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You will also integrate with line of business applications like Microsoft Dynamics 365. While many of our solutions extend Microsoft Dynamics 365, this role also involves extending and integrating with other enterprise systems such as SAP, Salesforce, and industry-specific platforms. You will help our clients harness the Power Platform to create modern omnichannel experiences, empower employees, and enable new business capabilities, while also guiding adoption models, governance, and community enablement.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead presales activities by designing and delivering compelling demos of Microsoft Copilot Studio and Power Platform solutions tailored to client needs.
• Architect and deliver enterprise-scale applications using Power Platform (Canvas, Model-driven, Power Automate, Power Pages) integrated with Dataverse and external systems.
• Design customer- and employee-facing applications that support omnichannel service, digital self-service, and workforce enablement scenarios.
• Leverage emerging AI capabilities, including Copilot Studio (multi-agent orchestration, plugins/actions, grounding) and Azure AI Foundry, and begin to apply Agentic AI approaches to create adaptive, intelligent solutions.Assess AI readiness for clients including data governance, compliance, and infrastructure prerequisites for deploying Copilot and autonomous agent.
• Develop integration patterns to extend ERP/CRM platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, or Salesforce, and connect Power Platform with line-of-business applications and external APIs.
• Advise clients on licensing, architecture trade-offs, and cost models, shaping solution design for scalability and sustainability.
• Provide technical leadership in solution design, architecture documentation, and strategic decision-making across cloud and business application landscapes.
• Support and lead junior technical team members by sharing best practices, providing design recommendations, offering guidance on complex challenges, and conducting peer reviews to ensure high-quality deliverables and continuous learning.Drive delivery excellence: guide backlog shaping, oversee sprint-level architecture, and ensure non-functional requirements such as performance, security, and maintainability are met.
• Mentor and coach EY delivery teams and client stakeholders on Power Platform best practices, including secure development and AI safety considerations.
• Support business development by contributing to proposals, creating proofs-of-concept and demos, and engaging with client executives to shape solution vision.
• Promote adoption and governance by advising clients on Center of Excellence models, Managed Environments, and enabling federated maker communities that balance innovation with control.
• Advance EY’s practice maturity through reusable reference architectures, solution accelerators, and delivery playbooks tailored for Power Platform engagements.

Skills and attributes for success

• Delivery leadership: serve as the accountable architect for major Power Platform programs, ensuring technical quality, scalability, and business value from blueprint through go-live.
• Business development: support pursuits by shaping solution architectures, creating compelling demos, and articulating the business impact of Power Platform and AI-driven solutions.
• Practice maturity: contribute to EY’s Microsoft Business Applications and Power Platform competency by codifying solution patterns, accelerators, and delivery frameworks.
• Adoption & governance: advise clients on enabling federated maker communities, platform guardrails, and CoE/ALM models to drive safe and scalable adoption of Power Platform.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• 10+ years in enterprise solution architecture, with at least 5 years hands-on experience delivering solutions with Microsoft Power Platform (Canvas and Model-driven apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power Pages).
• Proven experience building robust applications that are customer- or employee-facing, enabling omnichannel service, digital engagement, or workforce empowerment—not just process automation.
• Track record extending Power Platform alongside enterprise applications such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, Salesforce, or other industry platforms.
• Hands-on delivery experience with AI-driven solutions, including Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry; familiarity with emerging patterns in Agentic AI.
• Integration expertise across Microsoft ecosystem and third-party APIs, with an understanding of event-driven and API-first patterns.
• Experience advising on governance, ALM, and community enablement (CoE Starter Kit, Managed Environments, ALM Accelerator, and fostering federated maker communities).
• Strong consulting skills: client-facing leadership, solution shaping, workshop facilitation, pre-sales contributions, and executive communication.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Microsoft certification: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert (PL-600).
• Additional certifications: PL-400 (Developer Associate), PL-200 (Functional Consultant Associate), PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst).
• Relevant AI certifications such as AI-102 (Azure AI Engineer Associate) or AI-900 (Azure AI Fundamentals).

What we look for

• We’re interested in talented professionals with the ability to design and deliver a customer self-service portal built on Power Pages integrated with SAP order management, supported by Copilot Studio agents for digital assistance.
• Build an employee-facing mobile app using Canvas Power Apps and Power Automate to streamline field operations, integrated with Dynamics 365 or other ERP platforms.
• Extend a CRM or ERP platform with AI-driven copilots using Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and agentic AI principles for adaptive workflows.
• Guide a client’s IT and business leaders in standing up a Managed Environment and CoE to govern a federated maker community, enabling innovation while maintaining compliance.

In this role, you will analyze complex financial data, operational metrics, and market trends, transforming them into actionable insights that facilitate informed decision-making. By concentrating on these critical areas, you will enable organizations to optimize their operational efficiency and achieve their strategic goals, significantly impacting their journey toward excellence.

Our team leverages a wide range of leading EPM platforms, including:

• Acterys
• Anaplan
• Board
• Microsoft Business Performance Planning
• OneStream
• Oracle EPM
• SAP SAC and Group Reporting
• Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik

Your key responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of EPM solutions across planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical architectures for modern EPM systems.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure successful delivery and measurable impact.
• Serve as a technical lead on EPM projects, developing models, integrations, and custom functionalities.
• Guide junior developers and ensure high-quality delivery aligned with client expectations.
• Support the development and configuration of EPM solutions, including system setup, testing, documentation, and user support.
• Learn and grow within a dynamic team focused on financial performance technologies.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong understanding of EPM platforms and financial planning processes (e.g., FP&A, HR planning, CapEx).
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience with data modeling, scripting, and system integration.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Ideally, you’ll also

• Relevant certifications as a solution architect in one or more of the EPM systems EY Canada implements.
• Experience integrating EPM platforms with other enterprise systems.
• Familiarity with planning processes such as G&A Planning, Workforce Planning, Capital Expense Planning, and Project Planning.
• Exposure to pre-sales activities, including solution demos and proposal development.

EY's State and Local Tax (SALT) team is a growing practice within the organization, and you'll see that growth reflected in your career. As a Tax Senior, you'll assist with multiple tax engagements and contribute to the delivery of quality tax planning and compliance services for our financial services clients. You'll be part of a rapidly growing team that's seen plenty of recent expansion, with the aim to double in size over the next few years. With support from some of the most engaging professionals in the business, you can expect to develop your tax technical skills, management techniques, and business experience considerably. It's all about taking on new skills and responsibilities as they arise and making the most of our dedicated mentors and training programs.

Your key responsibilities

You'll likely spend most of your time on a diverse array of projects, responsibilities, and tasks. Whatever you're working on, our clients will turn to you for up-to-the-minute tax advice they can always rely on. To make that happen, we'll look to you to implement your extensive knowledge of state and local tax concepts and law. You can expect to be working in a highly collaborative culture, where listening to and sharing information with colleagues is an essential part of the role.

Skills and attributes for success

• Contributing to the overall success of the team by developing a thorough understanding of EY methodologies and tools to enhance service delivery
• Challenging traditional procedures and finding new approaches to provide tax services
• Providing compliance work product and assisting management with client deliverables
• Building client relationships and demonstrating your knowledge of the financial services industry
• Staying abreast of state & local tax developments and work to develop new and innovative service offerings that can deliver value to our clients

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor's degree with an emphasis in accounting, finance, or economics and 3 years of related work experience
• CPA or licensed Attorney, or the ability to achieve either certification
• Strong tax technical skills and experience in tax research and writing, income and franchise taxes and transfer taxes
• Compliance skills as it relates to multi-state jurisdictions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment

Ideally, you'll also have

• Experience in a professional services environment

What we look for

We’re interested in people with initiative who are not afraid to speak up, with a genuine desire to service clients in the financial services industry focused on state and local taxes. If you’re ready to further build on your reputation as a professional advisor, this role is for you.

We are seeking a Senior Consultant or Manager - Data Architect for our AI & Data practice team. We are looking for a candidate with strong technical leadership background, hands experience with Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Data Bricks, Pursuits, proposal and delivery.

Skills and attributes for success

• The ability to provide excellent client service and manage and build strong relationships both internally and externally, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating operations with technology skills
• Provide architecture leadership & subject matter expertise to client engagements focusing on complex & innovative products and reusable assets
• Develop solution plans, prior to kicking off a project as part of a product life cycle, intended to support business investment decisions which means they must hold the appropriate balance between costs, risks and quality of the product
• Create innovative and practical designs that account for the end-to-end technical solution of a system, in line with the business strategy and objectives and within the context of EY's technology environment
• Work closely and continuously with the business/client to focus on meeting business/client requirements and incorporating broader aspects such as overall product costs/revenue, data privacy & sovereignty, business continuity, information security, integration with other systems etc.
• Identify, define and implementing reusable assets and standards. The data architect is also responsible for adherence to these standards and consumption of reusable assets across products and portfolios
• Ensure relevant technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices are applied correctly across Technology programs/projects and products
• Contribute to the development of architecture governance structures, methodologies, and compliance activities
• Work with the vendors to assess vendor products, understand vendor's delivery models and assist in implementing them at EY
• Ability to work across multiple projects with varied stakeholders. A Data Architect sets architectural direction, builds consensus, mediates conflicts providing technical leadership and advisory services to the business. He/she anticipates needs and potential objections and helps to create an environment which solicits positive contributions from all participants: Data and Technical Architects, engineering teams, product manager, project managers, product analysts, test and project teams, Information Security and Operations
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills that are required to operate as a leading member of global, distributed teams that deliver quality services and solutions.
• Cultivate lasting relationships across business, IT and vendors / industry analysts to maintain insight into the broader enterprise as well as industry trends
• Recognizes industry technology trends and emerging technologies, understands how they apply to EY and can drive their adoption into our organization
• Evangelizes and encourages the importance of technical quality, emerging technologies, sharing & experimentation across the org through mentoring, hackathons, communities etc.
• Drives an ongoing communication plan to educate stakeholders on the purpose and benefits of data architecture
• Guide others in resolving complex issues in data architecture and solves complex, escalated aspects of a project
• Monitor the progress and the quality of the project and reviews and develops due diligence to confirm the developed solution complies with architectural design

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, data science, informatics, operations research, engineering, or a related field
• Awareness of emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices and new technologies
• Data Platform experience
• Microsoft Azure
• Data Modelling skills
• Databricks
• Data Engineering

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Interest in Data Analytics along with experience in programming is a highly desired. You will need to demonstrate strong technical problem-solving abilities
• Cloud infrastructure
• Microsoft Fabric
• Unity Catalog
• Data Bricks assets Bundles (DAB)
• CI/CD
• Data Migration
• 5+ years of experience in the field

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

Senior Manager - Digital Engineering - Technology Consulting

As an Infrastructure Architect within our Technology Consulting team, you will play a key role in bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and translate requirements into clear and actionable documentation that supports solution design, development, and delivery.

Your key responsibilities

• Requirements Gathering: Conduct interviews, workshops, and stakeholder sessions to elicit business and technical requirements.
• Documentation & Analysis: Translate stakeholder needs into clear specifications, functional documentation, and user stories that guide solution development.
• Validation & Testing: Develop test cases and validation frameworks to assess technical solutions against business requirements, ensuring alignment and quality.
• Risk & Impact Assessment: Analyse potential risks and impacts of proposed solutions, contributing to informed decision-making and project planning.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with cross-functional teams including architects, developers, and business leads to ensure shared understanding and delivery of requirements.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve business processes and system functionality through data-driven insights and feedback loops.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong experience in business analysis within technical environments, including system integration, infrastructure, cloud platforms or application development projects.
• Proficiency in producing clear and comprehensive documentation, including business requirements, functional specifications, and process flows.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and experience working with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar platforms.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to assess complex systems and identify gaps or improvement opportunities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of core on-prem infrastructure platforms and services (AD, Hypervisor platforms, Application environment services, Azure & AWS PaaS and SaaS offerings etc..)
• Proficiency with TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, and network security fundamentals.
• Hands on experience with Infrastructure migration from SAP ECC to SAP S4 HANA in Azure
• Familiar with enterprise IT operational governance practices (CAB, SDA, ARB etc..)
• Able to produce solution and product design documentation.
• Familiar with Microsoft productivity suite services and architecture including migration of services to new organisation

Ideally, you’ll have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
• Knowledge on WAN/ LAN routing protocols (e.g. BPG, ISPF) is highly desirable along with relevant certifications such as CCNA/ CCNP.
• Experience in enterprise transformation, system migrations, or regulatory environments.
• Exposure to risk analysis frameworks and validation methodologies.
• A proactive mindset and a passion for enabling technology-driven business outcomes.

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

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