Government and Public Sector - Technology Consulting - Solution Architect Sr. Manager

Ernst & Young
Mc Lean, VA
$148.9K-$340.2K a year
Full-time

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. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

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

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.

From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector practice of Ernst & Young provides a full range of consulting and audit services to help our Federal, State, Local and Education clients implement new ideas to help achieve their mission outcomes.

We deliver real change and measurable results through our diverse, high-performing teams, quality work at the highest professional standards, operational know-how from across our global organization, and creative and bold ideas that drive innovation.

We enable our government clients to achieve their mission of protecting the nation and serving the people; increasing public safety;

improving healthcare for our military, veterans and citizens; delivering essential public services; and helping those in need.

EY is ready to help our government build a better working world.

The opportunity

Ernst & Young (EY) US Government and Public Sector (GPS) practice is a robust and emerging practice with tremendous potential for growth - and we are prepared to tap into that potential.

Our US GPS practice combines an understanding of the public sector's diverse needs, focused on delivering improved public services, with private sector leading practices.

We respond to our client's issues by bringing together highly skilled professionals across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Transaction Advisory services.

This integrated approach facilitates multidimensional support and flexibility to meet our clients changing needs.

We are seeing tremendous growth within the GPS team and there is a great need for rising leaders. Unprecedented challenges require us to be connected, responsive and insightful.

Are you ready to join our team and help build a better working world?

Your key responsibilities

We'll look to you to interact directly with the customer, stakeholders, and subject matter resources to coordinate, validate and socialize in one or more areas of technology transformation.

Your responsibilities will also include to manage, assess and implement changes to the related deliverables. You can expect to help our clients with technology-enabled transformation to achieve their business objectives.

In return, you can expect to learn leading practices in technology transformation and delivery and be exposed to a wide variety of business issues solved using technology.

We're also looking for you to act as a role model for EY's core values and maintain and expand client relationships through the delivery of high quality work.

Skills and attributes for success

  • Strong leadership skills and excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships
  • Ability to create innovative insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and contribute to thought leadership
  • Anticipate and identify risks, and escalate any issues as appropriate
  • Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff; help create a positive learning culture
  • Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff

To qualify for the role, you must have

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering (civil, electrical, electronic, chemical, industrial, mechanical, aeronautical, or computer science) and approximately 5-10 years of related work experience
  • Experience in two or more of the technology transformation areas i.e., Enterprise Architecture (EA), system implementation support services, infrastructure strategy and planning, IT Service Management, and Technology Business Management.
  • Experience creating and executing project plans on large, complex engagements from analysis through implementation, preferably as a workstream lead supervising junior staff
  • Ability to work closely with account teams and / or clients to understand functional requirements and translate those requirements into key features and capabilities that must be supported by a technology solution.
  • Awareness and understanding of key technology solutions, and the ability to evaluate and recommend solutions to meet business requirements.
  • Ability to research leading technology products in the marketplace to identify new technologies to meet business requirements.
  • Ability to design high-level technology solutions based on client requirements and / or proposals, which often require the integration of multiple software platforms / products.
  • Ability to develop preliminary "sizing" estimates in terms of the labors hours and costs to implement the designed solution.
  • Ability to develop preliminary implementation schedules for the designed solution.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance or higher, which will be driven by the engagement requirements
  • Proximity to the Washington D.C. Metro area

Due to the nature of our work in the Government and Public Sector, work may be required to be completed at client, EY and / or contractor sites.

Our goal is to assign professionals to projects within a commutable distance of their work location office. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs.

Candidates should be willing to travel on average 25% to 30% or more in a hybrid environment.

Ideally, you'll also have

  • Experience leading systems integration (SI) work - particularly SI work covering COTS platforms, PaaS or SaaS products, and integration with legacy software components.
  • Experience with leading platforms and COTS products in the market (Pega, ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Platforms, SAP, Oracle / Peoplesoft, Azure, AWS, Splunk, etc.).
  • Relevant high-level design and architecture experience for large-scale SI projects (tens of millions of dollars).
  • Experience (or awareness) required to evaluate emerging technologies, such as RPA, blockchain, IoT, AI / ML, etc.
  • Knowledge of one of the upcoming technologies e.g. Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics Process Automation (RPA).
  • Experience in Cloud Technologies, DevOps, Agile, and Project Management
  • Federal or DoD experience
  • Secret Clearance or higher

What we look for

We're interested in highly motivated, talented individuals with a strong willingness to think outside of the box and continue to learn.

You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you'll need the motivation to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and expand our business in the evolving market.

If you're serious about consulting and ready to take on some of our clients' most complex issues, this role is for you.

What we offer

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business.

The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $148,900 to $340,200. The salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $178,700 to $386,600.

Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.

In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.

Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.

Under our flexible vacation policy, you'll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances.

You'll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter / Summer breaks, Personal / Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

  • 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.

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 is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.

EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities.

If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1-800-EY-HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY's Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at redacted

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