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In today's business landscape organizations are continuously transforming and evolving to keep pace with change and innovative solutions. This wave of digital transformation and constant evolution introduces a variety of risks, which organizations are not equipped to manage and mitigate on their own. As a professional in our Risk Technology practice, you will assist clients in integrating optimal application security, control, and risk management solutions through their transformation journey. You will belong to an international network of specialists helping our clients enable trust through transformation, while working closely with large scale implementation teams across a variety of enabling emerging technologies and solutions.

As a member of our national Risk Technology practice, you will belong to a network of professionals helping our clients implement trusted technology solutions to enrich and improve decision making, provide visibility and transparency of risk and compliance to stakeholders, and integrate efficient and effective risk management solutions.

As our Risk Technology practice continues to rapidly expand, we are seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate, focused on cloud-based application security, controls, and technology enablement. We need Seniors to help our clients develop and execute sustainable risk management solutions through transformational their efforts. As part of the team, you will work with a wide variety of resources and clients to deliver professional services on strategic and global priority accounts, while accelerating your professional growth.

We will support you with career focused training and coaching to develop, execute, and accelerate your professional goals.

Your key responsibilities

Leveraging your cloud application and industry knowledge, you will lead cross-functional teams in developing innovative solutions for clients that will assist them in evolving and sustaining a risk management program through transformation. You will support EY teams responsible for transforming organizations' front, middle, and back office through implementation of leading practice cloud-based technology solutions.

Skills and attributes for success

• You will leverage your proven track record of cloud-based application experience, technical knowledge, and strong interpersonal skills, to effectively deliver quality results in the assessment, design, and implementation of controls, security, and risk management solutions.
• Deliver facts, analyses, and recommendations in an accurate, clear, and concise manner.
• Foster relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels
• Drive high-quality work products on your team within expected timeframes and budget

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree and approximately 2-3 years of related work experience
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of business processes across one or many cloud base applications (e.g., purchase-to-pay, hire-to-retire, customer-to-contract), technical application security design and configuration, application role maintenance and user provisioning processes.
• Internal controls within and around the Oracle or cloud-based applications
• Oracle Applications security and how to achieve a design that enables an end user but also establishes control.
• Advanced project management and client service skills
• Excellent teaming skills
• A valid driver’s license in the US and a valid passport required; willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally to meet client needs

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience integrating, managing, or assessing security and controls for cloud-based applications.
• ERP implementation project management and support experience (Oracle and/or Workday experience is a plus)
• Industry related certification (e.g., CISA, PMP, CIA, RICS); non-certified hires are required to become certified within 1 year from the date of hire

As an Asset Health Data Analyst at either the Senior Consultant or Manager rank, you will design, build and implement scalable data solutions that drive significant business value for our asset intensive clients. Collaborating closely with other data and analytics professionals, program teams, management, and stakeholders, you will play a pivotal role in the analytics landscape to help our clients in addressing their asset health and maintenance challenges. Your experience will enable you to comprehend and dissect business requirements, translating them into precise technical specifications. You will serve as a vital link between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring that the development process aligns seamlessly with the intended design and objectives.

In line with client requirements, highly desirable would-be familiarity with asset management and health experience of fixed plant equipment (e.g., conveyor belts, screen houses) or mobile equipment (e.g., drills, loaders, haul trucks, light vehicles).

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Your key responsibilities

• Working with asset health datasets and the ability to join and connect key datasets together (e.g. notifications / workorders, equipment sensors, failures) to help interconnection of information from different systems.
• Navigating gaps in data quality and developing options to improve the health of the asset both in the short term and long term.
• Conduct data-driven equipment failure investigations, failure modes analysis, failure symptoms monitoring and identify data required to assist with the investigation.
• Be able to clearly explain key insights, strengths and weaknesses of data analysis options to both technical and senior business stakeholders.
• As required, coordinate the work of junior colleagues or team members to ensure structure and focus on achieving team goals.

Skills and attributes for success

• Experience with equipment failure investigations and understanding of what data will be required to assist with the investigation.
• Knowledge in understanding reliability engineering concepts and operational challenges in mining (i.e. condition based monitoring, equipment / asset strategies, mine site operating conditions).
• Knowledge with data pipeline development, including familiarity of various technologies across time-series data historians (e.g. AVEVA PI) and cloud data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Azure, AWS).
• Proficiency and demonstrated experience in transformation of large complex data sets from source systems to target platforms (experience in Azure and AWS based solutions using one or more data engineering or data platform technologies required)
• Evidence of experience in modern development practices including use of code repositories, code review processes, and test frameworks.

Ideally, you’ll also 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.

• Ability to introduce innovative ways of organising, managing and integrating data to ensure its quality and ability to be used as a distinctive asset to generate a return.
• Leads by example and models behaviours that support a culture of safety, health and wellness.
• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to communicate and present information with purpose, clarity and impact

What we offer you

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

Acknowledgement of Country

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

Every challenge and every opportunity an organization faces today demands change. And with change comes risk. As a Risk Technology professional, you will be addressing client issues such as business performance variability, business and process controls transformation, application security integrity, governance, risk, and control (GRC) technology enablement, continuous controls monitoring, and IT risk management. You will belong to an international network of specialists helping our clients transform risk functions and implement technology solutions that support risk management and governance. With rapid growth across the SAP and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) space, we’re looking for people who understand the challenges of risk management and can focus on improving business performance using GRC technologies.

As a member of our Risk Technology national practice, you will belong to a network of professionals helping our clients implement technology solutions to enrich and improve decision making, provide visibility and transparency of risk and compliance to stakeholders, and automate manual processes.

We will support you with career-long training and coaching to develop your skills in risk strategy, risk function design, risk management and performance enhancement.

Your key responsibilities

Leveraging your knowledge of IT environments and industry trends, you will work across competencies, service lines and sectors to develop innovation solutions to build and sustain risk management and governance programs for our clients. You will support EY teams responsible for transforming risk functions and implementing leading practice technology solutions.

Skills and attributes for success

• You will leverage your SAP experience and project management skills, to effectively support client engagement teams and provide technical expertise in the assessment, design, and implementation of controls, security, and IT risk solutions.
• Deliver facts, analyses, and recommendations in an accurate, clear, and concise manner.
• Foster relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels
• Drive high-quality work products on your team within expected timeframes and budget.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree and approximately 2-3 years of related work experience
• Demonstrate an understanding of SAP business processes (e.g., purchase-to-pay, record-to-report, order-to-cash)
• Experience testing controls, sensitive access, and segregation of duties.
• Basic project management and client service skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent teaming skills
• A valid driver’s license in the US and a valid passport required; willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally to meet client needs.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Prior experience as a consultant or client-serving professional.
• Industry related certification (e.g., CPA/CA, CISA, RICS)
• Strong understanding of IT industry trends
• Foundational understanding of SAP auditing