Manager or Senior Manager- Technology Consulting- Microsoft Azure Architect

About the job

With a broad understanding of the full life cycle of our clients’ business, EY has the knowledge and experience to integrate cloud strategy where it makes the most impact and transformation. EY’s Microsoft cloud solutions offer a balance of business, technology, and strategy. EY works with high-profile clients across the region, working to solve some of their most challenging issues. As our practice continues to grow quickly, EY is actively investing in the latest cloud technology and talent. This is the perfect time to join and make your mark on significant cloud projects across a wide variety of industries, platforms, and technologies.

The opportunity

This is a technical leadership role guiding clients on end-end cloud solutions and architecture for large-scale cloud transformation projects. Most of your time will be spent embedded with our clients’ team, and we’ll look to you to provide them with a unique perspective on how they must continue to innovate and remain competitive with cloud technologies.

Your Key Responsibilities

• With your end-to-end Cloud computing subject matter expertise, you will lead and guide on determining the right architectures for large-scale cloud transformation projects including supporting the response to client proposals and bids.
• Understanding the governance and decision processes, as well as customers' business and technology priorities to ensure proper usage patterns.
• Driving the advancement of Cloud Usage in our largest, most strategic customers.
• Impacting the strategic direction of Microsoft Business Applications Engineering by gathering cross-teams and customer feedback to influence organizational direction to achieve market-making impact.
• Leading technical presentations, demonstrations, workshops, Architecture and design sessions, PoCs, Hackathons, and Pilots that help empower our customers to successfully drive, govern, and implement Cloud Solutions aligned to their both long-term/strategic, and immediate short-term business needs Leading to clear technical, competitive, security, and integration blockers, to accelerate customer usage on Cloud Platform by orchestrating a variety of technical and non-technical resources, both internally and externally, supported by deep technical/functional expertise.
• Lead the discovery, business value assessment, planning and delivery of journey to the cloud.
• Build deep relationships and trust with various customer technical communities including CIO/CTO/Architecture Leads.
• Utilizing key methodologies, processes, and assets to execute the strategies, achieve goals, scale impact, and enable a strong experience for our clients.
• Work with our Industry teams at EY and Microsoft to ensure Cloud is infused into broader EY solutions. Work closely with relevant groups in all Technology Alliances.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's degree ideally in technology (Business with MIS, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems)
• 10+ years of work experience in technical leadership roles at a consulting/professional services company, cloud provider, or customer environment in Enterprise.
• Delivered exceptional client value through assessing the current application landscape, recommending and delivering future state cloud architectures.
• Provide a new perspective to tough technical challenges and crafting solutions.
• Capturing best practices and sharing with clients/team. Key is the ability for the end-end perspective.
• Deep subject matter expertise in Cloud Computing and at least one other area that’s a technology passion such as AI, Security, IoT, infrastructure modernization, data management, application development, data and analytics, security and compliance, networking, hybrid migration, and program management.
• Hands-on experience of Microsoft Azure, D365, M365, and awareness of the following platforms Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Services, VMWare, large Open Source environments.
• Cloud Certifications Microsoft Azure, D365, M365 Solutions Architect.
• Solid practical experience of AI implementations in companies and organizations
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service, and technical writing skills (CIO/CTO/Head of Enterprise Architecture).
• Confidence to lead meetings with client sponsors, management, and individual contributors.
• Availability to locate and travel in the Middle East & North Africa. Ideally, you’ll also have Business Arabic oral and written
• Experience in AI, Expert Systems, NLP, Vision, ML, Speech, Planning, Robotics & IoT
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture Certifications in TOGAF, ITIL, or similar.
• Leading and inspiring teams (directly or indirectly) on key technologies and best practices.
• Engagement with Enterprise customers across multiple countries and industries in a broader region responsibility.

Other Skills And Attributes For Success

• Leading team members in the development of applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership, and accelerators to differentiate EY in the Cloud Technology market.
• Being proactive and driven to continually learn emerging technologies and business best practices.
• Developing long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally.
• Interacting and communicating effectively with teammates, clients, stakeholders, and executives. Being visible in the market to promote new ideas in your domain and the excellence in cloud consulting services offered by EY.

What Working At EY Offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes a regional competitive package. Plus, we offer:

• The opportunity to manage a portfolio of talent within a designated service line
• A collaborative environment where everyone works together to create a better working world
• Excellent training and development prospects, both through established programs and on-the-job training
• An excellent team of senior colleagues dedicated to managing and varying your workload

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities, and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.