DE-AWS Cloud Native Architect-GDSF02

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The opportunity

We are the only professional services organization who has a separate business dedicated exclusively to the financial services marketplace. Join Digital Engineering Team and you will work with multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to deliver a global perspective. Aligned to key industry groups including Asset management, Banking and Capital Markets, Insurance and Private Equity, Health, Government, Power and Utilities, we provide integrated advisory, assurance, tax, and transaction services. Through diverse experiences, world-class learning and individually tailored coaching you will experience ongoing professional development. That’s how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. Sound interesting? Well, this is just the beginning. Because whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

We’re looking for Strong AWS Cloud Native Architect at EY GDS. You will design, build, and deploy robust, cloud-native AWS solutions that align with enterprise standards and drive strategic business outcomes. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with application developers and enterprise architects to deliver scalable and secure cloud architecture. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm whilst being instrumental in the growth of a new service offering. We are the only professional services organization who has a separate business dedicated exclusively to the financial and non-financial services marketplace. Join Digital Engineering team and you will work with multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to deliver a global perspective.

EY Digital Engineering is a unique, industry-focused business unit that provides a broad range of integrated services that leverage deep industry experience with strong functional capability and product knowledge. The Digital Engineering (DE) practice works with clients to analyse, formulate, design, mobilize and drive digital transformation initiatives. We advise clients on their most pressing digital challenges and opportunities surround business strategy, customer, growth, profit optimization, innovation, technology strategy, and digital transformation. We also have a unique ability to help our clients translate strategy into actionable technical design, and transformation planning/mobilization. Through our unique combination of competencies and solutions, EY’s DE team helps our clients sustain competitive advantage and profitability by developing strategies to stay ahead of the rapid pace of change and disruption and supporting the execution of complex transformations.

Your Key Responsibilities

AWS Cloud Native Design

• Architect highly scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-optimized cloud-native applications tailored to evolving business needs.
• Design microservices, serverless, and containerized architectures leveraging core AWS services including EC2, Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS, and S3 to maximize flexibility and efficiency.
• Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework principles to ensure operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost management, and sustainability across all solutions.
• Strategically plan application migrations and modernizations with seamless integration into existing enterprise ecosystems, minimizing disruption and accelerating cloud adoption.
  
  

Infrastructure as Code and Automation

• Develop, maintain, and optimize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK to automate and standardize provisioning of AWS infrastructure.
• Automate deployment pipelines to guarantee consistency, repeatability, and version-controlled infrastructure across development, testing, and production environments.
• Embed security and compliance best practices directly into IaC scripts to enable continuous governance and risk mitigation.
  
  

DevSecOps and CI/CD

• Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines that automate builds, testing, security scans, deployments, and monitoring within AWS environments.
• Collaborate closely with security teams to integrate vulnerability detection, compliance checks, and remediation processes into continuous delivery workflows.
• Continuously monitor, evaluate, and optimize automated deployment processes to ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
  
  

Collaboration and Continuous Improvement

• Partner with application developers, enterprise architects, security teams, and business stakeholders to accurately capture requirements and deliver aligned, future-proof cloud solutions.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex AWS architecture and operational challenges, ensuring timely resolution and knowledge sharing.
• Actively participate in architecture reviews, knowledge transfer sessions, and the propagation of AWS best practices across teams to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Maintain up-to-date expertise on the latest AWS services, features, and industry trends, proactively applying innovations to enhance platform capabilities.
  
  

Skills And Attributes For Success

• AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification (mandatory); AWS Solutions Architect Professional (preferred).
• Minimum of 8 years hands-on experience in design scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-optimized cloud-native solutions using architectural best practices, including the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Strong experience with AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and container orchestration services like ECS/EKS
• Skilled in automating infrastructure deployments and updates with tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK to ensure consistency, repeatability, and compliance.
• Experience building and managing secure, automated CI/CD pipelines that integrate testing, security scans, and deployment in AWS environments
• Excellent interpersonal skills to engage effectively with developers, architects, security teams, and business stakeholders, translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ability to integrate GenAI capabilities into cloud-native solutions to drive automation, improve decision-making, and enhance user experiences.
• Proficiency in observability tools, SRE practices, and automation to enhance system reliability.
• Dedication to staying current with evolving AWS services, industry trends, and emerging technologies.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of AWS AI/ML services, including SageMaker and Bedrock.
• Experience with enterprise migration projects and modernization initiatives is a plus.
• Knowledge of other cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud) and hybrid/multi-cloud architectures is advantageous.
  
  

Education:

• Degree: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  
  

What We Offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
  
  

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