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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud & Data Engineer - Manager - Consulting - Location OPEN - **Company:** Ernst & Young LLP - **Location:** Olympia, WA, United States - **Salary:** $150,700.0 - $251,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Performance Management, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Storage, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Distributed Systems, Github, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Machine Learning, SQL Azure, Commercial Software, Cloud Services, Prometheus, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Systems Architecture, System Availability, Large Language Models, Data Layers, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Azure AKS, Hardware Infrastructure, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing, Container Apps, Microservices - **Published:** October 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3445747890&tx=HT7064TYZ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * A bachelor's degree required (4-year degree) * Typically, no less than 4 - 6 years of relevant experience * Proven record operating High Availability services on Azure (4+ years) * Expert understanding of core Azure services such as but not limited to: Azure Functions, Azure Container Apps (or Azure App Service), Azure SQL Database, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Monitor (Log Analytics & Application Insights), and Azure Managed Prometheus. * Experience designing, deploying and managing container orchestration platforms using Kubernetes * Experience implementing SRE standards for Resiliency and Scalability of microservice architectures in Kubernetes * Experience with infrastructure automation using Terraform * Experience implementing SLIs, SLOs and Error Budgets as part of development/delivery practices * Experience monitoring container based microservices & Cloud Platform services * Use of CI/CD tools - preferably GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps * Knowing agile methodology and being able to work by its principles * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Self-starter and strong, quick problem-solving skills Ideally, you'll also have: * A passion for delivering commercial software products and platforms to market * Be deeply technical and constantly in a state of learning * Able to communicate clearly and efficiently with a variety of audiences including developers, clients, customers, partners and executives * Fearless in getting "hands-on" with technology and execution * Strong understanding of modern software engineering processes * Deep understanding and interest in cloud and distributed systems architectures * Comfortable with ambiguity with a drive for clarity * Experience leading and growing technical talent * Experience in leading teams and managing change effectively * Strong negotiation and influencing skills * A proven track record of building and managing client relationships * Strong negotiation and influencing skills * Experience in managing change effectively * A track record of leading teams successfully. ## Description For a Data and Cloud Engineering-aligned Manager, the purpose is to turn data and AI capabilities into scalable, reliable and governable production solutions. This Data and Cloud Engineer Manager role spans the full platform and data asset lifecycle, from assessment and architecture through ingestion, transformation, governance, consumption, monitoring and support. The client-serving Data and Cloud Engineering Manager explicitly owns workstream delivery, quality, client interactions, opportunity identification, budgets and engagement economics. A person successful in this role will demonstrate and support team leadership, technical-talent development and commercial acumen., As a Cloud and Data Engineering Manager, you will play a crucial role in managing and delivering complex technical initiatives. Your time will be spent across various responsibilities, including: * Lead one or more technical workstreams and assure delivery quality. * Translate business and client requirements into architecture, pipelines, models, semantic layers or production platforms. * Maintain daily client engagement, participate in working sessions and identify adjacent service opportunities. * Manage resource plans, budgets and engagement economics. * Own problems from raw source through data pipeline, model/analysis and production handoff. * Automate, optimize and drive efficiency in processes, tools and communication across cross-functional teams (e.g. spanning data engineering, software engineering, AI/ML, architecture, cloud and governance). * Remain hands-on: tested, version-controlled, observable code rather than one-off analytical notebooks * Work closely with development teams and participate in planning sessions to achieve high level of availability, reliability and performance of their service and platform requirements * Design, provision, and run the underlying cloud and container platform that application teams rely on in production * Build scalable pipelines and streaming architectures using Python/SQL and cloud platforms (Azure predominantly, AWS and GCP also key platforms) * Understand and apply data architecture, modelling, integration, quality, security, ontologies and semantic layers * Understand and apply quality assurance and testing practices. * Understand and apply cloud and distributed-system architecture and the path to production using Kubernetes, GPU infrastructure, multi-tenancy, infrastructure-as-code, GitOps, resilience and hybrid/multi-environment portability * Incorporate GenAI/LLM capabilities where relevant * Demonstrate proficiency in Agile delivery and development methodologies. * Embed governance, observability, controls and operational support-not stop at model development or analysis, The goal is to support our clients to transform their business through technology. You will work with customers' technical leads, client executives, and partners to manage and deliver high quality systems with a focus on reliability and excellent customer experience, becoming a trusted advisor to decision makers throughout the engagement. As a Manager, you will lead the effective management and delivery of processes, solutions, and projects, ensuring a strong focus on quality and risk management. This role presents exciting challenges and opportunities for growth, allowing you to apply your expertise in guiding others and recommending quality solutions. You will engage regularly with external clients, actively participating in working sessions and leading workstreams from planning through execution and closure.