Senior Consultant - Tech Consulting - FS - CNS - TC - Platforms - Hyderabad

Technology Consulting 

Title: Specialist II, Data Engineer 

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Technology is at the heart of what we do and deliver at EY. Technology solutions are integrated in the client services we deliver and are key to our innovation as an organization.   

Fueled by strategic investment in technology and innovation, Client Technology seeks to drive growth opportunities and solve complex business problems for our clients through building a robust platform for business and powerful product engine that are vital to innovation at scale. As part of Client Technology, you’ll work with technologists and business experts, blending EY’s deep industry knowledge and innovative ideas with our platforms, capabilities, and technical expertise. As a catalyst for change and growth, you’ll be at the forefront of integrating emerging technologies from AI to Data Analytics into every corner of what we do at EY. That means more growth for you, exciting learning opportunities, career choices, and the chance to make a real impact. 

EY Technology: 

Technology has always been at the heart of what we do and deliver at EY. We need technology to keep an organization the size of ours working efficiently. We have 250,000 people in more than 140 countries, all of whom rely on secure technology to be able to do their job every single day.  Everything from the laptops we use, to the ability to work remotely on our mobile devices and connecting our people and our clients, to enabling hundreds of internal tools and external solutions delivered to our clients.  Technology solutions are integrated in the client services we deliver and is key to us being more innovative as an organization. 

EY Technology supports our technology needs through three business units: 

Client Technology (CT) - focuses on developing new technology services for our clients. It enables EY to identify new technology-based opportunities faster and pursue those opportunities more rapidly. 

Enterprise Workplace Technology (EWT) – EWT supports our Core Business Services functions and will deliver fit-for-purpose technology infrastructure at the cheapest possible cost for quality services. EWT will also support our internal technology needs by focusing on a better user experience. 

Information Security (Info Sec) - Info Sec prevents, detects, responds and mitigates cyber-risk, protecting EY and client data, and our information management systems.    

The opportunity 

The Data Engineer, Specialist is responsible for building and maintaining scalable data pipelines to ensure seamless integration and efficient data flow across various platforms. This role involves designing, developing, and optimizing ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, managing databases and leveraging big data technologies to support analytics and business intelligence initiatives.  

Your key responsibilities 

• Design, develop and maintain scalable ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to efficiently extract data from various structured and unstructured sources, ensuring accuracy, consistency and performance optimization. 

• Architect and manage database systems to support large-scale data storage and retrieval, ensuring high availability, security and efficiency in handling complex datasets. 

• Integrate and transform data from multiple sources including APIs, on-premises databases and cloud storage, creating unified datasets to support data-driven decision-making across the organization. 

• Collaborate with business intelligence analysts, data scientists and other stakeholders to understand specific data needs, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, business-relevant datasets. 

• Monitor, troubleshoot and optimize data pipelines and workflows to resolve performance bottlenecks, improve processing efficiency and ensure data integrity. 

• Develop automation frameworks for data ingestion, transformation and reporting to streamline data operations and reduce manual effort. 

• Work with cloud-based data platforms and technologies such as AWS (Redshift, Glue, S3), Google Cloud (Big Query, Dataflow), or Azure (Synapse, Data Factory) to build scalable data solutions. 

• Optimize data storage, indexing, and query performance to support real-time analytics and reporting, ensuring cost-effective and high-performing data solutions. 

• Lead or contribute to special projects involving data architecture improvements, migration to modern data platforms, or advanced analytics initiatives. 

Skills and attributes for success 

• A team player with strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills 

• Constantly updating yourself about new technologies in the market 

• A winning personality and the ability to become a trusted advisor to the stakeholders 

To qualify for the role, you must have 

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience, with at least 2 years in designing and maintaining data pipelines, ETL processes and database architectures. 

• Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science or IT, or Bachelor’s in Data Science, Statistics, or related field. 

• Strong expertise in SQL, Python, or Scala for data processing, automation and transformation. 

• Hands-on experience with big data frameworks such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, or Kafka for real-time and batch processing. 

• Experience in cloud data platforms including AWS Redshift, Google Big Query, or Azure Synapse, with proficiency in cloud-native ETL and data pipeline tools. 

• Strong understanding of data modeling principles, relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra). 

Ideally, you’ll also have 

• Strong verbal and written communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills. 

• Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative. 

• Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client) 

What we look for 

• Strong teamwork, work ethic, product mindset, client centricity and a relentless commitment to EY values. 

What working at EY offers  

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer: 

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around 

• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career 

• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you 

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.