Opening paragraphEY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
Technology is at theheart of what we do and deliver at EY.
Technology solutions are integrated in the client serviceswe deliver and are key to our innovation as an organization.Fueled by a US$1B investment in technology and innovation, EY is primed to guide clients in theirefforts to drive sustainable growth, create new value, and build new and better ways of working.
Aspart of Client Technology, you’ll collaborate with engagement teams, blending EY’s deep industryknowledge and innovative ideas with our platforms, capabilities and technical expertise.
As acatalyst for change and growth, you’ll be at the forefront of integrating technology into everycorner of what we do at EY.
That means more growth for you, exciting learning opportunities, careerchoices and the chance to make a real impact.The opportunityWe are looking for a Solution Architect, who will be part of the Solution Architecture team withinthe Client Technology Solution Architecture function.
In this role, you will be responsible fordelivering solution designs and architectures for key global initiatives hosted in a variety ofenvironments considering re-use, scalability and reliability in alignment with EY’s mission andstrategy.You will oversee and lead the successful implementation of these designs and architectures bymanaging expectations and risks, ensuring appropriate organizational structures, principles, toolsand responsibilities are in place.
You will act as a bridge between technical and businessaudiences during solution planning, development and deployment.In this role you will also create reliable solution plans that include cost estimates and optimizeddelivery approaches by working with the business, multi-disciplinary teams including our peers inTechnical Solution Management and Product Costing.As a Solution Architect, your key responsibilities areProvide architecture leadership & subject matter expertise to client engagements focusing oncomplex & innovative products and reusable assetsDevelop solution plans, prior to kicking off a project as part of a product life cycle,intended to support business investment decisions which means they must hold the appropriatebalance between costs, risks and quality of the productCreate innovative and practical designs that account for the end-to-end technical solution ofa system, in line with the business strategy and objectives and within the context of EY’stechnology environment.Work closely and continuously with the business/client to focus on meeting business/clientrequirements and incorporating broader aspects such as overall product costs/revenue, dataprivacy & sovereignty, business continuity, information security, integration with other systems,etc.Identify, define and implement reusable assets and standards.
The solution architect is alsoresponsible for adherence to these standards and consumption of reusable assets across productsand portfoliosEnsure relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices are applied correctlyacross Technology programs/projects and products.Contribute to the development of architecture governance structures, methodologies andcompliance activitiesWork with the vendors to assess vendor products, understand vendor’s delivery models andassist in implementing them at EY.Ability to work across multiple projects with varied stakeholders.
A Solution Architect setsarchitectural direction, builds consensus, mediates conflicts providing technical leadership andadvisory services to the business.
Anticipate needs and potential objections and helps to createan environment which solicits positive contributions from all participants: Solution andTechnical Architects, engineering teams, product manager, project managers, product analysts,test and project teams, Information Security and Operations.Demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills that are requiredto operate as a leading member of global, distributed teams that deliver quality services andsolutions.Cultivate lasting relationships across business, IT and vendors / industry analysts tomaintain insight into the broader enterprise as well as industry trends.Recognizes industry technology trends and emerging technologies, understands how they applyto EY and can drive their adoption into our organization.Evangelizes and encourages the importance of technical quality, emerging technologies,sharing & experimentation across the org through mentoring, hackathons, communities etc.Drives an ongoing communication plan to educate stakeholders on the purpose and benefits ofsolution architectureGuide others in resolving complex issues in solution architecture and solves complex,escalated aspects of a projectSkills and attributes for successTo qualify for the role, you must haveExpert understanding of solution architecture.Ability to adopt and relate new technologies to the set of problems we face at EY whileadhering to security and other EY standardsAbility to communicate solutions, ideas, suggestions to a variety of (business) stakeholderseffectively and comprehensivelyStrategic business acumen and understanding of organizational strategyDeep understanding of Application, Infrastructure and security architecture andnon-functional aspects like Performance, Scalability, Reliability, Availability,…
all theso-called “capabilities” of a systemGood working knowledge and understanding of latest cloud computing and data technologies,business drivers, emerging computing trends, and deployment options.Expert-level skills in defining, designing and developing distributed and scalable productsand services, including reusable domain-specific microservices on multi-platform/hybrid clouds(such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Rackspace, VMware, SAP Cloud Platform or OpenStack)Ability to navigate the EY organization to facilitate work beyond the immediate technicalteamExperience with Agile & DevSecOps methodologiesExcellent project management, collaboration, interpersonal and communication skillsA broad understanding of EY Technology, including service offerings, technical standards andpolicies, technical and business strategies as well as organizational structureStrong collaboration abilities – willingness to share ideas, documentation and leadingpracticesConceptual and analytical skills – ability to extract, analyze, and document complex businessand technical requirements/strategiesIdeally, you’ll also haveBachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Mathematics, EconomicsA minimum of 15+ years overall IT industry experienceA minimum of 5+ years in a solution or technical architect role using service and hostingsolutions such as private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS and SaaS platformsExperience in architecting and designing technical solutions for Microsoft-centric solutionsbased on industry standards using (Azure) IaaS, PaaS and SaaS capabilities.Experience with any claims-based authentication (SAML/OAuth/OIDC), MFA, JIT, and/or RBAC /Ping etc.Knowledge of cloud security controls including tenant isolation, encryption at rest,encryption in transit, key management, vulnerability assessments, application firewalls, SIEM,etc.Managed the end-to-end lifecycles of a project in solution architect capacityExperience with mission critical technology components with DR capabilitiesExperience with multi-geography, multi-tier service design and managementExtensive experience in financial management, solution plan development and product costestimationSolid business acumen, management and marketing communication skillsSignificant experience in presenting ideas, products, concept papers to varied audiencesExperience coaching and mentoring othersLeadership capabilities and proven ability to manage difficult stakeholdersExperience supporting peer teams and their responsibilities; such as infrastructure,operations, engineering, info-securityExperience with configuration management and automation tools such as Azure DevOps, Ansible,Puppet, Octopus, Chef, Salt, etc.Experience with Software development full lifecycle methodologies, patterns, frameworks,libraries and toolsKnowledge of one or more programming and scripting languages such as JavaScript, PowerShell,Bash, SQL, .NET, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, PERL, C++, etc.Experience with relational, graph and/or unstructured data technologies such as SQL Server,Azure SQL, Cosmos, Azure Data Lake, HD Insights, Hadoop, Neo4j etc.Experience in data management and data governance technologiesWorking knowledge of visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau and understanding ofanalytics tools including Azure Stream Analytics, SQL Analytics, Data Lake Analytics.Experience with AI and Machine Learning tools such as Azure ML etc.Delivered projects or initiatives using common methodologies especially SAFe Agile but alsoWaterfall, Iterative etc.Extensive experience in project and/or product managementExperience in architecting mobile applications that are either independent applications orsupplementary addons (to intranet or extranet)Achieved one of more of the typical Solution Architecture certifications e.g.
Microsoft, MSAzure Certification, TOGAF, AWS Cloud Certified, Pivotal, CISSIP, Zachman, ITIL, Cisco, (ISC)2,CEH, SAFe, PMI, and SAP etc.What we look forWe are looking for people are self-starters, who can take initiative and get things done.
If youcan think critically and creatively to solve problems, you will excel in this role.
You should becomfortable working with culturally diverse outsourced on/offshore team members which means you maybe required to work outside of the normal working hours in your time zone to partner with otherClient Technology staff gloThe post Lead Solution Architect first appeared on My Jobs Georgia.