Senior Digital Risk Leader: Cloud, AI & Platforms (TMT)

EY; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 213,000 - 443,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in the Bay Area is seeking a Senior Manager – Digital Risk to lead risk, compliance, and control transformation across cloud-native ecosystems. Based in San Francisco, you will partner with CFOs, CTOs, and AI/ML teams to embed scalable, audit-ready frameworks that enable secure growth and regulatory compliance.

You’ll oversee end-to-end engagements across cloud platforms and AI-enabled development, deliver executive recommendations, grow the practice, and guide teams on DevOps, CI/CD, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, accounting, computer science, engineering, or related field.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in Digital Risk, IT risk, or technology consulting, focused on TMT sector clients.
• Strong hands‑on experience in cloud platforms (AWS), microservices architectures, DevOps/CI-CD, SDLC/PDLC, and distributed systems.
• Experience designing and assessing ITGCs and automated controls in modern environments.
• Experience leading risk assessments, control testing, and transformation initiatives in cloud-native ecosystems.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into engineering‑aligned controls.
• Exposure to data platforms and AI-enabled development environments.
• Willingness to travel at least 50% and work extended hours as needed. A valid passport is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of Digital Risk engagements across cloud platforms, microservices architectures, and AI-enabled development environments, including risk assessments, control design, and transformation initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders (e.g., CFO, CIO, CTO), delivering executive presentations and actionable recommendations.
• Drive business development, engagement performance, and team leadership, including budgeting, forecasting, staffing, delivery quality, and oversight of technical risk areas.
• Provide technical leadership as a subject matter expert, guiding teams on complex cloud, platform, and engineering risk considerations.
• Design and evaluate controls across DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, SDLC/PDLC processes, and distributed platforms, including APIs, microservices, data environments, and AI-enabled systems.

Skills

SOX expertise

Cloud architecture

AI-enabled development

DevOps/CI-CD

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's or master's in business, accounting, CS, or engineering

Tools

AWS

Job description

EY in the Bay Area is seeking a Senior Manager – Digital Risk to lead risk, compliance, and control transformation across cloud-native ecosystems. Based in San Francisco, you will partner with CFOs, CTOs, and AI/ML teams to embed scalable, audit-ready frameworks that enable secure growth and regulatory compliance.

You’ll oversee end-to-end engagements across cloud platforms and AI-enabled development, deliver executive recommendations, grow the practice, and guide teams on DevOps, CI/CD, and