AI Identity Architect — IAM & Agentic Automation Lead

EY; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 132,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

EY seeks an AI Identity Architect to design and govern the integration of Agentic AI, automation and intelligence into EY’s IAM ecosystem. The role partners across technology and business teams to ensure secure, compliant IAM capabilities and roadmaps across on‑prem, hybrid and cloud environments.

You will work with Security Architects, Development Leads, Engineering and Operations to translate requirements into scalable IAM solutions, empowering AI-enabled identity management while maintaining

Qualifications

• 12+ years IT experience, with 8+ years in Information Security.
• 6+ years in hands-on Identity & Access Management positions.
• 2+ years implementing or architecting AI/ML Identity systems.
• Experience designing or governing Agentic AI agents for workflow orchestration or decision automation.
• Hands-on familiarity with Agentic AI frameworks (LamgChain, CrewAI, AutoGen or similar).
• Ability to articulate complex AI and identity concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Architecture, Information Security, Client Technology, and Enterprise Technology teams to embed AI-driven capabilities into the enterprise IAM strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals, security policies, regulatory requirements, and organizational technology roadmaps.
• Architect AI-augmented solutions that enhance the global IAM platforms’ intelligence, automation and adaptive capabilities.
• Architect and integrate AI-based features, such as adaptive access control, predictive threat detection and identity analytics, into the IAM framework.
• Define architectural standards, frameworks and patterns for AI-assisted IAM services across on-prem, hybrid and cloud environments.
• Establish architectural guardrails and governance models for safe and auditable deployment of AI and Agentic agents across EY’s business teams.
• Define and enforce identity management strategies tailored for AI agents, including their unique life cycles, entitlements, and owner relationships.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on the application of Agentic AI to identity operations, user experience and risk reduction.
• Partner with data and platform teams to ensure alignment with enterprise AI governance and model management frameworks.

Skills

IAM architecture

AI/ML integration

Security governance

Stakeholder comms

AI agent architecture

Agentic AI

Identity analytics

Architectural standards

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Assurance or Computer Science

Tools

Entra ID

SailPoint

CyberArk

PlainID

Job description

EY seeks an AI Identity Architect to design and govern the integration of Agentic AI, automation and intelligence into EY’s IAM ecosystem. The role partners across technology and business teams to ensure secure, compliant IAM capabilities and roadmaps across on‑prem, hybrid and cloud environments.

You will work with Security Architects, Development Leads, Engineering and Operations to translate requirements into scalable IAM solutions, empowering AI-enabled identity management while maintaining