Technology Consulting - Digital Engineering - Platform​/Backend Engineer - Manager

Technology Consulting – Digital Engineering – Platform/Backend Engineer – Manager

Location:

Anywhere in Country

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. Join our dynamic Technology – Engineering & Systems Integration team as a Platform Engineer. This role is pivotal in designing, building, and maintaining the foundational infrastructure and services that power our applications. You will work closely with software engineers, Dev Ops, and data teams to ensure our platform is scalable, secure, and developer‑friendly.

The Platform Engineering role contributes to our technical innovation and efficiency, streamlining and automating operations and processes.

• Collaborate with clients to gather and analyze requirements, ensuring the final product meets their needs.
• Design and develop user interfaces that are functional and enhance user experience.
• Write clean, maintainable code and create specifications that support business objectives.
• Design and implement robust APIs and microservices using Python, FastAPI and OpenAPI.
• Architect and maintain containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Develop and optimize data models and queries using Postgre
  
  SQL and ORMs (e.g., SQL Alchemy).
• Champion test‑driven development (TDD) practices, including unit and integration testing.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to build distributed systems leveraging message queues (Rabbit
  
  MQ) and caching layers (Redis).
• Integrate authentication and authorization mechanisms using Keycloak, OAuth2, OIDC, and Azure Active Directory (AAD).
• Work with Azure cloud services, including API gateways (APIM, Front Door) and object storage (Azure Blob and File Storage).
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize platform performance and reliability.
• Occasional contributions to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 4–6 years relevant experience in professional platform engineering or similar software development and system administration roles.
• Strong proficiency in Python and FastAPI for backend development.
• Solid experience with microservices architecture, API design, and implementation.
• Hands‑on experience with containers, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Deep understanding of relational databases, especially Postgre
  
  SQL, and ORM tools.
• Proven experience with unit testing, integration testing, and TDD methodologies.
• Experience with mTLS for secure service‑to‑service communication.
• Proficiency in Agile Delivery methodologies.

• Experience building and evolving distributed systems.
• Experience with integration technologies: APIs, message queues, and caches.
• Familiarity with identity and access management tools like Keycloak, OAuth2, OIDC, and AAD.
• Exposure to cloud services (Azure preferred), including API gateways and object storage.
• Experience with LLMs, vector databases, and semantic search.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools and infrastructure automation (e.g., Terraform, Git Hub Actions) is an asset.
• Strong emotional agility and the ability to collaborate in hybrid environments.

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
• Hybrid model: work in person 40–60% of the time over the course of an engagement.
• Flexible vacation policy and paid holidays.

EY accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis.

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis. EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities. For assistance with accommodations, please contact 1‑800‑EY‑HELP3 or email