Solution Architect

Position Name    Cloud - Solution Architect  

Position Details  

EY’s GDS Assurance Digital team’s mission is to develop, implement and integrate technology solutions that better serve our audit clients and engagement teams. As a member of EY’s core Assurance practice, you’ll develop a deep Audit related technical knowledge and outstanding database, data analytics and programming skills.

Ever-increasing regulations require audit departments to gather, organize and analyses more data than ever before. Often the data necessary to satisfy these ever-increasing and complex regulations must be collected from a variety of systems and departments throughout an organization. Effectively and efficiently handling the variety and volume of data is often extremely challenging and time consuming for a company.

GDS Assurance Digital provides solution architecture, application development, testing and maintenance support to the global Assurance service line both on a pro-active basis and in response to specific requests.

EY is currently seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to join our GDS Assurance Digital

Requirements (including experience, skills and additional qualifications)   

Education & Experience:

• A bachelor's degree (human-computer-interaction, human-factors, graphic design, computer science, information systems, engineering preferred) or equivalent work experience
• Master's degree preferred
• 7-10 years of relevant experience
• Experience in projects related to data analytics
• Managements experience a plus

Technical skills requirements:

• Knowledge of agile practices, design thinking, visual design, interaction design, information architecture, and design industry trends
• Must be well versed in the principles of design and fully comprehend the design elements to ensure user interface is usable in every sense.
• Experience in iterative product design planning and development.
• Experience creating designs and working in Power BI
• Strong experience in Adobe XD and Figma is must.
• Experience creating and working with design systems and/or UI pattern libraries
• Fluency with design tools, most notably Sketch, Invision, Axure RP, OmniGraffle, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and/or other UX and prototyping software
• Ability to simplify and turn complex interactions into intuitive user experiences
• Experience with planning and facilitating usability testing a plus
• Strong skills in typography, composition and layout with a good eye for detail.
• Highly conceptual thinking skills, and enjoy brainstorming and developing initial ideas through to completion.
• Adept skills in Adobe Creative Suite and other industry standard design tools.
• Experience in creating UX deliverables using industry standard tools, i.e. Interface Sketches, user/web flows, personas.

Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:

• Oversee output from other designers in the team
• Ability to drive an engaging design
• UX evangelist
• Ability to clearly articulate both problems and proposed solutions
• Proactive approach to identifying issues and presenting solutions and options, and where appropriate, leading to resolution
• Ability to prioritize personal and team workloads to best meet organizational objectives
• Be a passionate advocate for the user and incorporate customer insights and principles throughout the creative process

Additional skills requirements:

• The expectations are that a Senior will be able to maintain long-term client relationships and network and cultivate business development opportunities
• Provide high quality client services by directing daily progress of engagement work, informing engagement manager of engagement status, and managing staff performance.
• Must have presentation skills ' ability to create PowerPoint deck to communicate solution architecture to various stakeholders.
• Should have understanding and experience of software development best practices
• Excellent business communication, Consulting, Quality process skills
• Must be a team player