Data Analytics & AI - Data Engineering - Senior Consultant

Data Analytics & AI – Data Engineering – Senior Consultant
 

General Information
 

Location: Ireland - Dublin / Cork / Limerick / Galway 
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: Yes
Business Area: EY Data, Analytics & AI Ireland
Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent
 

EY exists to build a better working world, we empower our people by offering the culture, tech, teams, scale, 
challenges, learning, and the relationships for you to personalise and build your career, helping to create long term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. 
This role can be located in our offices across the Republic of Ireland, working across assurance, consulting, law, 
strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing 
our world today. 
 

The Team and the opportunity
 

As part of our Data Analytics and AI team, the Data Engineer role is pivotal in enabling our clients to derive 
significant value from their information assets. Through collaboration and domain expertise, our team embeds 
innovative data analytics solutions into existing business areas, transforming data into strategic assets. We are 
looking for a Data Engineer who is passionate about leveraging data to solve complex problems and drive 
business outcomes.
 

You will play a key role in driving growth by developing new and existing client relationships and delivering 
first-class customer experience on high-profile engagements.
The Data Analytics and AI team serve as trusted advisors, both practical and innovative, to embed innovative 
data analytics solutions into existing business areas and transforming data into strategic assets.
 

Working across all industries, you’ll develop your career by communicating creative, strategic goals both 
internally and externally. As a senior consultant, the opportunity to assess and improve our clients’ reporting 
policies and corporate governance processes will impact these ever-challenging areas during transformational 
and regulatory changes. 
 

Your Key Responsibilities
 

• Leading diverse teams with varying skillsets, who use different Data and Analytics technologies. 
• Adapting your leadership style to fit team, client, and cultural needs, they will look to you to 
anticipate and identify risks and escalate issues as appropriate.
• As an influential member of the team, you’ll create a positive learning culture and will coach and 
counsel junior members of the team and help them develop.
• Statistical analysis and modelling tools such as SAS, SPSS, R or similar packages would be preferrable. 
• Data manipulation languages such as SQL.
• Data visualization software such as Tableau, PowerBI, QlikView or Spotfire.
• Applying predictive modelling techniques to key business issues faced by our clients.
• Drawing on your knowledge and experience, you’ll create innovative commercial insights for clients, 
adapt methods and practices to fit operational, team and cultural needs, and contribute to thought 
leadership.
 

To qualify for the role, you must have.
 

• Strong academic record including a degree /MSc/PhD in: Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Science 
/ Engineering.
• 3 years of consulting or other relevant industry experience.
• Data engineering experience including building data pipelines, data infrastructure design, algorithm 
development and implementing cloud-based and on-prem data solutions.
• Experience with tools like SQL, MS Azure, Snowflake, etc and strong understanding of data modelling, 
data quality, modelling, optimisation, data architecture and ETL processes.
• Proficiency in Python, R, and other programming languages used in AI.
• Experience of deployment and configuration of DevOps pipelines, code repositories, automated 
testing etc.
 

Ideally, you will also have
 

• The ability to demonstrated strength in data modelling, ETL development, data warehousing/lakes, 
ability to supervise and develop others, managing projects, budgets, scope creep, expectations, 
deliverables, and timelines.
• Be analytically minded and can assimilate and apply new techniques and knowledge quickly to deliver 
insights and solve problems and communicate technical information in non-technical language.
• A passion to contribute to the growth of the team.
• Proficiency in NLP techniques and tools for text analysis.
• Skills in image processing and computer vision algorithms.
• Hand-on experience Advanced skills in Python for data manipulation, automation, and building data 
pipelines.
• Proficiency in Java or Scala for working with big data tools like Apache Spark.
• Ability to write shell scripts for automating routine tasks and managing data workflows.
• Hand-on experience building using Orchestration tools such as ADF, SSIS, Airflow etc
• Hands-on experience with cloud services, e.g., Azure Databricks, Google Cloud, AWS
• Hands-on experience in working with Agile methods for software delivery e.g., Scrum, SAFE, Kanban, 
Lean, TDD and CI/CD.
• It would be advantageous if you had attained data-related cloud certifications in Azure and/or AWS
 

What we look for
 

• Ability to think on your feet and challenge existing practices to develop answers to complex issues.
• The Skill to collaborating with colleagues across multiple service lines, we will look to you to build 
relationships and identify opportunities for our clients to benefit from our knowledge in other areas.
• The capability for occasional travel may be necessary as you will be meeting with key clients, some of 
whom are the most respected in their fields.
• With guidance from partners, directors, and senior managers, you’ll identify and act on potential 
business opportunities for EY.
 

What working at EY offers
 

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support 
for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, 
covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings, and a wide range of discounts, offers and 
promotions. Plus, we offer:
• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.
All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our 
range of benefits include:
• Pension

• Maternity & Paternity leave
• Discounted health insurance

• Bike to work Scheme
• Web Doctor - Free unlimited online GP consultations for you and your family
• Recognition Awards
• The purchase of additional annual leave

• Cash incentives for referrals
• Hybrid Working

• Work Mobile
• Free Gym membership

• TECH MBA paid by EY
• Travel Pass

• Wellness rooms Available in some offices
 

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. 
We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst 
allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing 
professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working 
arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.
 

Career Progression
 

• When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
• Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so 
that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so 
you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the 
world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your 
voice to help others find theirs.
• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our 
employees.
 

About EY
 

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, 
expertise, and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that 
believes in giving you the training, opportunities, and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you 
join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.
 

Inclusion & Diversity
 

We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, 
practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part 
of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different 
perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn 
from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and 
operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions 
for our clients.
 

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we 
support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use 
your voice to help others find theirs.
 

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable 
accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.
 

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
 

Join us in building a better working world. That’s Why, EY. 
 

Apply now.
 

IMPORTANT: Where Agency assistance is required, our Talent Team will engage directly with suppliers. CVs / 
Profiles should not be shared directly with Hiring Managers. Unsolicited CVs / Profiles supplied to EY by 
Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role