Manager-BC sector O and G-IT-OT

As a Manager Business Consulting (Operational Technology Digital Transformation & IIoT) at EY, you will play a crucial role in leading strategic transformation engagements for clients across manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, life sciences, energy, and other industrial sectors. Your responsibilities will include: - Leading the design and delivery of OT and IIoT-enabled digital transformation solutions across various industries. - Owning end-to-end solution architecture spanning OT systems, edge platforms, data ingestion layers, analytics engines, and enterprise IT systems. - Driving ITOT convergence initiatives by defining architecture standards, governance models, and operating procedures for connected industrial environments. - Developing and presenting digital data and OT transformation roadmaps, including use-case prioritization, business case development, and phased implementation plans. - Designing and implementing real-time and batch data pipelines for high-frequency industrial asset and energy data. - Applying advanced analytics, AI/ML, anomaly detection, and optimization techniques to enable predictive maintenance, asset health monitoring, energy optimization, quality monitoring, and operational excellence. - Ensuring OT cybersecurity-by-design, including secure device connectivity, network segmentation, identity and access management, secure APIs, and protection of critical industrial assets. - Engaging with clients globally as a trusted advisor to business, engineering, IT, and security stakeholders. - Leading, mentoring, and managing multi-disciplinary delivery teams to ensure high-quality execution capability building and knowledge transfer. - Facilitating organizational change management and adoption of new OT, IIoT, analytics, and automation platforms. - Collaborating with automation vendors, platform providers, and system integrators to ensure alignment with the overall OT and digital strategy. - Contributing to EY's Digital Transformation and OT practice through whitepapers, innovation initiatives, solution accelerators, and client workshops. - Supporting business development and pre-sales activities, including opportunity identification, proposal shaping, solutioning, and executive presentations. Qualifications required for this role include: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics, or equivalent. - Approximately 9 years of overall experience with strong hands-on and leadership exposure to Operational Technology, IIoT, digital transformation, and solution architecture. - Strong proficiency in Python with experience building scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines. - Hands-on experience with OT and IIoT platforms (e.g., ThingWorx or equivalent) and industrial protocols such as MQTT, BACnet, OPC-UA. - Solid understanding of OT systems including PLC, SCADA, DCS, MES/MOM, and Historian integrations. - Strong experience in data engineering and analytics, including ETL/ELT pipelines, streaming architectures, and time-series data processing. - Experience working with industrial and enterprise databases such as PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, InfluxDB, or similar technologies. - Working knowledge of AI/ML and analytics use cases in industrial environments. - Experience with containerized and cloud-native environments, including Docker and Kubernetes. - Strong understanding of OT cybersecurity principles and best practices. - Excellent consulting skills, including structured problem-solving, stakeholder management, and production of high-quality client deliverables and presentations. Additionally, preferred qualifications include: - Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, AI Engineering Management, or equivalent. - Experience delivering OT or smart factory transformation programs in manufacturing, automotive, life sciences, or process industries. - Familiarity with industrial cybersecurity standards and frameworks. - Exposure to energy management, production tracking, asset performance management, quality systems, or smart warehouse solutions. - Experience working with industrial dashboards and visualization platforms. - Participation in whitepapers, innovation programs, or firm-level initiatives. - Experience in technical pre-sales or proposal development. - Proven ability to translate technical OT capabilities into measurable business outcomes. - Willingness to travel and work with international clients. - Prior experience with a global consulting firm. Join EY to work with leading global industrial clients, modernize OT environments, and contribute to building secure, intelligent, and resilient operations in a collaborative and learning-driven consulting environment. You will have access to EY's global tools, accelerators, platforms, and thought leadership, making a meaningful contribution to safer, smarter, and more sustainable industrial operations while building a strong leadership and consulting brand.