
Manager, Solution Architect
PwC
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Dallas • Illinois • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $99,000 - $232,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead architecture and technical strategy for migrating legacy and on-premises applications to AWS cloud
- Assess existing application architectures and codebases for cloud readiness and modernization opportunities
- Design scalable, secure, and automated migration solutions for full stack applications (front-end, back-end, data layers)
- Implement application refactoring, re-platforming, or re-architecting efforts to leverage AWS native services (e.g., Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS, DynamoDB)
- Develop front-end and back-end architectures ensuring seamless integration and cloud compatibility
- Define cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK
- Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and automated deployments, incorporating AI-powered code quality gates and automated security scanning
- Lead and mentor development teams on AI-native engineering practices, establishing standards for AI tool adoption and measuring productivity gains across modern development frameworks and backend technologies
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including DevOps, security, QA, and product to ensure successful migration and operation
- Develop and enforce cloud migration best practices, security policies, and governance
- Evaluate and integrate agentic AI solutions into development and deployment workflows to drive automation and efficiency
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with migration activities
- Monitor migrated applications for performance, cost optimization, and security compliance on AWS
- Stay current with AWS migration tools, AI development tools, and cloud-native patterns to continuously improve approach
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 7+ years of IT experience including extensive software development and application architecture
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud solutions, focusing on application migration and modernization
- Daily proficiency with AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or Kiro) with demonstrated ability to improve team productivity through AI tool adoption
- Experience measuring and reporting AI-driven productivity improvements across engineering teams
- Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks including LangChain, Claude Agent SDK, and Bedrock Agent SDK, and their application in the SDLC
- Understanding of AI agents in development workflows (automated code review, deployment agents, testing agents)
- Strong full stack development skills with front-end (React, Angular, Vue.js) and back-end (Node.js, Java, Python, .NET) frameworks
- Experience migrating monolithic, legacy, or on-premises applications to AWS (lift-and-shift, re-platforming, refactoring)
- Deep knowledge of AWS services: EC2, Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Cognito, CloudWatch, IAM
- Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK)
- Proficient with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS/EKS)
- Experience setting up automated CI/CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
- In-depth understanding of microservices architecture, serverless paradigms, and event-driven design
- Solid experience in application security best practices on AWS
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Proven success in leading cloud migration projects impacting multiple application layers.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401k
- holiday pay
- vacation
- personal and family sick leave
- annual discretionary bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AWS cloud solutionsapplication migrationfull stack developmentInfrastructure as Codemicroservices architectureserverless paradigmsautomated CI/CD pipelinesapplication security best practicesAI coding assistantsagentic AI frameworks
Soft Skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsstakeholder managementleadershipmentoringcollaborationrisk mitigationproductivity measurementcloud migration best practicesgovernance
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceMaster's degree in Engineering