Forward Deployed AI Engineer, CBS - Associate Director (Level 4) - UK Wide

EY; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in the UK seeks an experienced Forward Deployed AI Engineer to join our Core Business Services. This hands-on role combines technical leadership with practical delivery, designing and building AI agents and automation tools.

You will oversee projects, set engineering standards, and mentor junior staff while shaping new work with ownership of end-to-end governance including AI risk and information security.

Qualifications

• Experience designing AI agents and automation tools.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship experience.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures and scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI agents and automation tools to solve complex problems.
• Design AI solutions across portfolios, including orchestration layers and scalable, reusable components.
• Decide between low-code and pro-code approaches and set engineering standards.
• Design cloud-native AI platforms and integrate new offerings.
• Provide technical oversight and QA for projects and teammates while contributing hands-on work.
• Shape and scope new demand by translating business problems into technical deliverables.

Skills

AI engineering

Leadership

Cloud-native design

Low-code & pro-code

QA & governance

Job description

At EY, we're all in to shape your future with confidence.

We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Core Business Services - Assistant Director/Manager level

Location - any UK office

Permanent

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Forward Deployed AI Engineer to join our dynamic team. This is a hands-on role with a leadership element. You will design and build AI agents and automation tools yourself, while providing technical oversight and quality assurance across projects, shaping new work as it comes in, and supporting more junior members of the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI agents and automation tools to solve complex problems and improve business processes.


• Design AI solutions across multiple projects and portfolios, including orchestration layers and scalable, reusable solutions.


• Decide between, and build with, both low-code and pro-code approaches.


• Design cloud native solutions as the platform for AI solutions, and integrate new AI offerings.


• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance of projects and of the work of others, alongside building yourself.


• Set engineering standards and review the code and solutions produced by the team.


• Shape and scope new demand as it comes in, translating business problems into deliverable technical scope with an assessment of effort and feasibility.


• Own governance and set-up end to end, including AI risk assessment, information security, data loss prevention,