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Senior Solution/Technical Architect
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About the Opportunity
You’ll work as part of the Architecture team within EY Client Technology’s Technology Strategy and Architecture (TS&A) function, defining and delivering cutting-edge architectures and designs for business-critical global products and platforms. Your role requires expertise in reusability, scalability, and reliability while aligning with EY’s mission and strategy.
Your Key Responsibilities
Strategy and Roadmapping
- Build cross-functional relationships to understand business requirements, strategy, and product roadmaps.
- Demonstrate architecture leadership by translating business needs into innovative, practical high-level and low-level blueprints.
End-to-End Ownership
- Own the technology, architecture, and design landscape of a product/platform from solutioning to delivery, adoption, and sale.
- Lead a team of architects (potentially hundreds of users across varied environments) as the lead architect, setting technical direction and ensuring end-to-end delivery.
- Provide constant architecture governance, guidance, and reviews to maintain alignment with enterprise standards.
Solutions Innovation
- Solve complex problems where solutions may not yet exist, ideating and incubating new approaches, technologies, and ways of working.
- Conduct vendor evaluations, proofs of concept (with hands-on execution), and technical feasibility analysis.
- Present recommendations to business stakeholders with clear technical justification.
Collaboration & Delivery
- Work closely with multi-disciplinary teams (engineering, platform, infosec) to deliver optimized architectures while ensuring compliance with enterprise standards, policies, and guidelines.
Reusable Architecture Assets
- Define and promote standards, reusable functional, and technical assets (e.g., frameworks, microservices).
- Assist product and project managers in planning, forecasting, estimation, and cost balancing for products/platforms.
- Mentor and coach development teams, ensuring architectural alignment through **code/architecture reviews and quality gates.
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Thought Leadership & Evangelism
- Evangelize technical quality, emerging technologies, sharing, and experimentation via mentoring, hackathons, and communities.
- Cultivate industry insights by engaging with business leadership, vendors, and analysts to understand broader enterprise trends.
- Ensure consistent application of best practices through architectural and design review processes.
Key Skills & Attributes for Success
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Leadership: Proven global team governance expertise in large-scale (thousands of users) architectures, from planning to support/operations.
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Hands-on Architecture: Deep expertise in solution and technical architecture (application, cloud, integration, data, security).
- Skilled in native cloud, full-stack app, data, AI technologies, modern cloud platforms (preferably Microsoft Azure).
- Comfortable with Agile, DevSecOps, automation, and legacy systems.
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Technical Depth:
- Expertise in distributed/scalable architectures with containers, cloud services (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS).
- Programming/scripting languages: JavaScript, .NET, Java, Python, C++.
- Databases: SQL/NoSQL, Big Data, analytics, machine learning.
- Security: Industry-standard authentication/authorization technologies (prefer Microsoft/Azure-based).
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Strategic Communication:
- Translate technical complexity into business value for non-technical stakeholders.
- Must facilitate stakeholder consensus and negotiate technical conflicts.
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Collaboration:
- Strong interpersonal skills for global, distributed teams; able to partner across time zones.
- Solve problems creatively, balancing cost/risk/quality.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Mathematics, Economics, or equivalent.
- Experience: 10+ years in IT, with 5+ years as a solution/technical architect (specialized in cloud, integration, security, or AI).
- Certifications: Prefer industry certifications (e.g., TOGAF®, Microsoft Azure, AWS, CISSP, Pivotal, or ITIL®).
- Technologies:
- Hands-on experience with low-code/no-code, GenAI, data governance, cloud-native security, and mobile solutions.
- Expertise in data analytics, AI/ML, and event-driven architectures.
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What We Offer You (Canada & Global)
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary (US range: $138,200–$266,000; NYC/CA extended to $165,800–$302,300).
- Total Rewards Package:
- Defined contribution pension plan.
- Comprehensive medical/dental/vision + prescription coverage.
- Flexible vacation policy.
- EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer Breaks, and Personal/Family Care days.
- Discretionary bonus and wellness programs.
Flexibility & Growth
- Hybrid work model: 40–60% on-site engagement for client-facing roles.
- Global career development with mentorship, training, and networking.
- State-of-the-art tools and AI/tech-driven process improvements.
Culture & Inclusivity
- EY values diversity, equity, and belonging—committed to combating systemic challenges (e.g., gender equity, 2SLGBTQIA+ support, Indigenous reconciliation, neurodiversity).
- Reasonable accommodations for disabilities, including limitations or respondence assistance during recruitment.
Why Join EY?
- Work at a global leader using data, AI & advanced tech to solve pressing challenges.
- Join multi-disciplinary teams (50+ services) spanning 150+ countries.
- Drive trust in capital markets and help shape a sustainable economy.
Application Notes
- Accommodations: EY commits to equal opportunity under US laws and provides accessibility for disabled candidates.
- Resumes from agencies: EY only accepts applications from verified talent partners—no unsolicited submissions.
- AI use: AI tools support the hiring process but are reviewed for ethical compliance.
Ready to shape a better working world? Apply now.
(Previously, this posting was exclusive to internal hires but is now open to external candidates organically.)
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