AI Platform & Enterprise Architecture Lead

EY; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 359,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k) plans

Paid time off & holidays

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

EY seeks a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise AI architecture across knowledge, trust, and control/harness blocks. The role covers foundation model management, safety, agentic design, and NLP/ VLM integration, with cross-functional alignment across the firm.

The position balances hands-on delivery with strategic coordination, ensuring enterprise AI adoption through robust compliance, monitoring, and governance practices in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degrees preferred.
• Strong leadership and governance experience in large enterprises.
• Experience with AI foundation models and governance tooling.

Responsibilities

• Oversee AI agentic systems design and implementation across foundation models.
• Integrate external vendor tools for monitoring, security and compliance.
• Coordinate with EY teams to align AI initiatives Enterprise-wide.
• Act as player-coach delivering technical work while guiding adoption.
• Establish knowledge, trust, and control/harness AI frameworks across platforms.
• Participate in Enterprise Architecture council and governance initiatives.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of AI trends and architectures.

Skills

Leadership & cross-functional comms

Governance & compliance know-how

Strategic thinking

Hybrid collaboration

AI trend awareness

Problem-solving & analytical rigor

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field

Masters/PhD preferred

Tools

Observability tools

AI frameworks (Foundation Models)

Security & compliance tools

Agentic AI platforms (Nvidia, MSFT, Crew)

Job description

EY seeks a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise AI architecture across knowledge, trust, and control/harness blocks. The role covers foundation model management, safety, agentic design, and NLP/ VLM integration, with cross-functional alignment across the firm.

The position balances hands-on delivery with strategic coordination, ensuring enterprise AI adoption through robust compliance, monitoring, and governance practices in a hybrid work environment.