EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.  At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.  

From strategy to execution, the Government and Public Sector practice of Ernst & Young LLP provides a full range of consulting and audit services to help our Federal, State, Local and Education clients implement new ideas to help achieve their mission outcomes. We deliver real change and measurable results through our diverse, high-performing teams, quality work at the highest professional standards, operational know-how from across our global organization, and creative and bold ideas that drive innovation. We enable our government clients to achieve their mission of protecting the nation and serving the people; increasing public safety; improving healthcare for our military, veterans, and citizens; delivering essential public services; and helping those in need. EY is ready to help our government build a better working world.

​​​​EY delivers unparalleled service in big data, business intelligence, and digital analytics built on a blend of custom-developed methods related to customer analytics, data visualization, and optimization. We leverage best practices and a high degree of business acumen that has been compiled over years of experience to ensure the highest level of execution and satisfaction for our clients. At EY, our methods are not tied to any specific platforms but rather arrived at by analyzing business needs and making sure that the solutions delivered meet all client goals.

The opportunity

You will help our clients navigate the complex world of modern data engineering and analytics. We’ll look to you to provide our clients with a unique business perspective on how data science and analytics can transform and improve their entire organization – starting with key business issues they face. This is a high growth, high visibility area with plenty of opportunities to enhance your skillset and build your career.

Our Data Architect opportunity requires skills in design, development, deployment, and maintenance of the data layer. This role will require working with a wide variety of clients to deliver professional services and manage business development activities.

Your key responsibilities

You’ll spend most of your time working with client(s) to deliver the latest data focused technologies and practices to design, build and maintain scalable and robust solutions that unify, enrich, and analyze data from multiple sources.

Also included:

• Foster relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels; Consistently deliver quality client services.
• Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress, manage risk, and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes. Manage expectations of client service delivery; Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business.
• Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge. Demonstrate ability to assimilate new knowledge; Remain current on new developments in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.
• Assist in the strategy and implementation of Data Governance and Knowledge Management.
• Design and create ontology models to represent data objects, attributes, relationships, and semantics, promoting efficient data integration.
• Play a key role in implementing a data mesh architecture, ensuring easier access to data, improved scalability and flexibility
• Oversee the migration of data pipelines from legacy systems to the new platform, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data
• Create conceptual, logical, and physical data models to ensure data consistency and structure throughout the organization.

Skills and attributes for success

• Experience designing and managing data architecture and ontologies including defining concepts, properties and relationships for data integration, data mining, and text analysis purposes
• Experience in ontology development, semantic web technologies, and data modeling
• Experience integrating disparate data sources using ontology as a framework
• Collaborate and consult with project managers, developers, data engineers, or and users to ensure common understanding and get buy-in for approach
• Experience testing and validating to data architecture and ontology to make sure it is properly implemented and meets expectations of the program
• Experience supporting business intelligence solutions/applications and experience in managing large data environments
• Experience in database administration including performance tuning, environment availability, and capacity planning.  Working knowledge of SQL best practices (e.g. schema management, index optimization, etc.)
• Experience in graph databases for modeling complex interconnected relationships

A successful Data Architect will deliver results through:

• Business requirements gathering: Ability to discuss and determine business problems with leaders of various functional areas within an organization, and aid in determining the appropriate key performance indicators needing to be captured and monitored.
• Information strategy enabled through a mix of service focuses including information architecture, information management and information governance-which in turn enables organizations to exploit source systems by ensuring that they provide a trusted, sustainable data stream for accurate and improved business intelligence and analytic applications.
• Data architecture focused on organizing the underlying data in the most effective manner to   provide the business timely access to information to improve business performance.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 7+ Years of professional related experience
• DoD or government experience preferred
• External client delivery and solution knowledge spanning data management, data warehousing and reporting/analytics domains
• A minimum of 4-years of experience in providing complex consultative services in the following ISM focus areas: information strategy, data architecture, information/data governance, master data management, data quality, data integration
• Proven track record of understanding business challenges and translating them into value-add solutions- strong analytical and problem-solving skills - actively participate in brainstorming, identifying core issues and effectively finding and using data to manage complex analysis
• Engagement leadership experience including: managing junior level consulting staff, providing regular status updates, and monitoring project economics and hands on technical expertise as well as managing client relationships
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as excellent oral and written communication skills

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.

What we look for

We’re interested in leaders with strong teamwork, work ethic, commitment to continuous improvement and a desire to stay on top of technology trends. If you have a genuine passion for helping businesses achieve the full potential of their data, this role is for you.

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

•    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.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

EY | Building a better working world

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform, and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax, and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

EY is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

  What we offer   We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business.  The salary range for this job in most geographic locations in the US is $116,200 to $213,000. The salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $139,400 to $242,100.  Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.  In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.  

• 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.   The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY | Building a better working world   EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.   Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.   Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.   EY is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.   EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1-800-EY-HELP3, type Option 2 (HR-related inquiries) and then type Option 1 (HR Shared Services Center), which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team or email SSC Customer Support at ssc.customersupport@ey.com