FSO - Technology Consulting - Data Architecture & Engineering - Senior - NYC

Senior Consultant – Financial Services - Data & Analytics – Data Architecture and Engineering  

EY is the only professional services firm with a separate business unit (“FSO”) that is dedicated to the financial services marketplace. Our FSO teams have been at the forefront of every event that has reshaped and redefined the financial services industry.  If you have a passion for rallying together to solve the most complex challenges in the financial services industry, come join our dynamic FSO team! 

Data has yet to be utilized to its fullest potential. Financial institutions are looking to build smarter and more efficient ways to operate their business, through new opportunities uncovered by their data. Our clients look to us as trusted advisors to provide insights on how to ingest, interpret, and manage their data. We specialize in Data Products Management (DPM), Data Architecture and Engineering (DAE), Data Governance and Controls (DGC), and Data Analytics and Insights (DAI). 

The opportunity  

We provide constant room for growth through client engagements and personal development. Our practitioners develop and lead innovative data techniques and methods, supporting both business and technology leaders. This role provides the unique opportunity to build a professional network, tackle complex data issues, and drive cutting edge approaches across industry leading clients and domains. The experiences you gain here will be more valuable than anywhere else. 

Your Key Responsibilities  

You will be part of diverse teams of professionals across different geographies to deliver a wide range of data and analytics services. You will be solving complex issues and driving growth across financial services. 

Skills and attributes for success 

• Fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment 
• Working in diverse teams of professionals with different backgrounds 
• Demonstrating in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge 
• Contributing to thought leadership through white papers, point of views, and proof of concepts 
• Working in an entrepreneurial environment to pave your own career path 
• Ability to meet deadlines, own deliverables and contribute to project delivery 

To qualify for the role, you must have 

• Undergraduate or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g. engineering, computer science, business, economics, finance, statistics, and/or analytics). 
• At least 2 to 5 years of related work experience in banking, capital markets, insurance, or asset management domain 
• Good communication (verbal and written) with the ability to effectively advocate technical solutions and results to technology and business audiences 
• Experience working independently, efficiently, and effectively under extreme time constraints and delivering results by critical deadlines 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Experience with client-facing activities such as requirements gathering, facilitating meetings, presentation creation, and ability to prepare client ready deliverables 
• Proven track record of consistently meeting deadlines, and provide reporting and business recommendations in a dynamic environment 
• Good leadership and teaming skills 
• Strong organizational and time-management skills 
• Ability to integrate new knowledge and adapt to change with a natural curiosity and desire to learn 
• A willingness and ability to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 60% 
• Valid Passport 

DAE Specific 

• Ability to understand business challenges and address remediations through data architecture and engineering solutions. 
• Must have practical experience assisting clients with development of one or more of strategic Data Architecture and Engineering, Cloud Data Modernization, Data migration and Event-driven architecture, preferably focused on financial services. 
• Experience development of large data platforms, data warehouses and data lakes, streaming applications, data ingestion, integration, and distribution pipelines. 
• Practical experience using latest technologies for data ingestion, integration, transformation, storage, mining/warehousing, big data analytics, and visualization. 
• Understanding of traditional data architecture practices (data warehousing, datahub, MDM, ODS etc.) as well transition to Next-Gen platform architectures such as distributed data lake and Data mesh on cloud, etc. 
• Practitioner experience in multiple data technologies such as:  
  • Cloud Data Platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Platform, Databricks, Snowflake)  
  • Big Data applications and Distributed Processing (Hadoop and Spark ecosystem components)  
  • Data integration Tools (Informatica, Talend, etc.) 
  • Experience with scripting languages: Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc. 
  • Traditional RDBMS (Teradata, Netezza, MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL) 
  • MPP (Snowflake, BigQuery, AWS Redshift etc.) 
  • NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, Neo4J, Titan, Elasticsearch)  
  • Streaming Platform and Applications (Spark streaming, Kafka, Storm, etc.) 
  • Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools (Airflow, etc.) 
  • Dev Ops (GitHub, Kubernetes Jenkins, Terraform) 
  • Data Modeling (Data vault, Star, Snowflake) 

Ideally, you’ll also have 

• Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) or Science (MS) preferred 
• Prior consulting experience   

What we look for  

We’re interested in self-motivated and passionate leaders with a strong vision and desire to stay on the cutting edge of data technology and science. We are looking for individuals who aspire to build collaborative team environments and possess effective management skills while demonstrating in-depth technical capabilities and industry knowledge. 

If you have a genuine drive for helping consumers achieve the full potential of their data while working towards your own development, this role is for you! 

• 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.