Lead AI Architect for Multi-Agent Systems

EY; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Lead AI Software Architect to head a team of domain experts in designing and implementing AI Agent Control. You will drive architectures for multi-agent systems, tooling, state management, and authentication at scale across enterprise environments.

This role requires hands-on development, collaboration with AI, Security, Data and Infra teams, and engagement with external conferences.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and AI.
• Experience with multi-agent system administration and modern secrets management.
• Proficiency with AI native software development tools / code assist.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Typescript) and software languages (Go, Rust, Java).
• Understanding of AI Native design process and principles.
• Experience with cryptographic methods of identity and auth.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern code hosting (GitHub/GitLab/Azure DevOps).
• Experience with Nvidia NVAIE, AWS and MSFT Azure AI stacks.

Responsibilities

• Design of control harness intelligence systems including multiagent systems and scaffolding.
• Design architectures for agent identity and authentication in large-scale systems.
• Design post training and tuning/customization environments.
• Design synthesis models for AI open-source models.
• Implement and test architectures benchmarking performance against evals.
• Design comprehensive AI Agent control frameworks.
• Drive agent design requirements through AI Native design process.
• Collaborate with AI, Security, Data and Infra teams for balanced outcomes.
• Support strategic business development activities for emerging technology.
• Present at academic conferences and support IP filings.
• Hands-on development of advanced AI capabilities in agentic control.
• Lead a team of experts in building universal agentic control harnesses.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Emotional intelligence

Problem solving

Education

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Qodo/Codium

Gemini

AWS Q

GitHub

Job description

EY is seeking an experienced Lead AI Software Architect to head a team of domain experts in designing and implementing AI Agent Control. You will drive architectures for multi-agent systems, tooling, state management, and authentication at scale across enterprise environments.

This role requires hands-on development, collaboration with AI, Security, Data and Infra teams, and engagement with external conferences.