End User Technology Solution Architect

Job description

Position Summary:

The End User Technology Solution Architect is responsible for delivering infrastructure architectures to key global business and infrastructure initiatives and services.  Responsible for leading and coordinating projects from a technology architecture perspective, ensuring that infrastructure development activities are consistent with the direction set by accepted EY Technology standards.

Essential Functions of the Job:

·  Architect systems to meet functional and non-functional requirements
·  Create / review of architecture design packages
·  Review engineering design packages
·  Evangelize re-use through implementation of shared architectural assets
·  Ensure adherence to architectural standards/principles, global product-specific guidelines, usability design standards, etc.
·  Proactively provide feedback regarding infrastructure engineering methodologies, standards and leading practices
·  Minimize technical exposure and risk on projects

 

Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:

·  Compares various architectural options based on feasibility and impact and proposes actionable plans
·  Demonstrates strong analytical skills and technical problem-solving skills
·  Ability to analyze and operate at different levels of detail and complexity
·   Ability to balance what is strategically right with what is practically realistic
Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

·  Excellent technical architecture skills, enabling the creation of robust and scalable solutions
·  Interpersonal communication and organizational skills required to operate as a leading member of global distributed technical teams that deliver quality services.
·  Knowledge of organizational structure of the firm to facilitate work with groups outside of the immediate technical team.
·  Knowledge and experience in IT methodologies and life cycles
·  Familiar with infrastructure implementation/management, service/operations management, etc.
·  Maintains awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential application on service offerings and products provided by IT.
·  Must be able to communicate fluently in English, both written and verbal.
·  Position requires accurate and timely tracking of time spent working on projects
·  Experience facilitating meetings with multiple customers and technical staff, including building consensus and mediating compromises when necessary.
·  Experience overseeing (from a technical perspective) multiple projects
Technical Requirements:
·  Extensive, real-world experience designing enterprise solutions and defining solution architectures
·  Experience building and supporting mission critical infrastructure for critical applications, running in a highly distributed manner. 
·  Exposure to infrastructure and application security technologies and approaches
·  Demonstrated knowledge of industry trends and standards
·  Experience in development lifecycle management
·  Experience in project and task planning
·  Familiarity with various requirements gathering techniques
Supervision Responsibilities:

·  Provides input and guidance/expertise to resolve issues which arise within project; drives project’s progress and critical success factors.
·  Works under  supervision of the Team Lead of the Enterprise Infrastructure Solution Architecture team 
Other Requirements:
 
·  Vacation scheduling are dependent upon team priorities and may change during the course of a year.
·  Position may be eligible for alternative work locations dependent upon team dynamics.
·  Should be able to work in shift to cover supporting country’s business hours depending on the business requirements
Job Requirements:

Education:
 
·  Bachelor’s Degree or equivalency (CS, CE, CIS, IS, MIS, or engineering discipline)

Experience:
 
·  8-10+ years experiences in infrastructure technologies
·  Minimum 3+ years in an infrastructure architecture role in hosting, storage, network, VMware, tools and application platforms (Oracle, SAP, CRM, ERP)

Certification Requirements:
 
·  One of the following certification will support the required technology understanding to perform this role:
·  MCSE, CCNA. CCNP, MCDBA, PMP