Operations/Supply Chain, Project/Technology Management
- Demonstrating AWS-native application development across modern engineering teams
- Translating architecture frameworks into scalable cloud application designs
- Applying AI fluency to requirements, build, and test workflows
- Leading client conversations on cloud engineering and digital transformation
- Using analytical thinking to shape platform engineering decisions
- Building solution concepts across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud platforms
- Up to 80%
- Job Posting End Date
- The salary range for this position is: $155,000 - $410,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
- 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.
- Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
- 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
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- Holiday pay
- Vacation
- Personal sick leave
- Family sick leave
- Annual discretionary bonus
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