About this role
<div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1.0em"> <p>At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. </p> <p>We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. </p> <p>Join EY and help to build a better working world. </p> </div> <div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1.0em"> </div><p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Job Description: Senior Manager, Data Architect (Oil & Gas/ Manufacturing)</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">EY Global Delivery Services (GDS)</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Role Overview</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The Senior Manager, Data Architect (Oil & Gas/ Manufacturing) will lead end to end data architecture strategy, solution design, and implementation for global Oil & Gas clients. This role requires a seasoned data architecture expert with 15+ years of total IT experience, including 2–3 years of domain-specific exposure in Oil & Gas (upstream, midstream, or downstream). The candidate will drive data modernization, enterprise data platforms, and advanced analytics adoption as part of large-scale digital transformation engagements.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Key Responsibilities</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Data Architecture & Strategy</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Define enterprise grade data architecture blueprints, reference models, and design patterns for Oil & Gas clients.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Architect data platforms leveraging cloud ecosystems (Azure, AWS, GCP) with strong focus on scalability, security, data quality, and governance.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Design logical and physical data models, data flows, and integration architectures aligned to Oil & Gas business processes.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Establish architectural standards for master data, metadata, lineage, ontologies, and taxonomy frameworks.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Incorporate emerging technologies such as AI/ML, knowledge graphs, IoT/SCADA data pipelines, predictive analytics, and industry frameworks like OSDU.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Solution Delivery & Technical Leadership</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lead cross functional delivery teams across data engineering, analytics, integration, and platform modernization.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Oversee end to end data platform implementations, ensuring architectural integrity, performance, and reliability.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Conduct technical design reviews, provide hands on guidance, and ensure adherence to best practices and enterprise architecture guardrails.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Partner with cloud, application, and domain teams to ensure seamless integration across enterprise systems.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Drive high quality deliverables by ensuring robust testing, validation, and deployment practices.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Oil & Gas Domain Enablement</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Apply data architecture principles to Oil & Gas business domains including:</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Production operations</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Asset management</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Drilling and subsurface data</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Pipeline operations</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Refining and petrochemicals</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Architect data ingestion and harmonization of time-series, geospatial, subsurface, and IoT data.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Advise clients on adopting Oil & Gas industry data standards, with a strong understanding of OSDU Data Platform and domain data models.</span></li> </ul> <p style="font-weight:bold"> </p> <p style="font-weight:bold"><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Stakeholder & Client Management</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Act as a senior advisor to client architecture leaders, supporting C level stakeholders with data-driven strategies.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Communicate architectural concepts to technical and non technical stakeholders with clarity.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Manage vendor engagements and technology partners to ensure alignment to EY standards and client objectives.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Contribute to proposals, pursuit teams, and thought leadership for Oil & Gas data transformation initiatives.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Optimization & Continuous Improvement</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Conduct architecture maturity assessments and define modernization roadmaps.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Identify opportunities for performance optimization, cost reduction, and data lifecycle efficiency.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Create reusable assets, accelerators, and frameworks to improve project delivery velocity across EY GDS teams.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Required Qualifications</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">15+ years of overall experience in data architecture, data engineering, and enterprise data management.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">2–3 years of hands on experience in Oil & Gas industry projects (upstream, midstream or downstream).</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale cloud data platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP).</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong expertise in:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Data integration & ETL/ELT pipelines</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Data governance and quality frameworks</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Time-series, IoT, and real time data platforms</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with OSDU, SCADA/IoT data, geospatial datasets, and subsurface data structures preferred.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and client facing communication skills.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience leading distributed global teams and working in multi vendor environments.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Preferred Skills</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with Oil & Gas analytics platforms, digital oilfield solutions, and asset performance systems.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Certification in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with AI/ML use cases applied to O\&G operations and asset management.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Understanding of DevOps/DataOps, containerization, and microservices architecture.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Consulting experience in a global professional services environment (Big 4 experience is a plus).</span></li> </ul><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1.0em"> <p><b>EY | Building a better working world </b></p> <p>EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.</p> <p>Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and 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