Consultant/Senior Consultant - GenAI Engineer | Lisboa 1

EY; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Consultant/Senior Consultant – Generative AI Engineer in Lisbon. You will architect and deliver AI solutions for diverse clients, leveraging Azure AI and Foundation Models to drive business value and operational excellence.

In this role you’ll build PoCs, apply prompt-engineering, and design end-to-end AI pipelines. You’ll collaborate with clients, ensure governance and ethics, and continuously evolve your skills within EY’s AI framework to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (CS, Engineering, Informatics, Data Science).
• Hands-on experience with LLM workflows and tools like ML PromptFlow.
• Proficiency in Visual Studio Code.
• Experience with cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP), especially Azure AI Services.
• Experience building AI products using LLMs, embeddings, or NLP tech with Vector Search.
• Strong foundation in Foundation Models concepts; building and deploying them for real-world use.
• Experience with ML and deep learning, plus data sources like Azure Data Lake/Synapse/SQL.
• Excellent client communication and Agile experience.
• Proficient in Python or similar AI/ML languages.

Responsibilities

• Develop PoCs using pre-trained Foundation Models and assist stakeholders with analysis and implementation.
• Apply prompt-engineering techniques to use cases and model types.
• Collaborate with clients to rapidly develop AI solutions using Azure AI.
• Apply Foundation Models to validate business hypotheses and queries.
• Demonstrate growth mindset and analytical skills to identify transformation opportunities.
• Design, implement, and productize AI pipelines with best practices for data handling and deployment.
• Architect end-to-end LLMOps solutions ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Develop Generative AI solutions and prompt management frameworks.

Skills

AI/ML design

NLP

Azure

Cloud architecture

Prototyping

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Communication

Python

Agile

Education

Bachelor's or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure AI Services

LangChain

VS Code

PromptFlow

Job description

Consultant/Senior Consultant - GenAI Engineer | Lisboa 1

Location: Lisbon

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

Date: Oct 21, 2026

Requisition ID: 1754769

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

The opportunity

EY is looking for a confident Consultant/Senior Consultant – Generative AI Engineer. You will be focusing on architecting and delivering solutions, working with a wide variety of clients and industries. You will have the opportunity to lead and develop your skill set to keep up with the ever-growing demands of the data science landscape, supported by EY AI best practices and frameworks. You will provide our clients with a unique perspective on how data science and analytics can transform & improve their entire organization – starting with key business issues they face.

Your key responsibilities

• Develop PoC using Pre-trained Foundation Models and assisting stakeholders with analysis and implementation.
• Applying prompt-engineering techniques to specific use cases and model types.
• Collaborating with clients to rapidly develop AI solutions using Azure AI.
• Applying Foundation Models to propose and validate hypotheses for business queries.
• Displaying a growth mindset and genuine curiosity to understand clients' business processes and challenges, employing statistical analysis skills to identify transformation opportunities.
• Designing, implementing, and productizing AI pipelines with best practices and tools for seamless data handling, preprocessing, prompt design and engineering, deployment, and monitoring.
• Architecting end-to-end LLMOps solutions using cloud technologies, automation, and orchestration tools. Ensuring scalability, reproducibility, and reliability of AI/ML solutions.
• Developing Generative AI solutions and prompt management frameworks using cutting-edge methods to generate diverse and high-quality insights.
• Contributing to AI governance and ethics practices, addressing data privacy, model explainability, bias mitigation, and human-in-the-loop evaluation.
• Participating in large-scale client engagements. Fostering relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels. Consistently delivering quality client services. Driving high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget.

Skills and attributes for success

• 2+ years of proven experience in designing and delivering AI/ML solutions.
• Experience in natural language processing (NLP) and text analytics is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, specifically Azure, and expertise in leveraging them for large-scale AI workloads.
• Ability to identify fundamental problems from real-world cloud use-cases and design, build, and validate successful AI solutions.
• Capability to demonstrate and evaluate AI solutions via experimental methods, particularly through hands‑on creation of prototypes.
• Track record of being part of highly collaborative teams to tackle important problems producing high‑impact solutions.
• Solution architecture and design experience, translating business requirements into technical specifications, and developing scalable and robust AI solutions.
• Business acumen, including the ability to understand customer needs and business objectives.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with advancements in the field of AI.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to deliver work independently as well as with a team.
• Effective communication skills and collaboration abilities.
• Excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's degree or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Statistics, Data Science.
• Comprehensive understanding and hands‑on experience with LLM workflows, LLM lifecycle management frameworks, and tools like ML‑ PromptFlow.
• Proficiency in using Visual Studio Code.
• Proven experience with relevant cloud technologies, ideally MS Azure or AWS, GCP.
• Knowledge and proficiency in Azure AI Services including Azure AI Search.
• Experience building AI products using LLMs, embeddings or other natural language technologies particularly leveraging Vector Search.
• Strong understanding of key concepts in Foundation Models literature and expertise in building and deploying them for real-world examples.
• Experience with ML and deep learning.
• Experience leveraging a variety of services to act as data sources such as Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL, etc.
• Strong communication skills, demonstrating an ability to work effectively with clients.
• Experience with or knowledge of Agile Software Development methodologies.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, or other commonly used languages in AI/ML development.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• MS Certification: Azure AI Engineer or Azure Data Scientist Associate.
• Hands‑on experience of open-source framework like LangChain.

What we look for

An effective communicator and you’ll be a confident team player equipped with strong people management skills; Creative, proactive, a team player, and able to work under pressure. It’s important to have a strategically focused mindset and the ability to deliver multiple projects and present information in a clear and concise manner. Business mindset and some commercial acumen. We value a strong work ethic, forward‑thinking, and being a self‑starter; If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

What we offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Plus, we offer support and coaching, opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career, and the freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

The exceptional EY experience, it’s yours to build.

EY | Shape the future with confidence

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

At EY, we’re committed to providing recruitment and career opportunities to all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, social background or disability. We believe that equality and diversity are central to our recruitment process, as they enhance creativity and efficiency, leading to improved performance and productivity. In line with this commitment, EY Portugal recently became a member of the Inclusive Community Forum. This initiative, led by Nova SBE, focuses on the recruitment of individuals with disabilities, advocating for a more inclusive community. Moreover, EY Portugal has also endorsed the Diversity Charter of APPDI (the Portuguese Association for Diversity and Inclusion), pledging to establish and develop internal policies and practices which support diversity. Through these initiatives, EY seeks to actively contribute to the inclusion process, and promote a more inclusive community for people with disabilities, by actively participating in creating solutions.

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients.