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Senior Manager, Data Architecture, Data & Analytics, Assurance, Belfast and DerryLondonderry

EY Société d'Avocats
Belfast
4 days ago
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At EY were all in to shape your future with confidence.


Well help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.


Join EY and help to build a better working world.


Senior Manager Data Architecture Data & Analytics Assurance Belfast


At EY youll 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 were 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.


The opportunity

DataAnalyticsis one of the most exciting fields in todays digital world. It offers challenging work career development and great job satisfaction. EYs mission istobuild a better working world by asking better questions and finding better answers this is what DataAnalyticsis all about. What better way to help us achieve our mission than by working with our Data Analytics teams as wecontinue onthis journey.


Data Analytics is one of our strategic growth platforms with plans to grow from150 people today toover 200 inthe next 2-3 years. We are transforming our business by embedding analytics in everything we do. We are helping our clients transform their businesses by doing the same across industry sectors and lines of business. We are growing and so are our people. We are hiring managers experienced professionals and graduates to work in a variety of roles.


Your key responsibilities

  • Helping clients unlock value from their information assets through collaboration with domain experts and by embedding innovative data analytics solutions in existing services lines
  • Leading diverse teams with varying skillsets who use different Data and Analytics technologies.
  • The ability to adapt your leadership style to fit team client and cultural needs. They will look to you to anticipate and identify risks and elevate issues as appropriate. As an influential member of the team youll create a positive learning culture and will coach and counsel junior members of the team and help them develop
  • Working in multi-disciplinary teams across a range of industries to help our clients transform and improve their business
  • A passion to contribute to the growth of the team bringing energy enthusiasm and the courage to lead and develop others
  • Drawing on your knowledge and experience youll create innovative insights which will add value to both our clients and to the broader society
  • Champion operational efficiency improvements on projects and internal initiatives
  • Consistently drive projects to completion ensuring the work is of high quality.
  • Contribute to the development of the wider Data & Analytics teams future by building our brand by attending relevant events collaborating with other internal teams producing thought leadership etc
  • Actively establish maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships. With guidance from partners directors and other senior managers youll identify potential business opportunities for EY to incubate or drive new solutions and services

Skills and attributes for success

  • Relevant experience in consulting or industry with significant management experience
  • Demonstrated ability to supervise and develop others effectively communicate budgets managing client expectations delivering quality projects timelines etc.
  • Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical colleagues and clients
  • Proven work experience as a Data Architect
  • Experience of gathering and analysing system requirements
  • Proven cloud data architecture experience (Azure / AWS)
  • Deep understanding of both relational and non-relational databases
  • Ability to design cloud architectures at a conceptual logical and physical level
  • Analytically minded and can assimilate and apply new techniques and knowledge to deliver insights and solve problems
  • Professional with ability to work in diverse evolving and dynamic client environments
  • Experience in the following aspects of the data analytics lifecycle for example :
  • Cloud and Data Architecture
  • Data Pipelines and ETL / ELT
  • Data Modelling
  • Understanding of Data Governance principles
  • A completed degree (bachelors masters or PhD) or relevant professional experience
  • It would be advantageous if you had attained data-related cloud certifications in Azure and / or AWS

To qualify for the role you must have

  • Experience in consulting or industry with significant management experience
  • Demonstrated ability to supervise and develop others effectively communicate budgets managing client expectations delivering quality projects timelines etc.
  • Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical colleagues and clients
  • Proven work experience as a Data Architect
  • Experience of gathering and analysing system requirements
  • Proven cloud data architecture experience (Azure / AWS)
  • Deep understanding of both relational and non-relational databases
  • Ability to design cloud architectures at a conceptual logical and physical level

What we offer

  • Continuous learning : Youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
  • Success as defined by you : Well provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
  • Transformative leadership : Well give you the insights coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
  • Diverse and inclusive culture : Youll 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.


Apply now.


Please note;

Prior to finalizing your application you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity & inclusiveness here. We ask because it matters!


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.


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