Senior Cloud Integration Architect & AI Platform Leader

PwC New Zealand; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus opportunities

Referral bonuses

Retail discounts

Wellbeing allowance

Paid sick leave

Group health insurance

Flexible working

Volunteer leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

PwC New Zealand is seeking a seasoned Cloud/Data/AI Architect to lead end-to-end design and delivery of large-scale integration, data and AI solutions for major NZ clients across financial services, government and enterprise. You’ll shape strategy, mentor teams and partner with clients to unlock trusted data and scalable architectures.

The role requires 10+ years experience, multi-cloud backgrounds (Azure, MuleSoft), strong leadership and pre-sales involvement, and a commitment to security,

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience leading end-to-end data and integration designs.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable architectures.
• Experience with client workshops and pre-sales is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of large-scale cloud integration, data and AI solutions, leveraging Azure, MuleSoft and modern architecture patterns across complex enterprise environments
• Architect and implement scalable API-led, microservices and event-driven solutions that connect business-critical platforms, data ecosystems and AI-enabled services
• Engage directly with clients to run workshops, define requirements, and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Provide technical leadership across significant transformation programmes, ensuring solutions meet enterprise standards for security, resilience, performance and operational scale
• Drive the adoption of AI-assisted engineering, DevOps, CI/CD and automation practices to accelerate delivery, improve quality and create sustainable engineering capability
• Support pre-sales and solution shaping, contributing to proposals and building strong client relationships
• Mentor and guide engineers, contributing to practice growth and capability development

Skills

Cloud architecture

Data integration

AI-enabled solutions

Technical leadership

Client workshops

Education

Tertiary qualification in Computer Science or related degree

Tools

MuleSoft CloudHub

OpenShift

SAP BTP

Databricks

Azure

Job description

PwC New Zealand is seeking a seasoned Cloud/Data/AI Architect to lead end-to-end design and delivery of large-scale integration, data and AI solutions for major NZ clients across financial services, government and enterprise. You’ll shape strategy, mentor teams and partner with clients to unlock trusted data and scalable architectures.

The role requires 10+ years experience, multi-cloud backgrounds (Azure, MuleSoft), strong leadership and pre-sales involvement, and a commitment to security,