Senior Development Lead

Senior Development Lead – Assistant Director

 

Enterprise Technology provides reliable, secure and resilient technology services and solutions to support over 300,000 EY people. As part of Enterprise Technology, you’ll be at the forefront of enabling innovative technologies including emerging collaboration tools and world-class technology infrastructure.

Our aim is to build an outstanding customer experience with clear investment in innovation, alongside operational excellence that delivers efficient, quality services and solutions. You will work with technologists and business specialists to meet the increasing pace of our business. That means more growth for you, exciting learning opportunities, career choices, and the chance to make a real impact.

The opportunity

The Project Technical Lead or Senior Development Lead will be a subject matter expert for the end-to-end business process to which their tool(s) supports and have a good understanding of the business problem and/or requirements to be solved by partnering with application architecture, the business sponsor and business team experts to develop a cost-effective solution that is fit for purpose. The Application Engineering Project Technical Lead is a senior level supervisory resource responsible for managing the technical deliverables of a project within the agreed budgets and timelines and ensuring the team utilizes the appropriate methodologies to meet high quality coding standards. Project Technical Leads will work with other leads to develop best practices and take lessons learned into future projects.

Your key responsibilities

The candidate should have expertise in developing and/or enhancing technology solutions. This role includes the management of technical tasks within the project plan, coordination with the project manager, appropriate resourcing of a project, and ensures the project team follows the processes for quality delivery. The expectation is that the Application Engineering Project Technical Lead is also a hands-on developer who speaks with authority on the architecture and solutioning based upon real life scenarios and skills of code development. The candidate will participate in all aspects of the delivery cycle from sprint planning through release. The candidate will be expected to deliver quality, robust code which performs well and has the ability to scale as needed.    

 

Skills and attributes for success

 

To qualify for the role you must have

• Proactively anticipate project issues, risks, and threats before they occur; defines the problem; identifies possible causes; works with team to identify solutions; selects and implements most appropriate solution
• Make key decisions based upon input from Team, Group, and/or Global Leads; solid understanding of IT Services principles; firm and business objectives and needs analysis
• Apply judgment in implementing Application Engineering methodologies, processes, and practices to specific requirements of projects/programs which may include product design engineering, information security, code maintainability and reliability
• Utilize strong analytical and problem-solving skills needed to manage multiple technical challenges simultaneously per each project assigned
• .NET skills (C#.NET, ASP.NET, MVC, Windows Services)
• Database skills (MS SQL Server, stored procedures, views, functions, T-SQLs)
• Client Web Technology (JavaScript, CSS, Bootstrap, JQuery, NodeJS, Angular, HTTP REST calls)

 

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Ability to lead a global Application Engineering team with respect to your assigned project(s) utilizing both local and remote resources, internal employees and contingent staff -- directly mentoring staff working on the project, working with Solution Delivery Managers if issues arise within your project, working with the Team Lead if issues arise with engineering staff and supporting and monitoring your project’s progress towards delivery goals
• Exercises influence at many levels of the organization up to the Global Lead Level
• Provides necessary supervision and support to ensure quality, adherence to application engineering methodologies, standards, leading practices, budgets, and timelines are met
• Lends expertise to internal IT teams and task forces as well as other IT projects/programs
• Azure (azure dev ops environment)
• Reporting Skills (Power BI, Power Query, SSRS)
• SharePoint skills (Server Object Model, JSOM/CSOM, SharePoint REST API, PHA, SHA)

 

What we look for

The candidate should be a self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment. The candidate should serve as a role model by promoting and demonstrating commitment to Application Engineering methodologies, processes, best practices and quality delivery standards for both EY and industry-wide, recommending process improvements when necessary.  The candidate should have effective communication skills where ideas are presented in a clear, concise manner with experience managing and motivating virtual teams. The candidate should have good analytical and problem- solving skills to manage multiple factors on a project simultaneously. The role requires the ability to multi-task using Agile Methodology. The candidate should have 10+ years experience in Application Design/Development with demonstrated experience working with vendor applications, external resources providers and managing business relationships to delivery value for the money.

 

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive renumeration 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 FlexEY 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:

 

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• 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

 

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

 

 

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the risk management and GCO products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.

 

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Make your mark.

 

Apply now.