Frontier Cyber Lead: Agentic AI & Security Strategy

EY; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 324,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

EY is seeking a senior leader for the Next Frontier Cyber team in the United States. You will drive frontier cyber capabilities, mentor technical teams, and shape global GTM strategies, focusing on secure, agentic AI and frontier defense frameworks.

You will collaborate with EY Global Innovation, Global Markets, and alliance partners to deliver measurable enterprise value and risk-managed architectures across large-scale programs.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related field with 12-15+ years of experience.
• Hands-on enterprise cybersecurity and crypto systems experience.
• Experience designing and reviewing enterprise architectures, reference models, and distributed system designs.
• Experience leading multi-year enterprise cyber and transformation programs, including TLS modernization and PKI redesign.
• Proven track record in global consulting or large-scale cross-functional environments.
• Experience deploying quantum-resistant networks or advanced secure communication frameworks.
• Publications, whitepapers, standards work, or executive-grade technical materials.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and strategic leadership for Cyber Agentic frontier defense capabilities, tools, and assessments across the enterprise.
• Develop and drive Cyber Agentic frontier programs, assessments, and implementation roadmaps.
• Shape and support go-to-market (GTM) strategy for Cyber with Cyber teams and Global Markets, sector teams, and alliance partners.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and clients, articulating risks, architectures, and opportunities in Cyber agentic frontier safety.
• Advise senior technical and business leaders on AI model sandboxes, model misbehavior, and defensive capabilities impacting enterprise systems.
• Produce executive-ready documentation, architecture standards, and thought leadership.
• Manage delivery of complex Cyber safety transformations, coordinating engineering, architecture, and research teams.
• Lead a technical team of cyber developers and establish engineering best practices and governance.
• Oversee cyber frontier-risk assessment lifecycle, including threat modeling.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Agentic AI

Threat modeling

Executive advisory

Architectural leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Roadmap development

Education

MS or PhD in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

TLS modernization

PKI redesign

Cyber defense tooling

Red teaming tooling

Job description

EY is seeking a senior leader for the Next Frontier Cyber team in the United States. You will drive frontier cyber capabilities, mentor technical teams, and shape global GTM strategies, focusing on secure, agentic AI and frontier defense frameworks.

You will collaborate with EY Global Innovation, Global Markets, and alliance partners to deliver measurable enterprise value and risk-managed architectures across large-scale programs.