Blockchain Solution Architect​/Technical Architect, Technology Consulting

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.

Whole industries have been disrupted and transformed in recent years by digital 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.

The responsibility of the Solution Architect/Technical Leader is to turn requirements for Blockchain-based products into architected solutions to enable high-value offerings in one or more of our Service Lines. This will also require leading an offshore development team in execution of the Blockchain based products.

You are expected to ensure that the feature team(s) you are responsible for adheres to the agile methodologies and continuously improve the associated best practices.

• Execute the development of Blockchain-powered applications by taking requirements and turning them into architected solutions.
• Drive the process to mature promising concepts into prototypes which can be exploited in the marketplace.
• In collaboration with service line practice and account teams, develop collateral materials and other sale assets, meet with account teams and clients, align technical support with account and engagement teams, generally support and enable sales to ‘charter’ accounts.
• For successful prototypes, develop MVP requirements with domain experts; collaborate with Blockchain specialists, engineers and solution development leadership and shepherd the development.
• Many offerings, solutions or enablement tools based on Blockchain technologies and paradigms will require modifications to existing or net new, business models to monetize the value provided.
• Support and educate the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Guide the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the (Agile/Scrum) frameworks
• Coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
• Guide the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
• Facilitate getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Tailor the Agile process to suit the Blockchain software product development
• Works well both independently and in small teams with limited supervision
• Mentoring and supervision of other Blockchain engineers and developers
• Ability to quickly grasp complex business problems
• Must be able to provide meaningful analysis, draw conclusions from the results and make the appropriate recommendations
• Assess and recommend changes to meet the business needs, based on clients’ needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related technical discipline or a demonstrated track record in software development
• 5+ years’ experience in a software development or systems architecture role
• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution,continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques:
  User Personas, User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• Experience in multiple different programming languages and technology architectures
• Experience with open source development (i.e. the Linux operating system/ Apache Web server application)
• Basic understanding of the fundamentals of encryption
• Experience with software architecture design and development
• Proven track record of excellent software development skills demonstrated through challenging, technically complex client projects
• Ability to lead technical teams comprising scientists, developers and business analysts.
• Ability to communicate…