AI Architecture Lead - Enterprise Foundation Models & Trust

EY; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 144,000 - 359,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead AI architecture across Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness blocks in a global enterprise. You will balance hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination to enable enterprise AI adoption with strong compliance and monitoring.

The role requires deep experience in foundation models, agentic AI, and governance tooling, with a track record of delivering large-scale enterprise platforms and influencing senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, governance, or compliance technology.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• Knowledge of AI Foundation Model frameworks, Llama, Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, Mistral, Deepseek etc.
• Experience with observability, safety and governance tooling.
• Familiar with Agentic AI platforms (Nvidia, MSFT, Crew)
• Proven track record in building and delivering large-scale enterprise platforms.
• Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics
• Familiarity with AI/ML lifecycle management and responsible AI practices.
• Experience integrating governance tools into hybrid cloud environments
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design and implementation of AI agentic systems and frameworks based on foundation models, LLM, and SLM.
• Integrate external vendor tools for model monitoring, security, and compliance.
• Collaborate with EY teams to align AI initiatives.
• Serve as a player‑coach, contributing to technical delivery while coordinating firmwide AI adoption.
• Be a true expert across Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness AI systems and their applications to customer opportunities and internal horizontal platform development.
• Member of the Enterprise Architecture council guiding initiatives to success.
• Maintain current knowledge of AI trends, model architectures, trust frameworks, and control/harness patterns for the timely adoption of emerging AI technology.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Strategy

AI foundations

Communication

Hybrid work

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Masters or PhD

Tools

NVIDIA

MSFT

Crew

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead AI architecture across Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness blocks in a global enterprise. You will balance hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination to enable enterprise AI adoption with strong compliance and monitoring.

The role requires deep experience in foundation models, agentic AI, and governance tooling, with a track record of delivering large-scale enterprise platforms and influencing senior stakeholders.