AI Forward‑Deployed Systems Lead

EY; Rogers (AR); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Total Rewards package

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer to own end-to-end delivery of AI-native systems for a single client in regulated industries. You will be embedded with the client, drive technical direction, manage tradeoffs, and lead when needed in a small senior team.

You will stay hands-on across code, data, and environments while ensuring production readiness, governance, and cost control. EY offers a hybrid model and a comprehensive rewards package.

Qualifications

• 8+ years delivering complex enterprise systems in regulated or client-facing contexts.
• Hands-on engineering depth across integration-heavy architectures, cloud platforms, and distributed systems.
• Experience with modern AI-enabled application stacks (e.g., agentic systems, orchestration frameworks, LLM-backed services).
• Proven ability to operate in forward-deployed, customer-facing roles, owning outcomes end to end.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end outcome delivery for the cell, including scoping, tradeoffs, technical direction, and production readiness.
• Embed directly with the client to define the real problem and translate needs into executable technical solutions.
• Serve as the primary technical interface and trusted advisor to client stakeholders, managing expectations and tradeoffs.
• Stay hands-on, designing and building critical parts of the solution when needed.
• Deploy, adapt, and stabilize solutions in the client environment with production readiness.
• Direct the work of the cell’s Implementation Engineer and Data Engineer to deliver a coherent, production-grade outcome.
• Ensure deployments meet safety, integrity, and cost constraints with safe-to-ship decisions.

Skills

Outcome ownership

Client presence

Hands-on engineering

Technical judgment

Communication

Autonomy in senior teams

Pragmatic mindset

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS

Tools

Orchestration frameworks

LLM-backed services

Job description

EY is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer to own end-to-end delivery of AI-native systems for a single client in regulated industries. You will be embedded with the client, drive technical direction, manage tradeoffs, and lead when needed in a small senior team.

You will stay hands-on across code, data, and environments while ensuring production readiness, governance, and cost control. EY offers a hybrid model and a comprehensive rewards package.