A career in Information Technology, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to support our core business functions by deploying applications that enable our people to work more efficiently and deliver the highest levels of service to our clients. You’ll focus on managing the design and implementation of technology infrastructure within PwC, developing and enhancing both client and internal facing applications within PwC, and providing technology tools that help create a competitive advantage for the Firm to drive strategic business growth. Our Information Technology Development team helps develop and supports internal information technology systems and applications for use by all staff levels. You’ll help our team develop programmes and applications that cater to PwC’s strategic technology needs using your knowledge of technical domains of application.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
<ul>
 	<li>Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.</li>
 	<li>Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.</li>
 	<li>Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.</li>
 	<li>Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.</li>
 	<li>Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.</li>
 	<li>Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.</li>
 	<li>Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.</li>
 	<li>Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.</li>
 	<li>Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.</li>
 	<li>Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.</li>
</ul>
<b><u>Job Requirements and Preferences</u></b>:

<b><u>Basic Qualifications</u></b>:

<b>Minimum Degree Required</b>:
High School Diploma

<b>Minimum Years of Experience</b>:
2 year(s) of progressive roles focused on information technology applications and its overall impact on business strategies and productivity.

<b>Required Knowledge and Skills</b>:
Demonstrates extensive level of technical knowledge and skills in areas of application development that may include:
-C#, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, .NET Framework 3.5 and later using Visual Studio 2013 [or later].
-SQL Server or other comparable databases such as MySQL, Oracle and PostgreSQL.
-Knowledge of object programming and software design patterns such as MVC, MVP, Singleton and factory.
-AngularJS, AJAX, HTML5, CSS3, XML, JSON, JQuery and JavaScript.
-WCF, LINQ and the Entity Framework
-Building Application Integrations using REST and SOAP web services is a plus.

<b><u>Preferred Qualifications</u></b>:

<b>Degree Preferred</b>:
Bachelor Degree

<b>Preferred Fields of Study</b>:
Computer Applications, Computer Programming

<b>Preferred Knowledge/Skills</b>:
Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success in application development including the following areas:
-Lean IT principles and data driven approaches;
-Configuration management tools;
-Continuous integration/deployment tools;
-Script languages and automation;
-Cloud infrastructure and container-based deployment;
-Source control using one of Git, Subversion, TFS;
-Modern web application development;
-Mobile application development;
-NoSQL databases;
-REST API design and creation;
-API management;
-Cloud-based platforms and services;
-Continuous integration/continuous deployment;
-Unit testing using JUnit, NUnit, MOQ and related tools;
-Data Integration Tools;
-Enterprise Application Integration and Identity Management (IdAM), (oAuth2);
-Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Content Management, Master Data Management, Enterprise Search and Reporting;
-Data analytics platforms (Hadoop, BigQuery/BigTable, Map/Reduce); and
-Development or technical application support, especially industry-standard platforms such as Lous Notes, .NET/IIS, Sharepoint, Documentaum, SQL and others.

Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success in application development including the following areas:
-Working within established Software Development Lifecycles and methodologies including agile, scrum, iterative &amp; waterfall to support the success of the larger IT organization;
-Learning rapidly and continuously taking advantage of new technologies, concepts and business models; demonstrating a history of staying current in emerging technology trends;
-Displaying initiative and an ability to develop applications in a self-directed and self-disciplined manner;
-Researching and evaluating emerging technologies and novel approaches in order to make recommendations to enhance business processes and/or create competitive advantage to PwC;
-Working collaboratively with other developers, including participating in code reviews;
-Communicating effectively both verbally and written with project team members; and
-Using robust analytic thinking skills with the ability to identify, debug, and resolve technical issues.