AWS Cloud Infrastructure Associate

About the Role

As an Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Infrastructure Experienced Associate within PwC's Advisory practice, you will support the design and delivery of cloud and network architecture. Your work will contribute to client-focused technology solutions aimed at improving connectivity, security, and platform performance. As an Associate, you will learn from experienced team members, adapt to changing client needs, ask thoughtful questions, and take ownership of assigned work while developing your skills in a fast-paced environment. You will assist with cloud infrastructure tasks, apply knowledge of AWS and other cloud platforms, contribute to troubleshooting and deployment activities, and build familiarity with technology standards, team expectations, and client service in support of broader project goals. Your focus will be on learning and contributing to client engagements while developing your skills and knowledge to deliver quality work. You will be exposed to clients to learn how to build meaningful connections, manage projects, and grow your personal brand by deepening your technical knowledge of firm services and technology resources. You will embrace ambiguity, ask questions, and use these challenges as opportunities for growth. You will be part of the Cloud Engineering, Data & Analytics network, designing and building cloud platforms and data architectures to enable insight-driven decision-making. You will assist businesses in designing scalable and secure technology platforms, enabling digital transformation and innovation. This role offers an opportunity to develop your skills in cloud infrastructure architecture design and cloud virtualization.

Key Responsibilities

• Support cloud infrastructure design and deployment activities for client technology environments.
• Assist in the implementation of AWS solutions across compute, storage, networking, and virtualization services.
• Configure and troubleshoot cloud network components, firewalls, routing, and connectivity issues.
• Contribute to cloud migration, platform integration, and infrastructure upgrade efforts.
• Collaborate on network design, deployment, and operational support for secure and scalable environments.
• Use cloud monitoring and troubleshooting tools to identify performance issues and support resolution efforts.
• Document technical findings, implementation steps, and service updates for project teams and client stakeholders.
• Apply platform engineering, IT operations, and infrastructure management concepts to deliver dependable support.
• Learn and apply architecture frameworks, service management practices, and cloud deployment methods in client-facing work.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• At least a Bachelor's degree.
• At least 1 year of experience hands-on with AWS core services in a production or client environment.
• Familiarity with AWS deployment tools.

What Sets You Apart

• Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering.
• At least one of the following: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate, or HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.
• Master's of Science or an MBA is preferred.
• Experience working with containerized workloads using Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, or AWS Fargate.
• Experience monitoring applications and infrastructure using Amazon CloudWatch and third-party tools such as Datadog, Splunk, or Grafana.
• Experience using managed database services including Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, and Amazon DynamoDB.
• Experience applying AI-assisted development tools such as Amazon Q Developer, Amazon Kiro, Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex, with disciplined review of generated code and infrastructure-as-code.
• Demonstrated AWS cloud infrastructure skills through coursework or internships.
• Experience supporting cloud networking, virtualization, or platform troubleshooting tasks.
• Application of active listening, communication, and teamwork in client settings.
• Adaptability to fast-paced project work.