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Cloud Platform Engineer – GDS Mexico

What if your career could have a lasting impact on you, and on the world?

Here at EY, you’ll have the chance to build a truly exceptional experience. We’ll empower you with the latest technology, surround you with high-performing teams, and provide the global scale and diverse and inclusive culture you need to discover your full potential. Through our coaching and training programs, you’ll develop the skillsets you need to stay relevant today and in the future – all while building a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who will be on the journey with you at EY and beyond.

EY Consulting is global practice with more than 70,000 people around the globe. We are building a better working world by transforming businesses through the power of people, technology and innovation. Our client-centric approach focuses on driving long-term value for our clients by solving their most strategic problems, and our consulting services are recognized by the global analyst community and our 25+ alliance partners. EY Consulting is made up of three sub-service lines: Business Consulting, Technology Consulting and People Advisory Services.

The opportunity

The Digital & Emerging Technology team works collaboratively with clients to transform their business through disruptive innovation enablement and transformational design solutions. The team supports our clients in modernizing systems, processes and products to enhance business and customer-facing platforms and services to support high performance in a rapidly changing and competitive environment. Our team helps clients sustain competitive advantage and profitability by developing technology strategies, products, and solutions to stay ahead of the rapid pace of change and disruption and supporting the execution of complex transformations.

We are looking for a Platform Engineer Lead who has worked with modern software solutions and cloud-based Solutions. While our teams primary focus is within the financial services industries, you will have opportunities to support other sectors including healthcare, private sector, and government clients.

Your key responsibilities

You will focus on the design, customization and optimization of Digital and Cloud-based solutions. You will work with clients to pursue and deliver digital engagements and solutions that will bring our clients’ digital vision and strategy to life. 

Your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Microsoft Azure will help you to support delivery and execution of the services that EY’s Cloud Practice provides. An important part of your role will be to actively establish internal and external relationships, executing on cloud security assessments, and supporting cloud implementations. 

 Skills and attributes for success

You have familiarity and experience leading teams operating in complex tech organizations that work with several products at scale and make use of agile methodologies and tools

• You have demonstrated strong leadership skills while working with engineers
• You love growing and developing people
• Working in project teams through agreed upon phases of project governance, requirements definition, vendor selection, risk analysis, customization, testing, training, and rollout of a client's project lifecycle
• Teaming with client technology professionals, and third-party strategic alliances
• Developing long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally
• Interacting and communicating effectively with teammates, clients, stakeholders, and executives
• Demonstrating teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and staying abreast of IT trends relevant to client's business
• Willingness to continue developing technical capabilities in areas such as digital technology
• Ability to deliver presentations and demonstrations to project stake holders
• Ability to balance project technical goals and project timelines and articulate pros and cons of ideas and solution approaches

To qualify for the role you must have

Knowledge and hands-on experience with key components of cloud strategy such as network & infrastructure security, access and identity management, threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, security governance, risk and compliance, security architecture, data protection and others. 

• Bachelor's degree (Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Mathematics) or related experience
• 5+ years of Cloud or DevOps experience
• Practical experience with packaging tools like Helm charts
• Experience with application on boarding to kubernetes or OpenShift platform
• Practical experience with technologies like Jenkins pipelines, Tekton, knative or serverless, and Service Mesh or Istio
• Practical experience building kubernetes operators
• Hands on experience designing and implementing microservices
• A strong understanding of on-premises Cloud based hosting (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• A deep understanding of system performance and security hardening
• Ability to analyze current infrastructure and provide paths forward for improvement.
• Ability to automate tasks from infrastructure creation to software build artifacts to multi-system complex deployment pipelines (scripting, CI/CD, Jenkins, deployment orchestration)
• An understanding of DevOps best practices and implementing them
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating enterprise business processes with technology skills
• Knowledge of benchmarking, peer company environments and prior consulting experience relevant to industry-specific business and technology functions
• Experience leading multiple engineering teams and projects simultaneously
• A proven track record of building and managing high performing engineering teams

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Certification in one of the following areas: Red Hat OpenShift, AWS, Azure, GCP or IBM Cloud
• Prior consulting experience highly preferred

What we look for

We’re interested in intellectually curious people, with a genuine passion for finding and implementing innovative ways to nurture growth. You’ll also need excellent communication and negotiation skills, as well as the ability to express big ideas to senior leaders, often without technical backgrounds. If you’re ready to take a leadership role in a team that’s poised to take the industry by storm, this role is for you

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across ten locations –  Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom – 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 disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

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

About EY

EY | Building a better working world

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

EY provides all qualified applicants consideration for employment without regard to age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, nationality or disability. All qualified candidates will be considered in the process. Better Working World.   

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