EY Full Stack Development Lead Senior Manager 

United Kingdom, England, London 

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Full Stack Development Lead

You will play a key role in creating the next horizon of growth for EY Fintech strategy. As part of the responsibility, this will include working with hosted start-up companies and members of the Fintech community. The role requires an agile, networked individual, with a hands-on leadership style, open mindset, and passion to create new values for our clients and for society

Your key responsibilities

• Partner with clients and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for implementing emerging technology. Help to provide technical challenge and evaluation and drive a clear, strategic focus on highest value opportunities
• Provide technical direction and architectural oversight across multiple engagements from conception to implementation
• Lead rapid prototype development in an Agile environment
• Design and implement solutions that align with application strategy and standards
• Identify and apply emerging open-source capabilities to enhance solutions
• Manage team delivery, ensuring timely completion of tasks and regular status reporting
• Contribute to EY’s internal knowledge base on technology best practices
• Be the Technical face of the Lab, someone who enjoys shaping ideas and can sell the vision
• Successfully manage multiple projects through effective task management and prioritisation

Skills and attributes for success

• A natural technical leader proficient in identifying opportunities to implement emerging technologies
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with financial services clients and start-ups, including non-technical stakeholders at all levels
• Capability to direct delivery teams across all aspects of engineering
• Strong client engagement skills to oversee implementation progress and ensure client satisfaction. Comfortable and motivated to help generate stakeholder understanding and buy in
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

To qualify for the role, you must have

1. 8+ years of experience in the software engineering industry and/or in a Technology Consulting domain
2. Candidate needs to have experience in managing and owning business cases in partnership with client stakeholders from ideation to delivery, with a proven ability to demonstrate measurable business value from technical solutions by establishing clear KPIs, tracking implementation outcomes, and communicating ROI
3. As a technical leader, it is expected that the candidate will have extensive experience in gathering requirements for solving a business process improvement use case and translate that into solution and delivery components for implementation
4. Had dedicated experience in client delivery in the engineering space involving variety of technology capabilities, please see below for reference:
   • 3+ years of experience in web application development (predominantly React and Python)
   • Developing REST services (Node.js and Flask or similar)
   • Database technologies (SQL and NoSQL)
   • Software config tools (Git, Azure DevOps etc.) and experience in using cloud platforms (preference for Azure)
   • Modern engineering architectural patterns (Microservices based architecture and serverless event-based solution designs)
   • Knowledge in Cloud (Docker containerisation), and container orchestration
   • Understanding of modern development methodologies and tools such as Agile
5. It is expected that the candidate can architect and QA solutions as well as monitor and manage team delivery in a fast-paced client environment
6. Should have proven people management skills and experience in leading teams with size of 10 to 15 consultants

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience leading and delivering rapid prototypes that demonstrate measurable business value
• Proven ability to work in an innovative environment with minimal direction
• Strong communication skills to articulate complex technical solutions
• Experience with emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, etc.
• A level of existing network and market connectivity
• Experience of working directly for or with a FinTech
• A track record of identifying and capitalising on opportunities with clients
• Previous experience in a consulting environment managing client expectations and delivery timelines
• Experience of working

What we look for

• Technical thought leaders who can translate business challenges into solutions
• A growth mindset with a passion for continuous learning and professional development
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills at all levels of an organisation
• A collaborative approach that brings together diverse perspectives to deliver the best outcomes

What we offer
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with MyReward you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. 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.