Government and Public Sector - Technology Consulting - Platform Strategy Senior Manager

EY•Tallahassee, FL

1d•$150,400 - $390,500•Hybrid

About The Position

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. Technology Consulting – Platforms – Senior Manager. From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector practice of Ernst & Young 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. The opportunity You will help clients navigate the complex world of modern application development by leading multidisciplinary teams and advising executives on platform strategy, solution architecture, AI-native Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC), and transformation delivery. We’ll look to you to translate mission and business priorities into scalable technology roadmaps, guide teams in architecting and delivering enterprise solutions, and apply AI-based delivery methods to accelerate systems from concept through production while maintaining human oversight, governance, security, quality, and traceability. This is a high-growth, high-visibility leadership opportunity with significant responsibility for client relationships, team development, delivery quality, and practice growth. You will lead teams responsible for architecting, designing, configuring, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting enterprise platform solutions, which may include Microsoft Dynamics 365, ServiceNow, Appeon, Salesforce, or comparable technologies. Rather than serving as the primary hands-on implementer, you will set direction, make and govern key architecture decisions, remove delivery barriers, and hold teams accountable for quality, security, schedule, budget, and business outcomes.

Requirements

Eligibility for DOD Secret Clearance
Bachelor's degree in related field
State government client experience
Minimum of 15+ years of related experience
Experience leading teams responsible for solution architecture, software configuration and development, workflow and process design, integration, analysis, testing, deployment, and quality assurance
Experience architecting and overseeing enterprise application, workflow, CRM, or low-code solutions using platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, ServiceNow, Appeon, Salesforce, or comparable technologies, together with cloud-based services
Sufficient technical depth across programming, scripting, data, integration, configuration, security, and cloud technologies to guide architects and delivery teams, challenge assumptions, assess trade-offs, and govern solution quality without serving as the primary hands-on developer
Experience leading technology programs delivered through agile, waterfall, hybrid, or AI-native methods and adapting governance, team structure, and delivery controls to the engagement context
Experience applying AI to accelerate delivery of production-ready systems, including requirements synthesis, product requirements documents, architecture and design artifacts, work-item decomposition, build acceleration, automated testing, documentation, release readiness, and traceability, with appropriate human review and approval
Demonstrated experience leading and managing multidisciplinary platform delivery teams, including architects and engineering leads, with responsibility for mentoring, delegation, performance management, workload planning, and fostering a collaborative work environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as excellent oral and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience setting priorities and balancing leadership attention across multiple enterprise platform solutions and emerging technologies, including cloud services, robotics, machine learning, and blockchain
Demonstrated ability to lead managers, architects, engineers, analysts, and other specialists across complex, concurrent engagements
Strong solution-architecture judgment, including the ability to evaluate options, guide trade-off decisions, and align business, data, integration, security, user experience, and operational considerations
Ability to identify where AI-native PDLC practices can accelerate delivery, redesign team workflows, establish reusable artifacts and automation, and measure improvements in cycle time, productivity, quality, and rework
Program and engagement management skills, including planning, financial oversight, risk management, quality assurance, executive reporting, and delivery accountability
Executive communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations and decisions for non-technical stakeholders
Commercial acumen and experience shaping opportunities, estimating work, supporting proposals, and building trusted client relationships

Responsibilities

Lead multidisciplinary teams in architecting and delivering scalable, secure, resilient, and efficient enterprise platform and cloud solutions aligned with client mission, business outcomes, and strategic goals.
Own solution architecture and delivery direction by establishing principles, target-state designs, integration patterns, security requirements, technical standards, and governance checkpoints; review and approve key design decisions and exceptions.
Lead the adoption and application of an AI-native Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) to accelerate system delivery by using AI-enabled methods across product requirements, solution blueprints, work decomposition, configuration and code generation, testing, documentation, deployment, and ongoing operations.
Establish human-in-the-loop controls, architecture guardrails, quality gates, security and privacy reviews, traceability, and outcome measures so PDLC-driven acceleration improves speed and productivity without compromising accountability, maintainability, or solution quality.
Direct functional, product, architecture, engineering, data, security, testing, and change-management leads; clarify accountabilities, align workstreams, remove barriers, and ensure teams have the resources and guidance needed to execute.
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders by translating business and mission priorities into platform strategies, roadmaps, investment recommendations, and actionable delivery plans.
Maintain executive oversight of scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, dependencies, and expected outcomes; lead governance forums, manage escalations, and communicate clear decisions and recommendations.
Drive high-quality client service and work products within expected timeframes and budgets while managing client expectations and maintaining accountability for delivery outcomes.
Build, mentor, and develop high-performing teams through coaching, delegation, performance management, succession planning, and a collaborative, inclusive working environment.
Contribute to business development and practice growth by shaping opportunities, architecting proposed solutions, estimating delivery approaches, supporting proposals, and staying current on enterprise platforms, cloud, AI-native PDLC, agentic delivery, and industry trends.