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Client Technology - Engineering Portfolio Lead

EY
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 1/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/6/2026
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. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

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EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.

The opportunity

As Engineering Portfolio Leader your responsibilities will be defining, designing, implementing and operating world-class products for EY and our Clients.

In this role, you will partner with product management to set the vision, strategy and execution for a portfolio that will support yearly revenue in excess of US$40B.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Build, manage and lead a global team of over 100 passionate engineers as part of the broader EY Engineering team
  • End-to-end delivery of a portfolio of Products in partnership with Product Management within agreed targets (on-time, on-budget) and standards
  • Manage an overall budget (P&L) in excess of $XM (inc. hosting charges)
  • Design, Develop and Operate multi-tenant, global, scalable & highly available Products following the agreed Engineering Operating Model
  • Optimize ROI for development and ongoing operations costs of portfolio
  • Drive awareness, adoption and reuse of platforms across CT, EY and external partner ecosystem
  • Support, measure and continuously improve product availability through Site Reliability Engineering foundational practices (SRE, DraaS)
  • Implement DevOps Practices and establish Site Reliability Engineering capabilities across all Products
  • Advise and implement technology and platform strategy and standards for Client Technology in collaboration with technology teams across EY
  • Advise and implement technology, platforms and development standards as part of Engineering Leadership
  • Scout the technology landscape for emerging technologies, patterns and solutions to benefit EY or our Clients
  • Drive an engineering culture that attracts and retains the best talent

Other Client-Facing Activities

  • Collaborate with technology teams across EY Service Lines, being a thought leader and strategizing with the Client facing teams on implementation of global scale projects, including but not limited to migrations and build out of large-scale solution deployment.
  • Participate in client pursuits as the lead representative for EY in the platform and cloud space

Skills And Attributes For Success

  • Balanced experience in managing a delivery organization while having hands-on software development experience
  • Expert in driving full product development and software development lifecycle including definition, design, development and operations of globally distributed and scalable cloud-based products
  • Expert understanding of software engineering concepts such as: multithreading, data structures, algorithms, design patterns, high performance and scalable components
  • Expert knowledge of Application and Infrastructure architectures including non-functional aspects like performance, scalability, reliability, availability etc
  • Expert knowledge of software and product development practices and tooling (incl. coding, coding standards and reviews, source control, testing, debugging, build, deployment and operations)
  • Deep knowledge on modern multi Cloud (on-prem and public) platforms and infrastructures, Cloud Native application product architectures based on PaaS. SaaS and IaaS services
  • Delivering integrated IT operations services across complex multi cloud environments (On-Prem, Azure, Google, AWS) meeting agreed to SLAs
  • Technical leadership across infrastructure, networking and platform technologies supporting a diverse application product portfolio (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
  • Leadership qualities include developing teamwork and trust, exhibiting respectful transparent communication, exemplifying collaboration both with peers and clients and leading positive change that fosters diversity and inclusiveness
  • Experienced with managing large IT budgets, driving productivity, quality and cost efficiencies
  • Technical leader providing vision, strategy and execution for modern application and infrastructure operations organizations.
  • Skilled at creating efficient and modern organization operating models, process and structure supporting shift to Agile, DevOPS and SRE delivery practices.
  • Customer centric leader with a sharp focus on delivering significant business value across diverse set of IT and Business stakeholders
  • Fiscally responsible budget management and financial control, driving productivity, quality and efficiencies.
  • Regular international and domestic travel. Reasonable extension of the working day should be expected commensurate with the needs to fulfil the obligations of the role

Other

Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of engineers. You will lead your team to shape and deliver a portfolio of products

  • Manage a software engineering team that builds, designs, implements and maintains a portfolio of software products and related services.
  • Set goals, strategies, budgets, and oversee deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites.
  • Manage robust and scalable systems in order to get ahead of the exponential demand.
  • Influence and establish best engineering practices through solid design decisions, processes and tools.
  • Provide leadership for engineering standards inside EY and manage collaboration with cross-functional Engineering teams to streamline and improve adoption of software platforms.
  • Act as Engineering Leadership provide technical governance across all Engineering products

To qualify for the role, you must have

  • Degree at university level
  • English language skills - excellent written and verbal communication
  • 15 years in business, prior work in industry, technology or a professional services firm
  • 5 years’ experience in managing senior staff and offshore teams
  • Understanding of IT life cycle: pipeline, resource, demand, project delivery, financials
  • Outstanding self-management, influence management, information presentation and interpersonal communication

What We Offer

The compensation ranges below are provided in order to comply with United States pay transparency laws. Other geographies will follow their local salary guidelines, which may not be a direct conversion of published US salary ranges. 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 base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $134,200 to $258,300. The salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $161,000 to $293,500. 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. Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year. 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.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis.

For those living in California, please click here for additional information.

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society, and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy, and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

EY provides 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, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at ssc.customersupport@ey.com.

Salary : $134,200 - $258,300

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