Manager - Cloud Solution Architect - Financial Services - Regional

Job description

Requisition ID:  1543187

Manager - Cloud Solution Architect - Financial Services - Regional 

Background

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. 

EY boasts a robust and well-defined Cloud Proposition, and we're on an exciting journey to scale new heights of growth. We're channeling significant growth into our Cloud Services and offerings, with a keen focus on empowering our talent. Our team members are at the forefront, steering impactful cloud initiatives, nurturing pivotal client partnerships, and expanding their expertise. We offer a dynamic environment where formal training is complemented by mentorship from industry leaders and collaboration with a network of exceptional colleagues. Join us and be part of a visionary team shaping the future of cloud solutions.

This is a practice which has the benefits of a start-up culture of flexibility and the structure and disciplines you would expect of an established market leader like EY. We are seeking high calibre, highly motivated and experienced Cloud professionals to join this growing team. 
 

The opportunity
Join EY as a cloud leadership expert, guiding strategy, operations, and architecture across public and hybrid environments, with a focus on app modernisation, infrastructure enhancement, and AI-driven data platforms. Share these insights with our Financial Services clients and help them navigate the journey to scale public & hybrid cloud adoption safely and effectively. Expand your knowledge by working within a team of experienced, industry leading cloud experts.
 

Your key responsibilities

• Collaborate across EY's interdisciplinary framework, encompassing Markets, Technology Consulting, and Business Consulting, to craft comprehensive market approaches that encompass cloud strategy, desired operational frameworks, and architectural design. Proactively support client conversations to identify where our Cloud propositions can help address the real challenges they are facing.
• Support the relationship with EY’s cloud provider alliances & other ecosystem partners, shaping joint solutions to address our clients challenges
• Guide client partnerships to navigate a secure and expedited cloud transition, connecting with top-level stakeholders and collaborating with the client's extensive cloud-focused teams.
• Proactively support internal initiatives to build assets in relation to Cloud strategy, App & Data migration, patterns for successfully scaling AI on Cloud, hybrid architectures, cybersecurity combining your expertise with industry leading practices.
   

Skills and attributes for success

• A natural technical leader that is proficient in articulating the benefits and challenged of cloud adoption in Financial Services, including senior non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work with Senior stakeholders with the aims to pragmatic solutions to address technical and business challenges in adopting cloud.
• Identifying opportunities for and securing new business, including leading proposals and bid teams.
• Empower your autonomy or join forces with a team, delivering high-quality results that are tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients, in an environment that celebrates and supports women's success and leadership.
• Experience in directing a geographically distributed delivery team on all aspects of cloud, and to engage with client stakeholders to oversee implementation progress. 
• Work with all key cloud service offerings to provide our clients with a holistic cloud experience, bringing the best of multiple areas of EY.
   

To qualify for the role you must have

Mandatory experience

• Experience of working in cloud adoption elements such as defining cloud strategies, shaping and rolling out cloud operating models or defining cloud architectures across the financial services sector with a preference for delivering consulting services to financial services organisations. 
• Deep experience in one or more areas and broad understanding of others – Application modernisation on Cloud, Infrastructure modernisation, Network modernisation, DevSecOps, Data modernisation, Security on cloud, AI on Cloud, Cloud Risk & Controls.
• Experience in performing current state analysis, driving agreement on target state, deriving roadmap and performing total cost of ownership analysis.
• Consulting background and ability to articulate cloud adoption elements at senior stakeholders level

Desirable experience

• Cloud Service Provider certifications
• Experience in cloud migration and data center exits
• Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, or Operations background
• DevOps, agile, and CICD proficiency
• Cloud security and hands-on engineering experience
• Knowledge of PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, and various cloud architectures
• Understanding of risk frameworks and UK financial cloud regulations

What we offer
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• 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.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. 

Apply now.