DE-AD-Cloud Infra and Platform Engineering-GDSN02

Career Family - Associate Director - Cloud Infrastructure & AI Platform Engineering

The opportunity

We are the only professional services organization who has a separate business dedicated exclusively to the financial services marketplace. Join Digital Engineering Team and you will work with multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to deliver a global perspective. Aligned to key industry groups including Asset management Banking and Capital Markets Insurance and Private Equity Health Government Power and Utilities we provide integrated advisory assurance tax and transaction services. Through diverse experiences world-class learning and individually tailored coaching you will experience ongoing professional development. Thats how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders and in so doing play a critical role in building a better working world for our people for our clients and for our communities. Sound interesting Well this is just the beginning. Because whenever you join however long you stay the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

As part of ourEY Digital Engineeringteam you will help clients define and delivercloud and AI-ready digital transformation strategies enabling scalable secure and future-ready platforms. You will work closely with EYsDigital Cloud and Advanced Engineering practices leveraging EY proprietary frameworks accelerators and assets to deliver high-impact outcomes for clients across industries.

This role is focused onleading the Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineering competency shaping solutions building teams creating reusable assets and enabling AI adoption at scale The opportunity

Were looking for anAssociate Director Cloud Infrastructure & AI Platform Engineeringto join the leadership group of ourEY Digital Engineeringpractice.

This is a senior leadership opportunity to:

• Own and scale theCloud Infrastructure competency
• EnableAI-ready cloud platforms and landing zones
• Drivedelivery excellence innovation and growth
• Buildaccelerators and reusable assetsto enhance EYs delivery capability

You will work closely with Partners Practice Leads and global teams while being accountable for portfolio outcomes capability maturity and client success.

EY Digital Engineering is a unique industry-focused business unit that provides a broad range of integrated services that leverage deep industry experience with strong functional capability and product knowledge. The Digital Engineering (DE) practice works with clients to analyse formulate design mobilize and drive digital transformation initiatives. We advise clients on their most pressing digital challenges and opportunities surround business strategy customer growth profit optimization innovation technology strategy and digital transformation. We also have a unique ability to help our clients translate strategy into actionable technical design and transformation planning/mobilization. Through our unique combination of competencies and solutions EYs DE team helps our clients sustain competitive advantage and profitability by developing strategies to stay ahead of the rapid pace of change and disruption and supporting the execution of complex transformations.

Your key responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Leadership

• Lead theCloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineering competencyacross Azure AWS GCP and Private Cloud.
• Own end-to-end accountability forcloud infrastructure delivery portfolios including quality consistency and scalability.
• Provide leadership and direction toArchitects Senior Managers and Engineering teams.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex technical and delivery challenges.

Cloud & AI Platform Strategy

• Define and governCloud Landing Zone and AI-ready platform architecturesaligned to enterprise regulatory and business requirements.
• Design reference architectures for:
• AI / GenAI-enabled landing zones
• Secure data and AI platform foundations
• Hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity
• Collaborate with Data AI and Application Modernization teams to enableAI adoption and platform readiness.

Architecture & Engineering Oversight

• Architect and reviewhigh-level and low-level designsfor cloud infrastructure network security and resilience.
• Assess existing on-premises and cloud environments and definetarget-state transformation roadmaps.
• Govern architecture standards for:
• Network security identity and connectivity
• DR BCP and high-availability designs
• Cost optimization and performance engineering
• Ensure platforms aresecure scalable resilient and compliant.

Assets Accelerators & Innovation

• Lead the creation and evolution ofEY proprietary cloud and AI platform accelerators including:
• Automated Cloud & AI Landing Zones
• Infrastructure-as-Code and policy frameworks
• Security compliance and governance assets
• Drivereuse and standardizationto improve delivery speed quality and margins.
• Promote the use ofautomation and AI-assisted engineeringto enhance delivery effectiveness.

Pre-Sales RFPs & Growth

• Lead cloud infrastructure and platform solutioning forRFPs proposals and client pursuits.
• Definetechnical strategy delivery approach effort estimates and commercials.
• Support account teams in identifying and shapingcloud and AI platform opportunities.
• Contribute togo-to-market offeringsand practice growth initiatives.

Delivery Excellence & Governance

• Establish and enforcedelivery standards best practices and governance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance withsecurity risk regulatory and audit requirements.
• Oversee cloud infrastructureonboarding offboarding operations and decommissioning.
• Provide visibility onperformance cost security posture and SLA adherence.

Skills and attributes for success

Required Skills:

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead complex programs and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strategic mindset with strong architectural depth.
• Commercial awareness and experience managing portfolios and outcomes.
• Excellent communication presentation and influencing skills.
• Passion forcloud AI platforms automation and continuous improvement.

To qualify for the role you must have

Education & Experience

• B.E / / or Masters in Computer Applications.
• 15 years of industry experience inCloud Infrastructure and Platform Engineering.
• Proven experience leadinglarge-scale cloud transformation programs.

Technical Expertise

Strong expertise in:

• Azure / AWS / GCP Cloud Landing Zones
• Network security identity and connectivity architectures
• DR BCP and high-availability solutions

Hands-on exposure to:

• Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform ARM CloudFormation)
• Automation (Azure CLI PowerShell Ansible)
• Cloud governance and security platforms
• Solid understanding ofAI platform infrastructure requirements including compute networking and security considerations.

Certifications

• Cloud Architect Expert or Professional certification (Azure / AWS / GCP) mandatory.
• Security networking or AI-related certifications are an added advantage.

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations Argentina China India the Philippines Poland and the UK and with teams from all EY service lines geographies and sectors playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business GDS you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. Well introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people learning skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: Youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: Well provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
• Transformative leadership: Well give you the insights coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: Youll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.