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 EY GDS – Data and Analytics (D&A) – Manager – Azure 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 Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing and Auto, Supply Chain, and Finance.
 The opportunity  
 We’re looking for Managers (Solution 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  
 Develop standardized practices for delivering new products and capabilities using Big Data & cloud technologies, including data acquisition, transformation, analysis, Modelling, Governance & Data management skills  Interact with senior client technology leaders, understand their business goals, create, propose solution, estimate effort, build architectures, 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 ADB, ADF, PySpark, Python, Snypase  Develop data ingestion programs to ingest real-time data from LIVE sources using cloud services, Spark Streaming and related technologies  Have managed team and have experience in end to end delivery  Have experience of building technical capability and teams to deliver  Good to have experience on IOT with real-time analytics.
 Prefered domain – Energy, Oil & Gas  AI/ML (Strong knowledge): Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive Services, and Azure OpenAI.
 Skills and attributes for success  
 Strong understanding & familiarity with all Cloud Ecosystem components  Strong understanding of underlying Cloud Architectural concepts and distributed computing paradigms  Experience in the development of large scale data processing.
 Hands-on programming experience in Microsoft Fabric, ADB, ADF, Synapse, Python, PySpark, SQL  Hands-on expertise in cloud services like AWS, and/or Microsoft Azure eco system  Solid understanding of ETL methodologies in a multi-tiered stack with Data Modelling & Data Governance  Experience with BI, and data analytics databases  Experience in converting business problems/challenges to technical solutions considering security, performance, scalability etc.
 Experience in Enterprise grade solution implementations.
 Experience in performance bench marking enterprise applications  Strong stakeholder, client, team, process & delivery management skills  To qualify for the role, you must have  
 Design and propose Azure-based data and AI solutions that align with customer objectives and solve business challenges.
 Develop and present demonstrations, prototypes, and PoCs to showcase the value and capabilities of the proposed solutions.
 Create technical proposals, presentations, and respond to requests for proposals (RFPs) and information (RFIs).
 Lead the technical aspects of project delivery, ensuring that implementations align with the initial solution design.
 Define and implement best practices and agile methodologies for the delivery of scalable Cloud solutions.
 Provide expert guidance on data strategy, cloud architecture, and the technology stacks needed for data modernization, AI, and machine learning workloads.
 Data: Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, and Cosmos DB.
 AI/ML (knowledge): Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive Services, and Azure OpenAI.
 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  EY | Building a better working world   
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