Technology Consulting Digital Engineering Platform Engineer Senior Manager

At EY our purpose is to shape the future. The insights and quality services we provide help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and economies all over the world. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all our so doing we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people for our clients and for our communities.

The opportunity

The Platforms Practice specializes in mission-critical intelligent platforms for the worlds most ambitious organizations. Using our product-driven AI-centric approach we empower organizations to build for the intelligent digital future. Our elite team of product leaders data scientists designers and software engineers enable our clients to solve their most complex product challenges and positively impact people and the world. We are looking for Backend Engineers with skills and experience in Java or C# Python Spring Core.

We are seeking highly skilled and motivated Platform Engineers to join our team. This role is pivotal in designing building scaling and maintaining the foundational infrastructure and services that power our applications. You will work closely with other engineers DevOps and data teams to ensure our platform and solutions are scalable secure fit-for-purpose and UX-friendly.

As a Senior Manager you will be at the heart of our technology capability driving the delivery of complex solutions that align with our strategic business objectives. You will manage budgets oversee project delivery and ensure performance outcomes while building and maintaining valuable client and commercial relationships.

Your Key Responsibilities

The goal is to support our clients to transform their business through technology. You will be responsible for analyzing designing developing integrating testing and deploying new and existing software application programs. You will work with customers technical leads client executives and partners to manage and deliver high quality systems with a focus on reliability and excellent customer experience becoming a trusted advisor to decision makers throughout the engagement.

In this role you will lead the delivery of complex processes and solutionsensuringquality and risk management while navigating operational dynamics. You willbe responsible formanaging client relationships and revenue generation providing leadership across multiple activities and achieving performanceobjectives.

• Design and implement robust APIs and microservices using Java Python FastAPI and OpenAPI.
• Architect and maintain containerized applications using Docker Kubernetes and Helm.
• Develop and optimize data models and queries using PostgreSQL and ORMs (e.g. SQLAlchemy).
• Champion test-driven development (TDD) practices including unit and integration testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build distributed systems leveraging message queues (RabbitMQ) and caching layers (Redis).
• Integrate authentication and authorization mechanisms using Keycloak OAuth2 OIDC and Azure Active Directory (AAD).
• Work with Azure cloud services including API gateways (APIM FrontDoor) and object storage (Azure Blob and File Storage).
• Creating and debugging Kubernetes-hosted services.
• Explore and implement interactions with AI/LLM systems including agentic workflows vector stores and embedding-based search.
• Monitor troubleshoot and optimize platform performance and reliability.
• Occasional contributions to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.
• Lead the delivery of technical solutions ensuring quality and managing operational risks.

• Engage actively in delivery leadership project management and client interactions across all project phases.
• Travel frequently to meet client needs and project requirements.
• Solve complex problems using proven methods and evaluative criteria.
• Influence policy and procedural changes with potential broad business impact.
• Provide direction and feedback to teams contributing to performance evaluations and the hiring process.
• Lead engagement delivery and manage client relationships daily.
• Accountable for program/project management and engagement economics.
• Develop resource plans and budgets for the entire engagement.

Skills and attributes for success

To excel in this role you will need a blend of technical and business skills. Your ability to communicate effectively and build trust with clients will be essential.

• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced collaborative team environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; writing publishing and conference-level presentation skills
• Convert unclear or broad requirements into clear actionable tasks that prioritize high-value outcomes for our users.
• Passionate about delivering commercial software products and platforms to market
• Deeply technical and constantly in a state of learning
• Comfortable providing technical guidance and coaching to other engineers
• Strive to be at the forefront of new modern technologies and bring them within the larger team
• Ensure the successful engineering delivery of assigned projects and putting hands-on if needed
• Work with the engineering team to package best practices and lessons learned into thought leadership and published assets

• Interact with sales partners and customer technical stakeholders to manage project scope priorities deliverables risks/issues and timelines for successful project outcomes

• Proven ability to manage and deliver complex solutions.
• Strong focus on maintaining quality and navigating operational risks.
• Capability to manage budgets and project delivery effectively.
• Experience in building and managing client and commercial relationships.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery and development methodologies.
• Proficient in application development tools and quality assurance processes.
• Ability to develop solutions to complex problems and recommend policy changes.

Regular travel may berequiredto meet with clients providing you with the opportunity to engage directly with stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degreerequired;Mastersdegree preferred
• A minimum of 5 to 7 years of relevant experience building successful production scalable software systems.
• Experience building large scale distributed systems with cloud native technologies.
• Programming languages: Experience with Java or C# Python Spring Core
• A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals.
• Ability to communicate in written and spoken form with clients about business needs and translate that into a technical solution.
• Excellent knowledge of software design and system architecture.
• Outstanding consulting communication and presentation abilities.
• A team player possessing strong communication skills with staff at all levels.
• Self-skilled and quick learner regardless of the languages and technologies used.
• Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude.
• Proficiency in cloud computing cybersecurity and data architecture.
• Strong business skills including relationship management commercial awareness and communication.
• Critical thinking and the ability to drive outcomes.
• Emotional agility leading teams and managing change.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies.

Ideally youll also have

• Desire to be a full-stack engineer
• Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently with a variety of audiences including developers clients customers partners and executives
• Ability to be fearless in getting hands-on with technology and execution
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering processes
• Deep understanding and interest in cloud and distributed systems architectures
• Comfortable with ambiguity with a drive for clarity
• Experience in leading and growing technical talent (for software engineering managers)
• A strong ability to adapt to changing technology landscapes and stay ahead of industry trends.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to foster team collaboration and client trust.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
• Experience in leading diverse teams in dynamic environments and managing change effectively
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• A proventrack recordof building and managing client relationships.

What we look for

We seek individuals whodemonstrateemotional agility digital fluency and a commitmentto leading teams towards performers are those who not only excel in their technical capabilities but also possess the ability to communicate with impact and foster collaboration in hybrid environments.