Shape the future of public infrastructure.
Programme overview
On the Technology Consulting Industrial Placement, you’ll shape the future with confidence by helping clients transform through AI, data and innovative technology solutions. Working in collaborative teams, you’ll build future-focused skills and deliver impactful outcomes. As a Shaper of the future, you’ll drive change, fostering innovation, insight and long-term value across business and society.
Core skills for success
- Ownership and proactivity – Taking initiative to drive solutions, anticipating client needs, and delivering high‑quality outcomes.
- Professionalism, integrity and quality – Delivering trusted, high-quality technology solutions that build confidence and long-term value.
- Curiosity and motivation – Continuously developing future-focused skills in AI, data and emerging technologies to solve complex challenges.
- Collaboration, communication and relationship building – Working in diverse teams to co-create innovative solutions and deliver meaningful outcomes.
- Adaptability and resilience – Responding to evolving technologies and client needs to ensure successful, future-ready delivery.
- Analytical and systems thinking – Using data, insight and structured thinking to design solutions that drive smarter decisions and impact.
- Digital, data and AI fluency – Applying cutting-edge technologies to transform operations and unlock new value for clients.
What you will be doing
- Work on both local and global transformation programmes across a vast range of industries, delivering technology solutions that create real‑world impact.
- Build skills in project delivery, data analytics, AI, business/technical analysis, intelligent automation, cybersecurity, cloud and enterprise systems to solve complex challenges.
- Applying your technical knowledge, enthusiasm and business acumen to recommend, build and deliver the best solutions to our clients. We will place you onto a project and team best suited to your interests, experience, background and skillset.
- Build confidence and capability through hands‑on project experience, coaching and continuous learning.
Please note: If you are successful in securing an offer you will be required to remain in Northern Ireland for the entire duration of the programme. The offer cannot be transferred to any other EY location in the UK or Ireland.
Eligibility for applying
We’re looking for students that have a passion and interest in technology and/or those that have some experience of: SQL, Python, R, Java, C++ or PowerBI and knowledge of cloud computing, cyber security, data analysis/manipulation and reporting.
If you’re in your penultimate year of university and studying for a STEM or computer science-related Honours Degree that includes a one-year placement, this programme is for you. You’ll need a minimum of Level 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths; and three A-levels/5 Highers (or equivalent).
While we welcome applications from candidates of all academic backgrounds, we are looking to recruit individuals who will succeed at EY in the role and future qualifications. We have completed several studies on academic attainment at A-level (or equivalents), candidate performance in the online assessments in the EY recruitment process, and how that predicts future performance at EY.
Throughout the recruitment process, we therefore assess your suitability for the EY role you have applied to by considering your scores in the online assessments and your academic attainment at A-level or equivalent. This approach is designed to ensure our joiners are successful in role and, where relevant, in the achievement of their professional qualifications. It is important to EY, and we have a duty of care which we take very seriously, to ensure our joiners are set up for long-term success.