Databricks AI Lead — Generative AI & ML Engineering

EY; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 126,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

EY seeks a senior Manager in Model Engineering to drive modern AI engineering across Databricks platforms. You will work with clients and EY teams to design, build, and deploy scalable AI, ML, and agentic systems, focusing on data pipelines, ontologies, and semantic models.

Strong leadership and product-centric delivery are essential. You’ll collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders, delivering high-impact solutions while guiding responsible deployment and value

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required (4-year degree).
• 6–10 years of AI, data science, or ML experience preferred.
• 2–4 years of direct technical team management experience.
• Proven ability to lead production AI/ML solutions on Databricks.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI workstreams from design to production deployment on Databricks.
• Build and manage data engineering pipelines and AI solutions.
• Collaborate with diverse teams to deliver measurable outcomes.
• Define user needs, roadmaps, and backlogs for product-centric AI.
• Ensure responsible deployment and ongoing optimization of solutions.

Skills

Python

Databricks

AI engineering

Team leadership

MLOps

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

Unity Catalog

Job description

EY seeks a senior Manager in Model Engineering to drive modern AI engineering across Databricks platforms. You will work with clients and EY teams to design, build, and deploy scalable AI, ML, and agentic systems, focusing on data pipelines, ontologies, and semantic models.

Strong leadership and product-centric delivery are essential. You’ll collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders, delivering high-impact solutions while guiding responsible deployment and value