Client Technology, Engineering

About the Role

This is an architecture role for someone who combines strategic judgment with practical engineering delivery. You will shape direction and define robust designs, while staying close to implementation through prototyping, code and design reviews, technical problem-solving, and direct collaboration with engineering teams. You will be part of the Client Technology Architecture function and will work within a team leading key aspects of the architecture of EY Fabric, part of the wider Fabric engineering function. EY Fabric is EY’s global foundational technology platform for building, running, and scaling technology solutions. It brings together reusable cloud, data, intelligence, developer, and business-enablement capabilities, supported by self-service workflows and built-in governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Managers and other stakeholders to understand business needs, clarify requirements, and translate them into pragmatic product and platform architecture.
• Lead aspects of the EY Fabric architecture, owning or guiding the technology and design direction for assigned platform capabilities from early concept and option analysis through delivery, adoption, operation, and evolution.
• Ensure designs work coherently across EY Fabric, including its platform APIs, developer workflows, portal and user experience, reusable cloud capabilities, identity and access patterns, data services, observability, and integration points.
• Produce clear architecture blueprints, designs, architectural decision records, reference patterns, and implementation guidance, using your judgment as to what is required.
• Design secure, scalable, and reusable services, APIs, integration patterns, datastores, user-facing capabilities, and common platform components.
• Work directly with engineering teams to turn architecture into working software, including hands-on prototyping, proof-of-concept development, code review, pair design, troubleshooting, and design assurance.
• Solve complex problems where an established solution may not exist by evaluating technologies, testing assumptions, considering build-versus-buy options, and presenting evidence-based recommendations.
• Provide technical leadership throughout delivery, ensuring implemented solutions remain aligned with the intended architecture, quality expectations, and enterprise standards.
• Participate in product and delivery planning, estimation, and forecasting; manage architecture work and technical debt; balance cost, risk, quality, security, maintainability, and time to market.
• Mentor engineers and architects, encourage experimentation and knowledge sharing, and contribute to architecture and engineering communities.
• Monitor relevant technology and industry trends, including AI-assisted engineering, and apply them responsibly where they provide measurable value.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Significant experience in solution or technical architecture within complex, large-scale product or internal developer platform environments, with a strong record of successful implementation and adoption.
• Demonstrable hands-on software engineering capability in at least one modern language such as C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript or Python, together with confidence reading, reviewing, and improving production code.
• Broad architecture experience across cloud-native applications, integration, data, and security, with the judgment to balance governance, technical quality, and delivery pace.
• Practical Microsoft Azure or other cloud experience across compute, storage, networking, security, and identity, including Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault, Azure Policy, and tenant-aware identity patterns.
• Expertise designing distributed and scalable products and platforms using APIs, microservices, containers, and Kubernetes, preferably AKS, across cloud or hybrid environments.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and DevSecOps practices.
• Knowledge of modern API design and API Management, including topics such as security, versioning, and discoverability.
• Understanding of secure-by-design practices, compliance expectations, in-application security, and operation within enterprise technology standards.
• Experience designing for reusability, reliability, maintainability, observability, performance, cost optimization, and effective technical debt management.
• Working knowledge of architecture and design patterns, including microservices, containerized systems, event-driven architecture, data streaming, and data platforms.
• Strong analytical, collaboration, and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex decisions to senior stakeholders and work effectively across globally distributed teams.

Qualifications (Desirable)

• InnerSource, internal developer platforms, reusable engineering assets, platform marketplaces, or shared-services models.
• AI-assisted and agentic engineering tools and workflows, with an understanding of appropriate security, quality, and governance controls.
• Low-code or no-code capabilities, workflow automation, enterprise user-experience patterns, data management, or data governance.
• Architecture or security certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer, TOGAF, SAFe, or comparable credentials.
• A relevant degree or equivalent practical experience in engineering, computer science, information technology, or a related discipline.

What We Offer You

• Support and coaching from engaging colleagues.
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• Freedom and flexibility to handle your role.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage plan.
• Defined contribution pension plan.
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence.
• For US locations, base salary range for this job is $138,200 to $266,000. In New York City Metro Area, Washington State, and California (excluding Sacramento), the range is $165,800 to $302,300.
• Hybrid work model with an expectation to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project, or year.