IN_Senior Associate _Azure PaaS_ Emerging Businesses _ Advisory_ Gurgaon

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Emerging Technologies

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in software and product innovation focus on developing cutting-edge software solutions and driving product innovation to meet the evolving needs of clients. These individuals combine technical experience with creative thinking to deliver innovative software products and solutions.

In emerging technology at PwC, you will focus on exploring and implementing cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation and transformation for clients. You will work in areas such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the internet of things (IoT).

*Why PWC
At PwC, you will be part of a vibrant community of solvers that leads with trust and creates distinctive outcomes for our clients and communities. This purpose-led and values-driven work, powered by technology in an environment that drives innovation, will enable you to make a tangible impact in the real world. We reward your contributions, support your wellbeing, and offer inclusive benefits, flexibility programmes and mentorship that will help you thrive in work and life. Together, we grow, learn, care, collaborate, and create a future of infinite experiences for each other. Learn more about us.
At PwC, we believe in providing equal employment opportunities, without any discrimination on the grounds of gender, ethnic background, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, religion or other beliefs, perceived differences and status protected by law. We strive to create an environment where each one of our people can bring their true selves and contribute to their personal growth and the firm’s growth. To enable this, we have zero tolerance for any discrimination and harassment based on the above considerations. "
Job Description & Summary: A career in our New Technologies practice, within Application and Emerging Technology services, offers the opportunity to design and build modern, cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure that power the next generation of digital businesses. You will help clients create scalable, secure, and high-performing data and AI platforms by leveraging Azure services such as Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure OpenAI Service, and Azure Cognitive Services. Our team focuses on building end-to-end data pipelines, lakehouse architectures, and enterprise-grade GenAI solutions—including intelligent applications, copilots, and domain-specific assistants—that enable advanced analytics, automation, and innovation. We emphasize secure, compliant, and scalable architectures that help organizations unlock the value of their data and transform how they operate and compete.

Responsibilities:

Design and implement scalable data ingestion and transformation pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Pipelines, Databricks, and serverless compute; build and manage data lakes and lakehouse architectures using ADLS, Delta Lake, and enterprise Azure warehouse components; develop PySpark/Python data processing jobs for batch and streaming; implement real-time ingestion with Azure Event Hubs, Azure Stream Analytics, or Kafka; apply best practices for data modeling, partitioning, indexing, compression, cost optimization, and performance tuning across Azure platforms; ensure data quality, lineage, metadata management, and auditing across the lifecycle; implement security and governance with Azure AD, Managed

Identities, Key Vault, network isolation, and fine-grained RBAC; design and develop GenAI applications using Azure OpenAI and Azure AI services; implement RAG architectures using Azure Cognitive Search / Azure AI Search and Azure data stores; integrate GenAI solutions with ADLS, Synapse, SQL, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365; build Python APIs, microservices, and backends with FastAPI/Flask hosted on Azure Functions, App Service, or AKS; implement prompt

Mandatory skill sets:

Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, ADLS Gen2, Azure Storage, PySpark, Python, SQL, Data Warehousing, ETL/ELT, Data Modeling, Azure SQL / SQL MI, Azure OpenAI Service, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Cognitive Search / Azure AI Search, LangChain, LlamaIndex, REST API Development (FastAPI/Flask/Django), Azure Functions, Azure App Service, Azure AD, Managed Identities, RBAC, Azure Key Vault, Encryption, Docker, Git, CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub)

Preferred skill sets:

Azure Event Hubs, Kafka, Azure Stream Analytics, Delta Lake / Lakehouse Architecture, Azure Purview, Power BI Integration, Azure Machine Learning, Azure OpenAI Integration, Terraform / Bicep, Cost Optimization on Azure Data Services, Real-time Analytics, Hugging Face Transformers, PEFT / LoRA Fine-tuning, Multi-cloud GenAI Platforms (Azure OpenAI / AWS Bedrock / Vertex AI), Prompt Engineering Techniques, Frontend Integration (React / Angular) for chatbots, LLMOps / MLOps,

Monitoring & Logging for GenAI, Security & Compliance for AI workloads

Years of experience required:

4-7

Education qualification-Full

Time:

B.E/B.Tech/M.Tech/MBA/MCA

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required: Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Technology

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Microsoft Azure

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Business Planning and Simulation (BW-BPS), Communication, Competitive Advantage, Conducting Research, Creativity, Digital Transformation, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Implementing Technology, Inclusion, Innovation Processes, Intellectual Curiosity, Internet of Things (IoT), Learning Agility, Optimism, Product Development, Product Testing, Prototyping, Quality Assurance Process Management {+ 10 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date