Enterprise AI Engineering Lead (Hybrid) — Scale AI at Clients

EY; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Applied AI Engineer (Manager) to lead technical delivery across AI solutions for clients in financial services, public sector, and beyond. Hybrid work in the UK with client-site travel, guiding architecture, governance, and high-impact engineering teams.

You will drive enterprise AI services, mentor engineers, and shape patterns for safe, scalable AI deployments within regulated environments, aligning with EY's Responsible AI agenda.

Qualifications

• Experience in building production-grade AI systems.
• Experience with Azure OpenAI Service or similar.
• Ability to mentor engineers and lead squads.
• Strong stakeholder management and governance skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery across solution threads; set direction and ensure production readiness.
• Architect enterprise-grade AI services; ensure operational readiness and governance.
• Mentor engineers; lead technical reviews; establish reference architectures and accelerators.

Skills

Python/TypeScript

Distributed systems

CI/CD

LLM/RAG engineering

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes/Docker

Data engineering

SRE principles

Consulting leadership

Education

PhD in CS/Applied Math/Engineering

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Applied AI Engineer (Manager) to lead technical delivery across AI solutions for clients in financial services, public sector, and beyond. Hybrid work in the UK with client-site travel, guiding architecture, governance, and high-impact engineering teams.

You will drive enterprise AI services, mentor engineers, and shape patterns for safe, scalable AI deployments within regulated environments, aligning with EY's Responsible AI agenda.