Senior Software Engineer jobs in United States, Virginia, Arlington

Our Government & Public Sector-Financial Accounting Advisory Services (GPS-FAAS) team is growing exponentially, and as a Senior Manager you'll play a key role in that growth. Working across all Federal GPS sector service lines, you'll develop your career by communicating creative, strategic goals both internally and externally. It's all about listening to and understanding our clients to give them a truly exceptional experience in a field where there really are no off-the-shelf recommendations.

Your key responsibilities

The nature of this role means no two projects will be the same. That means you'll need to think on your feet and challenge existing practices to develop answers to complex issues. You'll also be collaborating with colleagues across multiple service lines, so we'll look to you to build relationships and identify opportunities for our clients to benefit from our knowledge in other areas. Regular travel will be required as you will be meeting with key clients, some of those being the most respected in their fields.

Skills and attributes for success

• Develop and maintain strong, productive working relationships with audit client personnel, assess audit clients' satisfaction and proactively maintain contact with the audit client throughout the year
• Direct field work, inform supervisors of the audit engagement status and manage assurance staff performance
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations
• Develop people through effectively delegating audit tasks and providing guidance to assurance staff
• Provide performance feedback, training and performance reviews for assurance staff
• Contribute ideas/opinions to the assurance teams and listen/respond to other assurance team members' views
• Foster an efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment
• Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with assurance team members and enhance service delivery
• Direct field work, inform supervisors of the audit engagement status and manage assurance staff performance
• Foster an efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment
• Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with assurance team members and enhance service delivery
• Develop an understanding of EY's service lines and actively seek/encourage assurance team members to contribute ideas and identify opportunities to apply the firm's services

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or business discipline, supported by 7 years of progressive post baccalaureate work experience with Federal US GAAP
• U.S. CPA license in your work state
• Excellent project management skills

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach to management
• A proven record of excellence when managing, mentoring and improving a team of high-performing colleagues

• Dedication to teamwork and leadership
• Integrity within a professional environment
• The ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• Due to the nature of our work in the Government and Public Sector, work may be required to be completed at client, EY and/or contractor sites. Our goal is to assign professionals to projects within a commutable distance of their work location office. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs. Candidates should be willing to travel on average 25% to 30% or more in a hybrid environment.

Ideally you’ll also have

• CGFM and/or CDFM

What we look for

We're interested in versatile people with the ability to take on new responsibilities and listen to clients to get things done. We're not just looking for accounting and audit experience — we're after genuinely interesting people with the ability to build relationships, negotiate and think in unique and creative news ways. If you're a confident leader with a curious mind and the ability to solve complex issues, this role is for you.

Our GPS Technology Organization is a structure within the US GPS practice that implements and maintains a new operate and technology model designed specifically to support U.S. defense and Government engagements.

This role focuses on:

• Designing cloud platform architectures and infrastructure as code for secure Azure / Azure Gov environments
• Building DevSecOps automation and CI/CD pipelines
• Enabling containerized workloads and hardened base images at scale
• Helping teams adopt modern cloud practices without accumulating technical debt

You’ll collaborate with architects, security teams, and product managers, and coach junior engineers in a highly regulated mission environment. You’ll thrive in this role if you’re a self-starter who’s comfortable with ambiguity, likes to automate wherever it makes sense, and is committed to continuous learning and helping others grow.

Cloud Platform & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Design and maintain reusable IaC (Bicep, ARM templates) for scalable, secure Azure / Azure Gov environments
• Implement and improve Azure Policies and initiatives to enforce standards and guardrails
• Apply modern engineering and security standards across platform components

Containers & DevSecOps

• Engineer, automate, and deploy platform solutions and applications using platforms such as Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, with supporting technologies like Docker or Helm
• Develop and maintain base container images and hardened OS images aligned to DISA STIGs and other security baselines
• Evolve and promote DevSecOps practices across teams

Automation & CI/CD

• Build and operate CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Git, and automation tooling (e.g., Ansible)
• Automate repeatable infrastructure and application deployment tasks
• Use both manual and automated quality controls to ensure reliable releases

Operations, risk & collaboration

• Troubleshoot and remediate issues in cloud and container platforms
• Identify and communicate risks, assumptions, issues, and decisions throughout the product lifecycle
• Document and improve processes, and collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and security teams
• Mentor junior engineers and help build a high-performing DevSecOps culture

What you bring (required)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
• 5+ years in engineering roles working with private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS, and/or SaaS
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance
• Strong hands-on experience with (in order of importance):

• • Infrastructure as Code & CI/CD– designing and delivering with tools such as Bicep, Azure DevOps, ARM templates, or Ansible
  • Containers and orchestration– experience building and running containerized workloads using technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, or Helm for packaging and deploying services at scale
  • Networking fundamentals– strong foundation designing and troubleshooting VNets, subnets, network security groups (NSGs), routing (UDRs), and basic load-balancing scenarios, with enough depth to reason about hub-and-spoke or similar topologies and diagnose common connectivity issues
  • Cloud security principles– solid understanding of concepts such as shared responsibility, least privilege, identity-driven security, network segmentation, encryption, and logging/monitoring, and how to apply them for customers driven by regulatory compliance requirements, such as: NIST, Fedramp
  • Identity and access– understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, Azure RBAC, Entra ID RBAC, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and managed identities for Azure resources
  • Windows and Linux administration– hands-on experience managing, troubleshooting, and hardening server workloads, including patching, performance tuning, and applying security baselines (e.g., DISA STIG or equivalent)
  • Scripting / programming– practical automation experience using PowerShell (Python or similar scripting languages is a plus but not required)

• Additional expectations:

• • Experience with government security frameworks (e.g., NIST controls)
  • Hands-on delivery in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or similar)
  • Strong written and verbal communication and the ability to work effectively on distributed teams

What will make you stand out (preferred)

• Deeper hands-on experience with:
  • Git-based source controland branching strategies
  • Azure DevOps Pipelinesand broader Azure platform services
  • Ansible and Bicepfor advanced automation and configuration
  • Azure Policyand multi-tenant / multi-subscription design patterns
  • Advanced Azure networking experience– hands-on exposure to one or more of: VPN Gateway or ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall or other NVAs, Virtual WAN hubs, Application Gateway or similar L7 gateways, and more complex hybrid or multi-region network designs
• Additional relevant certifications, such as:
  • AZ-400, AZ-500, AZ-700
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)or CKAD / CKNS
  • Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation

Our Government & Public Sector-Financial Accounting Advisory Services (GPS-FAAS) team is growing exponentially, and as a senior, you'll play a key role in that growth. Working across all Federal GPS sector service lines and interacting with our clients, you'll develop your career by communicating and providing expertise around data integrity that can provide improved insight within the accounting, finance, governance, and regulatory space. It's all about understanding the business processes and data flow to provide a truly exceptional experience for our clients.

Your key responsibilities

The nature of this role means that you will be recognized as a primary day-to-day contact for our clients. That means you'll need to understand how our client's data integrity and quality allow for more reliable reporting.  You'll also develop your knowledge by learning about current issues, profession, and business developments relevant to the client's industry, so we'll look to you to build relationships and expertise with team members.

Skills and attributes for success

• Consulting with clients on data integrity, and improving data quality
• Engaging clients and providing authoritative advice and professionalism throughout transactions
• Constantly developing your understanding of current market trends and processes and sharing your knowledge to develop junior colleagues
• Understanding our clients' unique ambitions and needs and referring them to colleagues in other teams and areas to broaden our business relationships where possible

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline
• At least 3 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate work experience applying Federal US GAAP and GASB standards
• Pursing a CPA certification
• Experience with any of the following: preparation or auditing of Federal financial statements, operations research, advanced data analytics knowledge, exploratory data mining and data visualization
• Strong technical writing skills and
• A deep understanding of the objectives of Federal financial management, as well as commonly used terminology, processes and tools
• A proven record of excellence when managing, mentoring and improving a team of high-performing colleagues
• The confidence to assess risk and provide well thought out solutions
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance or higher
• The EY Government and Public Sector Practice's staffing model is to assign resources to projects aligned to the office within the metropolitan area you have been hired; however, in certain circumstances, travel may be required within and/or beyond your geographic region based on client and project needs.  For roles within the federal practice, the flexibility to travel up to approximately 30% is preferred. Within the state, local and education practice, the flexibility to travel up to approximately 80% is preferred.

Ideally you'll also have

• US CPA licensure in your work state
• CGFM and/or CDFM

What we look for

We're interested in versatile people with the ability to take on new responsibilities and listen to clients to get things done. We're not just looking for technical accounting experience — we're after genuinely interesting people with the ability to build relationships, negotiate and think in unique and creative news ways. If you're a confident leader with a curious mind and the ability to solve complex issues, this role is for you.

Our GPS Technology Organization is a structure within the US GPS practice that implements and maintains a new operate and technology model designed specifically to support U.S. defense and Government engagements.

As the Cyber Security Engineer, you’ll be part of our Security Engineering & Operations team. In this role you’ll be involved in leading and coordinating activities related to multi-functional security technologies for our US Government and Public Sector (GPS) Practice. You’ll also work with internal security teams including IAM and Cyber Defense to ensure the related systems are secure, robust and compliant. You’ll spend most of your time supporting the run state of our security technologies. The remainder of your time will be spent bringing operational expertise into efforts which introduce new technologies and upgrade current ones.

Your key responsibilities

• Supporting the run state of our security technologies
• Bringing operational expertise into efforts which introduce new technologies and upgrade current ones
• Providing technical oversight of Information Security technologies that fall under the team’s responsibilities, confirming they are operating within agreed service levels, compliance specifications and at peak performance
• Managing and coordinating planned maintenance activities as well as incidents for Information Security technologies
• Representing the team in specific project activities, including leading projects and managing the activity of others towards successful completion
• Articulating technology issues/concerns that may emerge at any level of the technical stack, and from any component across the ecosystem, to technology leaders
• The role will likely be 100% remote and require <10% travel
• Occasional weekend and off hours work to support the business. It will also require a rotational on-call schedule.

Skills and attributes for success

• Operational experience in an environment of more than 3000 users
• Perform detailed troubleshooting of issues, by using their analytical skills and collaborating with other technical teams, stakeholders and internal and external customers
• Ability to work and solve issues independently, finding solutions to problems.
• Strong ability to document processes, procedures and security controls clearly and accurately for distribution to internal teams and customers
• Comfortable working remotely in a large, global virtual environment
• Ability to react appropriately during stressful and ambiguous situations and communicate clearly to senior leadership when the situation requires
• Strong problem solving, decision making and collaboration skills
• Functional and/or technical experience in supporting security technologies including detailed knowledge of many of the following: Cloud Operations especially Azure, O365 Tenants, networking concepts & mechanisms, EDR, DLP, AV/AM, DNS, Encryption, E-Mail technologies including DMARC, DKIM, SMTP, TLS, EVM, SYSLOG, PKI, as well as a myriad of other related security and desktop technologies:
• Azure networking and platform protection
• Azure architectural design.
• Diagnostic logging & log retention and complex logging solutions with varied vendors and environments.
• Vulnerability and compliance scanning solutions and policies
• Virtual networks and Network Security Groups
• Application gateways and load balancing
• Traffic Manager and Azure DDoS protection
• Host Security and VM Hardening
• Serverless Computing (Kubernetes)
• Subscription security and policies
• Azure resource policies and resource locks
• Azure information protection
• Access control and key management for storage accounts
• Basic Scripting and Automation Skills
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines deployment, DevSecOps and Policy as Code
• Experience with Containers
• Experience with WDAC

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer related field or equivalent work experience
• At least 5 years of experience in managing Information Systems and Security, including demonstratable knowledge of the various platforms and interactions
• Strong English language skills – written and verbal
• Experience in training and coaching staff in technical processes and practices
• Proven experience in configuration of the following Microsoft and Azure security services:
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Microsoft Defender XDR
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Microsoft Defender for O365
• Microsoft Defender for Identity
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
• Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Microsoft Entra ID Protection
• Microsoft Data Loss Prevention (Purview)
• App Governance
• Microsoft O365 DLP
• Microsoft Intune
• Azure Monitor Log Analytics
• Azure Firewall
• Azure WAF
• Azure EventHub
• Azure Network Watcher
• Eligible to obtain and maintain Top Secret Security Clearance

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience with MS Exchange, O365,Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Advanced skills in troubleshooting cloud environments
• General Knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, and NIST SP 800-171 and other frameworks.
• Federal Government experience, including CMMC Maturity Level 3
• Strong ability to document processes, procedures and security controls clearly and accurately for distribution to internal teams and customers
• GSEC/CISSP or other security related generalist certification from ISC2 or GIAC
• Experience in incident, problem and change management
• Certifications:
• AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals
• AZ-500: Azure Security Technologies
• AZ-303: Azure Architect Technologies
• SANS SEC401: Security Essentials - Network, Endpoint, and Cloud
• SANS SEC 510, Public Cloud Security: AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Sans SEC 540: Cloud Security and DevSecOps Automation

Your key responsibilities

• Lead a team of ServiceNow specialists on App Engine Studio development projects.
• Design and develop complex workflows, business rules, integrations, and custom applications.
• Provide technical coaching and mentoring to junior developers on ServiceNow scripting.
• Define solution scope and deliver technical advisory services to support clients implementing ServiceNow programs of work.
• Translate client requirements into workable solutions, including creating architecture design documentation and ServiceNow roadmaps.
• Create and maintain platform implementation roadmaps while providing hands-on support for detailed design and implementation.
• Demonstrate product and technical leadership throughout ServiceNow engagements.
• Collaborate with technical and functional analysts, solution architects, and delivery managers to deliver high-quality ServiceNow solutions.

Skills and attributes for success

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Strong ability to define architectural and design-level technical solutions aligned with client business needs.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with the ServiceNow platform, including solution design and implementation.
• Successful delivery of at least 2 full ServiceNow projects, preferably involving App Engine and Service Portal.
• In-depth knowledge of ServiceNow integration technologies (SSO, SAML, SSL, SOAP/REST Web Services, LDAP, JDBC/ODBC).
• Proficiency in CSDM 3.0 framework and familiarity with popular coding languages.
• Strong problem-solving skills, creativity, and attention to detail.
  
• Ability to build strong, credible relationships with both business and technical stakeholders.
  
• Self-driven with the ability to manage tasks independently while contributing to the team’s capability development.
• Ideally, You’ll Also Have
  • ServiceNow certifications (e.g., CSA, CAD, CIS).
  • Consulting experience with client-facing roles.
  • Prior experience in Singapore Government projects.

What we look for

• Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry.
• An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization.

What we offer

Plus, we offer:

• 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.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior UX/UI Designer, you will act as the design discipline lead on multidisciplinary teams of researchers, technologists and engagement team members. You will create as well as translate schematic wireframes to high fidelity mockups and work with developers and animators to create stunning prototypes.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, UX Design, Industrial or Product Design and 3 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate work experience. Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree and 2 years of work experience.

• Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Creative Cloud apps, Sketch, Keynote, InVision, Figma and other prototyping software
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Passion and interests in working in the Financial Services industry or
• Writing, publishing and conference-level presentation skills preferred

By joining this team, you will support our clients from the earliest stages of project analysis and evaluation through procurement, financial close, construction, and operations.

You will assist clients in devising and comparing financial plans and delivery approaches for projects involving public, federal, or private financing, project revenues, and/or grants, while providing support for the implementation of those plans.

As part of our project finance team, you will enhance your commercial capabilities by working with our global networks and fast-moving, emerging clients.

Our diverse client portfolio will help you build skills in pitching, briefing, managing relationships, and challenging assumptions.

In our friendly and collaborative environment, you will receive the support, formal training, and coaching needed to progress quickly along your chosen career path.

Your key responsibilities

In Infrastructure Advisory you will:

• Have experience in the infrastructure sector, particularly in transport, power and utilities, health, and education projects. Experience in the UK, Australia, or Canada in the PPP/PFI and project financing sector is advantageous, as is experience in Asia.

• Develop and manage key client relationships and deal origination capabilities, from securing advisory mandates to achieving transaction closure, acting on government and private sector transactions in the infrastructure sector.
• Possess knowledge of PPP/PFI, concessions, and acquisition and project financing structures/contracts related to the infrastructure sector.
• Work on project delivery covering feasibility, design, procurement, construction, and handover.
• Have project financing knowledge, with an understanding of project financial modeling and financing markets, which would be highly valued.
• Understand economic or social infrastructure procurement and delivery.

To qualify for the role you must have

• More than 8 years of experience in a top-tier advisory firm, infrastructure service provider, bank, relevant government agency or other relevant sector.
• A university degree, preferably majoring in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Management, Law, or Engineering from reputable local or overseas universities. A Master's degree is ideal.
• Professional qualifications such as CFA, FRM, ASIA, CPA, CA, or CMA are considered advantageous.
• A high-performance professional who can articulate a value proposition, developing business cases/ models and lead and advise on projects in the infrastructure sector from bid stage to financial close
• Advanced financial modelling skills, project finance modelling experience s an advantage.
• Willingness and ability to travel when necessary.

What’s most important is that you’re dedicated to supporting your colleagues as part of a high-performing team. You’ll need to thrive in picking up new skills and talents as you go, so natural curiosity, a lot of questions and the confidence to speak up when you see something that could be improved are essential.

If you’ve got the right combination of technical knowledge and communication skills, this role is for you.