Consultants and Managers- IT Operations (Network and Infrastructure), Cyber Operations- EY Mauritius

Are you passionate about safeguarding digital landscapes and building trust in technology? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your expertise can make a significant impact for clients across the globe? EY is looking for talented professionals like you to join our team and help our clients navigate the complexities of the digital world.

The opportunity

We are looking for experienced professionals (Consultant to Manager level) with experience and interest in IT Operations (Network and Infrastructure, Cyber Operations and other related competencies to join our team. You will be part of our Technology Consulting team helping clients across industries in Mauritius and internationally.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead and/or support in the delivery of projects in line with EY’s methodologies and tools
• Collaborate effectively with clients’ personnel and maintain professional relationships
• Support and/or lead cross-functional, cross competency and cross-geography teams within EY and clients
• Support and/or lead in the preparation of reports including presentations to clients
• Support and/or lead the management of projects across their lifecycle
• Maintain expertise through continuous learning and certification
• Support in other cognate duties

Skills and attributes for success

• Taking a proactive approach in learning and working with other team members within stipulated timeline along with understanding the work quality expectations
• Working independently
• Mastering the relevant EY’s methodologies and internationally recognised practices/standards.
• Keeping abreast of emerging topics
• Maintaining good project management practices, organizational skills, and work ethics
• Having effective communication skills, inspiring teamwork, and responsibility with other team members

Minimum requirements for this role

• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in IT and Cybersecurity roles, with increasing responsibilities over time.
• Prior work in IT operations, including system monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization, to ensure business continuity.
• Proven ability to design, configure, and maintain secure and efficient network infrastructures. Experience with network performance monitoring and security protocols (e.g., VPNs, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems).
• Understanding of how to design scalable IT solutions aligned with business goals and familiarity with integrating cloud-based solutions, on-premises systems, and hybrid environments.
• Competence in managing various types of servers (e.g., Windows, Linux, AIX, Solaris, HP UX) and virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V).
• Experience with patch management, backup solutions, and disaster recovery planning.
• Ability to manage databases, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security and proficiency with popular database platforms (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Understanding of IT and cyber risk frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001). Capable of conducting risk assessments, identifying vulnerabilities, and proposing mitigation strategies.
• Experience in banking would be an advantage
• Undergraduate or master’s degree in information technology disciplines such as Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity etc. STEM degrees will also be considered.
• Excellent communication skills in both oral and written English and French.
• Enthusiast and professionally striving towards technology subjects.
• Be willing to invest on achieving a high calibre professional certification such as, Microsoft certifications, CISSP, CISM, TOGAF, COBIT or other comparable certifications within an agreed and reasonable timeframe (if not already certified).
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools such as Microsoft projects.
• Ability to travel depending on client requirements.
• Level will be commensurate with the extent of experience, expertise and certification.

What We Look For

You will be a trusted advisor to our clients who will look to you to ask and answer the questions nobody else has asked yet and then develop and execute an effective service. We are looking for individuals with the passion and commitment to support to grow our practice. If you are ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to build a better working world by helping organisations to identify and manage their technology risks whilst simultaneously gaining skills to develop a career in professional services., this role is for you.

What’s in it for you

We offer a competitive remuneration and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. On top of that, you get opportunities for:

• Continuous learning: We provide career-long training as well as the right tools, relationships, learnings, certifications and opportunities to continue to grow into a trusted advisor and an influential leader. During your employment with us, you have the opportunity to enrol in our fully funded certification program as well as earn accredited, proprietary, and complimentary Masters/MBA (e.g., EY Tech MBA) from Hult International Business School, which is free of charge.
• Global exposure: You will not only get to work with global clients, but also get the opportunity to work in highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds every day.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.  
• Success as defined by you: We will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Flexibility: While we have elegant offices, we also understand the need for flexibility and remote working.

About EY

As a global leader in Assurance, Consulting, Strategy and Transactions, Tax, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer a reality.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, we invite you to send us your application.

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Join us in building a better working world. Apply now!

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.