AI & Data - Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Senior Manager

fde; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in Dublin for a Forward Deployed AI Engineer role. The position is hybrid, with potential client-site travel, focusing on design, build, and deployment of enterprise AI systems in regulated environments.

Candidates should have 7+ years in AI/ML engineering and strong leadership skills. The role involves embedding AI capabilities across financial-services and public-sector compliance work, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and delivering production-grade

Qualifications

• 7+ years of AI/ML engineering experience in regulated environments.
• Senior Manager level with client-facing leadership responsibilities.
• Experience with large-scale enterprise AI deployments and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead forward-deployed AI initiatives for financial-services and public-sector clients in a regulated setting.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design, build and deploy AI systems from concept to production.
• Partner with EY service lines to ensure compliance and governance across projects.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

Leadership

MLOps

Cloud platforms

Regulated environments

Job description

Design, build and deploy enterprise AI systems from concept to production in regulated environments; LLM/RAG engineering, MLOps, cloud platforms and leading multidisciplinary teams. 7+ years AI/ML engineering. Full-time, permanent, hybrid, possible client-site travel. Posted 8 Oct 2026.

A client-embedded technical leader role in regulated environments, 7+ years of AI/ML required. Dublin is where EY is pairing FDE with financial-services and public-sector compliance work. No band published.

AI & Data - Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Senior Manager at EY. Location: Dublin, Ireland (hybrid). Compensation: Not disclosed ("competitive"). Posted October 12, 2026.