GDS Microsoft Frontier Innovation Solution Architect - Associate Director - EY GDS
Ernst and Young3 days ago
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture direction and strategic technical design for the global Microsoft Frontier Innovation portfolio.
- Translate business priorities, client needs, and market opportunities into scalable Microsoft-powered solution strategies and implementation approaches.
- Develop architecture blueprints, solution patterns, design principles, reusable components, and technical documentation.
- Evaluate solution feasibility, integration, data flow, security, scalability, performance, governance, support models, and operational handover readiness.
- Support architecture reviews, technical governance checkpoints, risk identification, decision tracking, and executive leadership reporting.
- Coordinate global stakeholders across EY, Microsoft, regional teams, architects, delivery, sales, marketing, and service lines.
- Maintain architecture trackers, readiness summaries, technical risk views, and governance materials for business and leadership reviews.
- Support activation and commercialization through demos, architecture artifacts, case studies, enablement materials, marketplace content, and client-facing narratives.
- Identify opportunities to scale successful solutions across accounts, sectors, service lines, and regions.
- Feed architecture insights and lessons learned back into solution teams to improve adoption, reuse, governance, and market readiness.
Requirements
- 12+ years of relevant professional experience in solution architecture, technology consulting, enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, digital transformation, innovation management, technology program enablement, or strategic technology operations.
- Experience designing, shaping, or advising on complex cross-functional technology solutions across regional or global stakeholder groups.
- Experience with architecture governance, technical design documentation, solution readiness tracking, architecture reviews, risk identification, and performance management.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and executive presentation skills, including the ability to simplify complex technical information.
- Ability to influence without authority, manage multiple priorities, identify technical risks early, and drive structured follow-through in a global environment.
- Experience with technology-enabled transformation, cloud, AI, automation, data, security, or digital solution portfolios.
- Graduate or postgraduate degree in technology, engineering, computer science, business, innovation management, or a related discipline.
- Preferred experience with Microsoft ecosystem programs and solution areas, alliance management, co-sell motions, marketplace offerings, partner ecosystems, global delivery, architecture patterns, reusable assets, responsible AI, privacy, security, compliance, and solution commercialization.
Benefits
- Continuous learning, coaching, tools, flexibility, and support for long-term career growth.
- Opportunity to collaborate with diverse EY GDS teams across Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland, and the UK.
- Inclusive culture with leadership development and opportunities to contribute to meaningful global client projects.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Ernst and Young
Ernst & Young (EY) provides audit/assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transactions services to enterprises, financial institutions, and public‑sector clients. Structured as a global network of partner‑owned member firms, it sells professional services on a fee basis, including a dedicated Financial Services Organization for banking, insurance, and capital markets. Headquartered in London, EY was formed in 1989 from the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young, and operates in 150+ countries.