Forward-Deployed AI Engineer & Tech Lead (UK)

EY; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Forward Deployed AI Engineer at the Assistant Director/Manager level to lead hands-on AI work, design agents and automation tools, and provide technical oversight across projects. The role involves shaping new work, mentoring junior staff, and delivering scalable AI solutions while ensuring security and governance across engagements.

Location is any UK office, and the appointment is permanent with a leadership component to guide cross-project AI initiatives.

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,

Job description

EY is seeking an experienced Forward Deployed AI Engineer at the Assistant Director/Manager level to lead hands-on AI work, design agents and automation tools, and provide technical oversight across projects. The role involves shaping new work, mentoring junior staff, and delivering scalable AI solutions while ensuring security and governance across engagements.

Location is any UK office, and the appointment is permanent with a leadership component to guide cross-project AI initiatives.