Job Summary

At EY, you ll 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 we re 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.

Role Overview

Your role will be an Architect in the Cloud Engineering team. You will be responsible to be a part of the delivery. We are looking for an Azure-focused Platform Engineering Architect to lead DevOps, cloud automation and internal developer platform initiatives. The role will drive architecture, delivery and governance for cloud-native platforms, CI/CD, IaC, Kubernetes and self-service engineering capabilities across customer engagements.

Your key responsibilities

- Design, assess and implement DevOps and Platform Engineering solutions with Azure as the primary cloud platform.

- Provide architecture leadership for end-to-end CI/CD, GitOps, IaC and release automation across cloud and hybrid environments.

- Design Azure landing zone, networking, IAM, security, observability, resiliency and deployment patterns; AWS/GCP exposure is good to have.

- Build reusable Terraform modules, pipeline-based provisioning workflows, golden paths and platform templates.

- Build and maintain Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) using Backstage or similar platform engineering solutions.

- Deploy and operate production-grade Kubernetes platforms, preferably Azure AKS; EKS/GKE exposure is an added advantage.

- Integrate developer self-service capabilities through IDP / Backstage-style platforms, service catalogs, templates and automation workflows.

- Implement DevSecOps quality gates and security scanning across CI/CD pipelines using tools such as SonarQube, Checkmarx, Black Duck, Veracode, Wiz or equivalent.

- Design monitoring, logging and observability using Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana,



ELK/Splunk/Datadog or equivalent tools.

- Drive release governance including environment planning, deployment coordination, rollback strategy, change approvals and production readiness.

- Mentor engineering teams and support architecture reviews, tool evaluations, delivery planning, RFP/POV/POC support and client presentations.

Required Skills and Experience

- 8+ years of experience in Cloud, DevOps, Platform Engineering and transformation programs.

- Strong hands-on experience in Azure architecture and services with practical understanding of cloud security, networking, IAM, compute, storage and observability.

- Valuable-to-have working knowledge of AWS and/or GCP architecture and DevOps services.

- Strong experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CloudBees, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps or Harness.

- Experience in design, build and support for implementation of Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) using Backstage or similar technologies.

- Hands-on experience with Terraform and/or Azure Bicep, including modular design, remote state, approvals, quality gates and pipeline integration.

- Advanced Docker and Kubernetes experience, preferably Azure AKS, including Helm, ingress, RBAC, secrets, autoscaling, upgrades and troubleshooting.

- Experience implementing GitOps using Argo CD or Flux CD.

- Experience with release management, change governance, deployment runbooks, release reporting and post-release validation.

- Scripting and automation experience using Python, Shell/Bash, PowerShell or Groovy.

- Strong stakeholder management,



communication, workshop facilitation and architecture documentation skills.

- Internal Developer Portal / Backstage concepts: software catalog, templates, onboarding workflows and developer self-service.

- Golden paths, reusable platform patterns, CI/CD blueprints, IaC modules and engineering guardrails.

- Policy-as-code, DevSecOps controls, compliance automation and vulnerability management.

- Operational excellence through observability, SRE practices, resilience, toil reduction and automation.

Mandatory Certifications

- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert.

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).

- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.

- AWS / Google Cloud certifications are good to have.

Preferred Skills

- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate / Professional

- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

- Redhat Certified Ansible Specialist

- Good to have knowledge in Terraform Cloud, Ansible Tower

- Experience with GitOps methodology

- Experience working on CMMI / Agile / SAFE methodologies

Your people responsibilities

- Lead by example and mentor DevOps / Platform Engineering teams.

- Participate in capability building, reusable asset creation and knowledge sharing.

- Collaborate with client stakeholders, onsite/offshore teams and leadership to ensure quality delivery.

- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to travel as per client and role requirements.

Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.

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