Cloud Engineer - Technology Consulting
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Position Overview & Specifications
Cloud Engineer
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At EY, we are expanding our Microsoft Services and Cloud Group and specifically building our Technology Consulting practice. Due to this expansion, we are seeking to recruit high achieving Cloud Engineers to be part of our growing business.
The opportunity
We are recruiting Cloud Engineers primarily at Senior Consultant to Senior Manager levels for the Technology Consulting team. We are seeking individuals with significant client-side experience or individuals who have gained project and technology delivery experience within large recognised organisations.
Your key responsibilities
Client responsibilities
- Help to build valued relationships with external clients and internal peers
- Participate in presentations and proposals for medium complex projects or elements of highly complex projects
- Create high-quality work products and act as a subject matter resource on one or more services, leveraging knowledge and experience to shape services to client problems.
- Understand all our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients.
- Build strong internal relationships within Technology Consulting and across other services.
People responsibilities
- Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring more junior members of staff
- Be responsible for your own self-development, and maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills
- Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
Skills and attributes for success
- Cloud Platform Engineering experience on one of the Enterprise Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) β subscription/account design, networking, services deployment etc
- Teaming - Team Player
- Curious and personable
- Have hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code languages like Terraform, ARM, Bicep, CloudFormation, Powershell or Python.
- Experience of deployment and configuration of DevOps pipelines, code repositories, automated testing etc
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Experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Identity and Access Management
- Security
- Networking
- Backup, DR, BCP
- Configuration as code
- Modern workplace
- Monitoring, Logging and Alerting
- Patch management
- Cloud native development
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Relevant experience working in a similar role/ environment
- A passion for Cloud Engineering and/or Cloud Native Development.
- Ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
- Have attention to detail.
Ideally, youβll also have
- Experience of working with Azure AD, Office 365, Azure Data Factory or other cloud hosted platforms.
- Relevant industry certification.
- Hands-on experience in working with Agile methods for software delivery e.g. Scrum, SAFE, Kanban, Lean, TDD and CI/CD.
- Understanding of Cloud Native Platforms including Kubernetes, Open Shift, Docker Enterprise
- Experience with Microservices, Functions, Event-driven/reactive programming or other Cloud Native architectures
- Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
- Workflow management using Agile collaboration tools from main vendors
- Excellent presentation skills.
What we look for
We are seeking individuals with strong Cloud Engineering experience and who have a real passion for technology.
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package where youβll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. 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 thatβs right for you
About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, weβre using the finance products, expertise and systems weβve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
Join us in building a better working world.
Apply now.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (Β£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Professional Services
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Cloud Engineer - Technology Consulting roles across EY's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Professional Services.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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