Technology Transformation Team Member / Riyadh - KSA

Whole industries have been disrupted and transformed in recent years by technology. As a technology consulting professional, you’ll help businesses realize the value they can gain from their IT investments — supporting strategy and being a key growth driver. As part of a high-performing team, you’ll deliver exceptional client service — providing advice on how technology enablement, digital transformation and enterprise intelligence contribute to performance improvement, as well as how technology can act as multiplying effect during major program transformations.

The opportunity

EY is looking for strong profiles to play one of the following roles within our rapidly expanding Technology Consulting team. The role will be based in Riyadh and will serve MENA clients both remotely and onsite across different MENA locations and mainly GCC countries:

• EA Enterprise Architecture profiles (Business, Data, Applications)
• IT strategy, trends, operating model, organization structure, IT PMO
• Cloud architecture and cloud migration
• IT services management and governance (ITSM, COBIT, etc.)

Key Responsibilities: the ideal candidate will either have strong technical skill set across IT strategy / PMO and Service Management or be a Subject Matter Expert in EA or Cloud infrastructure

General – All Domains

• Build and maintain appropriate relationships at client; leverage relationships to effectively execute work
• Connect the right EY team members to key client contacts
• Maintain open and proactive communication
• Experience in account and engagement management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; writing, publishing, and conference-level presentation skills a plus
• Proven success in leading and developing a team of staff/senior consulting professionals

Domain Specific – IT Strategy / PMO

• Support waterfall and agile project management approaches/methodologies
• Monitor and track milestones and schedules; inclusive of status, dependencies, achievements, and risks/issues
• Organize and conduct escalation, blocker removal, and status meetings
• Uncover, triage, and highlight impediments impacting an on-time project completion
• Prepare content for progress reporting at different levels, project management and executive levels
• Coordinate across project stakeholders and assist with internal and external communication
• Capture and maintain project management documentation
• Capture, track, monitor, and maintain estimates for project members utilization hours (internal/external)
• Organize and execute agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, demos, retrospectives or equivalent as relevant to the project delivery methodology
• Potential certifications include: PMP, Agile, LEAN Six Sigma, Prosci, CBPA

Domain Specific – IT Strategy / PMO - Technical skills requirements

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in relevant domain; Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Information Systems or equivalent
• 3-5 years of related work experience leading business functions in at least one of the following areas: Business or technology consulting, transformation/PMO/EPMO design, target, process design and re-engineering, maturity assessment, capability roadmap development, strategy, and operations, change management, end-to-end technology implementation, data framework and automation & digital design and enablement.

Domain Specific - IT services management and governance

• Serve as subject matter expert on IT governance, service management and policies & procedures projects
• Managed or supported the management of large and complex IT governance & service management projects end-to-end from inception and requirement to operations/support
• Deep knowledge of assessing IT governance and service management maturity including IT polices, procedures, guidelines, standards, processes, and services based on deep analysis & leading practices and provide recommendations for implementation and improvement approach
• Provide advice on which IT governance and service management framework or methodology is applicable to client environment and needs
• Experience in designing and implementing clients’ It governance and service management landscapes including contribution to IT Strategy formulation and implementation within related domains
• Deep knowledge of how IT service & governance management landscape and processes impact and integrate with different enterprise architecture layers including business, applications, data, security, integration and infrastructure

Domain Specific - IT services management and governance - Technical skills requirements

• Completed technical higher education in the field of computer engineering, computer science, electronics, information technology, and relevant industry Certification on IT Service Management and IT Governance such as COBIT, ITIL, ISO/IEC 27001, and COSO
• 3-5 years of experience working in a client facing role for a leading consulting or professional services company in delivery of large-scale complex cloud projects covering IT governance, service management, policies & procedures, and maturity assessment
• Experience working on leading IT governance / service management tools and solutions such as ServiceNow ITSM, RSA Archer, and SoftwareAG tools

Domain SME - Enterprise Architecture

• Understanding the business strategy & vision and translating them into enterprise-wide technology vision & strategy in alignment with strategic priorities for growth, customer experience, efficiency etc.
• Assess the impact of the business strategy on the architecture landscape, including organization, information and infrastructure and applications
• Create business and enterprise architecture models that help clients to realize their strategy & vision with technology. Lead the creation of blueprints and roadmaps for complex and large technology environments
• Ability to analyze client’s (IT) Operating Model including the organization structure, processes and governance while developing recommendations and/or creating actionable roadmaps
• Significant experience in 1) developing architecture standards, principles, and guidelines for the enterprise; 2) governing enterprise-wide portfolio of systems / platforms as part of “Architecture Review Board’ and 3) function as guardian of the strategy and architecture to make sure that new initiatives comply with the set guidelines

Domain Specific - Enterprise Architecture - Technical skills requirements

• 3-5 years of experience specializing in enterprise architecture, technology architecture, solution architecture and standards.
• TOGAF/ZACHMAN or equivalent certification
• Knowledge of Enterprise architecture tools such as Aris, Alfabet
• Develop reference architectures and technology blueprints based on business requirements and non-functional requirements

Domain SME – Cloud architecture and cloud migration

• Serve as subject matter expert on cloud strategies and cloud solution implementation projects
• Lead the delivery of implementing and maintaining complex cloud solutions (incl. public cloud offerings – AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.)
• Managed or supported the management of large and complex cloud projects end-to-end from inception and requirement to operations/support
• Deep knowledge of assessing legacy applications to migrate to optimal cloud solutions based on deep analysis and provide recommendations for leading practices for migration approach
• Deep knowledge of selecting and assessing cloud solutions that meet the requirements
• Deep knowledge of most used cloud services for common cloud solutions such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.
• Knowledge of switching on-premises infrastructure to a cloud

Domain SME – Cloud architecture and cloud migration - Technical skills requirements

• Completed technical higher education in the field of computer engineering, computer science, electronics, information technology, and relevant industry Certification on Public Cloud/ Private Cloud Key responsibilities
• 3-5 years of experience working in a client facing role for a leading consulting or professional services company in delivery of large-scale complex cloud projects for different cloud solutions
• Industry experience of commonly used cloud solutions (AWS/AZURE/Google cloud/Etc.)

To comply with Saudi Arabia's Nationalization law, EY must hire nationals from Saudi Arabia for this role.

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
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. 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.

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

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