EY GDS - D&A- Manager-Cloud Architect(Azure)-32-2

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EY GDS–Data and Analytics (D&A) – Manager – Cloud Data Architect

As part of our EY-GDS D&A (Data and Analytics) team, we help our clients solve complex business challenges with the help of data and technology. We dive deep into data to extract the greatest value and discover opportunities in key business and functions like Retail, Life Science, Manufacturing, Energy, Supply Chain, and Finance.

The opportunity

We’re looking for Managers (Cloud Data Architects) with strong technology and data understanding, having proven delivery capability. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm as well as a part of a growing Data and Analytics team.

Your key responsibilities

• Need to work with client in converting business problems/challenges to technical solutions considering security, performance, scalability etc. [ 10- 15 years]
• Need to understand current & Future state enterprise architecture.
• Need to contribute in various technical streams during implementation of the project.
• Provide product and design level technical best practices
• Interface and communicate with the client team and onshore coordinators
• Completion of assigned tasks on time and regular status reporting to the lead
• Agree on level of documentation with clients and track to sign of them.
• Work with client on design approvals.
• Help client select tools and technologies necessary for the scope of the project.
• Provide necessary inputs on infrastructure configuration requirements for Bigdata implementation
• Develop standardized practices for delivering new products and capabilities using Cloud technologies, including data acquisition, transformation, and analysis.
• Interact with senior client technology leaders, understand their business goals, create, architect, propose, develop and deliver technology solutions
• Define and develop client specific best practices around data management within a cloud environment
• Recommend design alternatives for data ingestion, processing and provisioning layers
• Design and develop data ingestion programs to process large data sets in Batch mode using Spark, ADF pipeline and/or similar technologies
• Develop data ingestion programs to ingest real-time data from LIVE sources using Apache Kafka, Spark Streaming and/or similar technologies

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong understanding & familiarity with all Azure/AWS/GCP ecosystem components
• Strong understanding of underlying Azure/AWS/GCP Architectural concepts and distributed computing paradigms
• Hands-on programming experience in Apache Spark using Python/Scala and Spark Streaming
• Hands on experience with major components like cloud ETLs,Spark, Databricks
• Hands-on experience on SQL and Datawarehouse
• Experience working with NoSQL in at least one of the data stores - HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB
• Knowledge of Spark and Kafka integration with multiple Spark jobs to consume messages from multiple Kafka partitions
• Solid understanding of ETL methodologies in a multi-tiered stack
• Experience in converting business problems/challenges to technical solutions considering security, performance, scalability etc.
• Experience in Enterprise grade solution implementations.
• Knowledge in Big data architecture patterns [Lambda, Kappa]
• Experience in performance bench marking enterprise applications
• Experience in Data security [on the move, at rest]
• Experience in Scheduler/Orchestration tools like Airflow, Step functions etc
• Experience/exposure to building CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker, K8s etc)
• Strong UNIX operating system concepts and shell scripting knowledge

 Your people responsibilities

• Should guide and mentor fresh team members on Bigdata/Cloud technology- Azure/AWS/GCP
• Create a well-informed cloud strategy and manage the adaption process
• Offer guidance in infrastructure movement techniques including bulk application transfers into the cloud
• Provide prompt response to technical issues in a professional manner
• Lead a team

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Should have completed at least 3 full life cycle experience in Cloud projects
• Must have at least 4 years of deep experience in Cloud implementations
• Design, develop and implement datalake designs from the ground up to stage, modify and load data received from various sources
• Flexible and proactive/self-motivated working style with strong personal ownership of problem resolution.
• Excellent communicator (written and verbal formal and informal).
• Ability to multi-task under pressure and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be a team player and enjoy working in a cooperative and collaborative team environment.
• Adaptable to new technologies and standards.
• Participate in all aspects of Cloud solution delivery life cycle including analysis, design, development, testing, production deployment, and support.
• Minimum 7 years hand-on experience in one or more of the above areas.
• Minimum 10 years industry experience

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Project management skills
• Client management skills
• Solutioning skills

What we look for

• People with technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment

What working at EY offers

At EY, we’re dedicated to helping our clients, from start–ups to Fortune 500 companies — and the work we do with them is as varied as they are.

You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. Moreover, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes high quality and knowledge exchange. 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

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