Architects-Manager-Bangalore

Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Customer Management Level Manager Job Description & Summary The Opportunity Join our Acceleration Center India and help shape the future of business for our diverse client portfolio across geographies and jurisdictions. You’ll work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services—solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. We’ll help you grow your skills so you can go further. With hands-on learning, cutting-edge tools and an inclusive culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference—every day. As an Architects-Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimize operational efficiency. You will analyze client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilization of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives. As a Manager, you will lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for confirming project success and maintaining standards. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop, and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. In this role at PwC Acceleration Center India, you will leverage a broad understanding of various software solutions to assist clients in optimizing operational efficiency through analysis, implementation, training, and support. Within our Technology Consulting practice, you will embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same. You will play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our firm, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for CCaaS applications, covering voice, digital, and omni-channel journeys Build and execute automated IVR flow, chatbot, and conversational AI test scenarios using Cyara or equivalent contact center testing platforms Own test planning, test case design, and test script development across functional, regression, and integration cycles Execute functional, regression, sanity / smoke, system integration, and performance testing across CCaaS platforms and connected enterprise systems Validate agent desktop behaviour, CTI screen pops, and CRM integrations such as Salesforce / CEP Perform API testing and backend data validation using Postman and SQL to confirm end-to-end transaction integrity Manage the full defect lifecycle including logging, triage, root cause analysis, retesting, and closure reporting Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test data preparation, environment readiness, and business stakeholder walkthroughs Apply Gen AI and prompt engineering techniques to accelerate test case generation, test data creation, and coverage analysis Analyze test results, track quality metrics, and report on release readiness to product owners and delivery leads Collaborate closely with developers, architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to embed quality throughout the delivery cycle Ensure adherence to Agile/Scrum ceremonies, quality gates, and testing standards What You Must Have - At least a Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Computer and Information Science, Finance, Information CyberSecurity, Information Technology, Management Information Systems - At least 9 years of experience - Oral and written proficiency in English required What Sets You Apart Strong hands-on experience in contact center testing across IVR flows, conversational AI, chatbots, agent desktops, and CRM integrations Proven expertise in Cyara automation testing or comparable CCaaS test automation platforms Strong command of core testing practices including functional, regression, sanity / smoke, system integration, performance, and manual QA Solid experience in test planning, test case design / test case writing, and test script development Hands-on experience in API testing using Postman, including REST endpoint validation and authentication flows Proficiency in SQL for data validation, backend verification, and reporting Experience coordinating and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business stakeholders Strong defect management skills using standard ALM / defect tracking tools Working knowledge of CCaaS platform features including IVR, ACD, routing strategies, QM, WFM, and digital channels Exposure to Gen AI / Agentic AI and prompt engineering applied to test design and automation Strong understanding of LLM architectures (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral) and their tradeoffs Hands-on exposure to agentic AI frameworks : LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, CrewAI, or similar RAG architecture design (vector databases: Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, Chroma) Prompt engineering, fine-tuning (LoRA/PEFT), and evaluation frameworks (RAGAS, custom eval harnesses) Cloud platforms: AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI Service, GCP Vertex AI Programming: Python (must-have); familiarity with APIs, microservices architecture Understanding of MLOps/LLMOps tools (MLflow, Weights & Biases, LangSmith) Knowledge of multi-agent orchestration, tool/function calling, and autonomous workflow design Certification in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP are required Platforms & Technologies: CCaaS platforms: Amazon Connect, NICE CXone Mpower, Genesys CX Cloud & serverless: AWS (Connect, Lambda, Lex, AWS AI Agents), Azure AI & Gen AI: Amazon Bedrock, Google CCP, OpenAI, Tools: Cyara and Selenium Version control: GitHub Cisco UCCE, PCCE, and Webex is a plus Methodologies & Tools: Experience working in SAFE Agile / Agile / Scrum development environments Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into continuous delivery workflows is a plus Travel Requirements Not Specified Job Posting End Date