GPS - Azure Senior Platform Engineer - Assistant Director

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From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector (GPS) 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.

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 supports large, complex government cloud programs within Azure Government environments and is accountable for the successful delivery of platform and infrastructure capabilities  Assistant Director owns outcomes across multiple work streams, translating business and mission needs into secure, scalable, and sustainable cloud platforms. The role operates at the intersection of strategy and execution, guiding technical direction, enabling delivery teams, and influencing stakeholders across product, engineering and platform organizations.

In addition to hands‑on technical leadership, the role is responsible for developing team capability, driving continuous improvement, and making informed trade‑offs to balance delivery, quality, risk and long‑term platform health within government and security‑constrained environments.

• Own the delivery of cloud platform and infrastructure capabilities across multiple initiatives, ensuring alignment with business, mission and security requirements
• Set and guide technical direction for Azure Government platforms, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure and operationally sustainable
• Establish and evolve Dev Sec Ops  practices and automation approaches to improve delivery consistency, quality and reliability
• Make informed technical and delivery trade‑off decisions, balancing speed, quality, security, risk and long‑term platform health
• Lead architecture and design efforts, reviewing and approving solutions to ensure alignment with standards, constraints and desired outcomes
• Oversee risk, dependency and issue management across delivery efforts, escalating and resolving proactively as needed
• Influence stakeholders across product, engineering and leadership teams to align priorities and drive execution without direct authority
• Develop and grow engineering talent through coaching, feedback and delegation, strengthening overall team capability
• Promote operational excellence by continuously improving processes, tooling and ways of working

• Demonstrates accountability for outcomes, taking ownership of decisions and following through to execution
• Applies sound judgement when operating in ambiguity, making trade‑offs that consider delivery impact, risk and long‑term sustainability
• Influences outcomes across teams and stakeholders through credibility, collaboration and clear communication
• Communicates complex technical and delivery topics effectively to technical, business and executive audiences
• Adapts approach as priorities, constraints and requirements evolve while maintaining delivery momentum
• Develops people and teams by providing clear direction, timely feedback and opportunities for growth
• Promotes a culture of quality, risk awareness and continuous improvement
• Demonstrates curiosity and continuous learning, staying current with evolving…