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Ross McDermott is an Associate Partner in Digital Engineering, where he leads Cloud Engineering and serves as Cloud Lead for the Defense & National Security sector in Oceania. He helps clients modernize secure, high‑compliance environments and guides teams delivering cloud and integration platforms.
At the global EY organization, Ross has built cloud training pathways, led roundtables for defense and policing agencies, and supported technical career development across Asia‑Pacific. His work has strengthened the organization’s credibility in complex national security domains.
Before joining the EY organization, he held architecture and engineering leadership roles across technology and public safety organizations, delivering large‑scale cloud platforms and critical systems. He holds a degree in Computer Science and has built his career around secure, modern engineering practices.
In 2026, he was recognized as a Distinguished Technologist by the global EY organization.
How Ross is shaping the future with confidence
Ross shapes the future with confidence by advancing secure cloud engineering across Defense, National Security and Policing. He introduces modern architectures, reusable patterns and AI‑enabled delivery methods that increase reliability and reduce complexity for clients working under strict regulatory constraints. He develops people through mentoring, knowledge sharing and Engineering Office Hours, helping grow EY technical community. His innovation work — from cloud integration patterns to public safety technology demonstrators — shows how thoughtful engineering can reduce risk and accelerate mission outcomes. By combining curiosity, practical design and deep cloud knowledge, he helps clients and teams build systems they can trust.