FSO, Tech Consulting - FinTech - Blockchain and AI Engineering - Manager

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model (40–60% onsite)

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

EY in New York seeks a Manager for FSO, Tech Consulting in FinTech, focusing on blockchain and AI engineering. The role leads agile teams, defines technical direction, and guides clients through blockchain deployments while driving billable scope.

The ideal candidate has deep cloud-native experience, API design, and a track record of building scalable enterprise solutions. Travel to client sites is required and collaboration with advisory functions is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 4–6 years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years professional engineering; 3+ years people management.
• Experience designing RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Experience building cloud-native/microservices architectures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; travel willingness.

Responsibilities

• Lead agile teams of engineers on blockchain projects.
• Grow the team and develop leaders.
• Establish and drive software engineering best practices across the team.
• Collaborate on product direction as technical lead for blockchain solutions.
• Educate clients on blockchain tech and evaluate use cases.
• Support business development as a technical resource with Advisory/Assurance/Tax teams.
• Ensure billability through external client work and manage delivery.

Skills

RESTful APIs

GraphQL APIs

Agile

SDLC

Communication

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

FSO, Tech Consulting - FinTech - Blockchain and AI Engineering - Manager

Location: New York

Consulting – Tech Consulting – FinTech – Blockchain and AI Engineering - Manager

Opportunity

Our mission at EY is to industrialize blockchain technology for enterprises and large financial institutions, with a particular focus on public blockchains like Ethereum and Bitcoin. We are an innovative and collaborative group of technical developers, cryptographers, mathematicians and business strategists dedicated to the application of blockchain technology and the development of world‑class products.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead agile teams of engineers, overseeing planning, execution and success of blockchain projects.
• Grow the team: coach individuals, lead technical discussions, develop leaders.
• Establish and drive software engineering best practices and set standards across the global blockchain team.
• Collaborate on product direction as a technical lead to design and implement blockchain solutions that create meaningful client value.
• Educate clients on blockchain technology and evaluate viability of potential use cases.
• Support business development as a technical resource alongside S.M.E. from Advisory, Assurance and Tax.
• Ensure billability through chargeable work to external clients.
• Lead workstream delivery and strategic oversight.
• Manage project status and oversee deliverable completion.
• Travel as required for client engagements.
• Participate in client sessions, leading workstreams from planning to execution.
• Identify additional service opportunities to drive sales.
• Lead specific RFP responses and manage engagement economics.
• Execute resource planning within budget constraints.

Skills and Attributes

• Innovator – stay current on emerging technologies, especially blockchain.
• People developer – cultivate talent, give creative freedom, hold accountable.
• Customer‑value focus – design solutions by actively talking to customers and stakeholders.
• Comfortable with ambiguity – thrive in complex problems with no obvious solutions.
• Entrepreneurial – passion for launching production‑scale solutions.
• Application integration and quality assurance.
• Proficiency in software development and technology business requirements analysis.
• Strong relationship management and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, 4–6 years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years of professional engineering experience, 3+ years of people management experience.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Experience building cloud‑native/microservices architecture applications and platforms.
• Experience with Agile software development (Scrum or Kanban).
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and full SDLC.
• Proven project management of complex deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Passion for blockchain technology and experience with Ethereum, Quorum and/or Solidity.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience deploying and configuring environments using infrastructure‑as‑code provisioning tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience with traditional enterprise technologies including SaaS and ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
• Experience managing customer‑facing engineering teams.
• Interest in AI, including experience with Large Language Models, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation, Embeddings.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package with performance‑based rewards.
• Hybrid working model with flexible in‑office time (40–60% onsite).
• Flexible vacation policy and time off for holidays, breaks, personal/family care, and other leaves.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

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