Lead AI Software Architect - Domain & Agent Control

EY; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k) plans

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Lead AI Software Architect to lead a team of domain experts in designing and implementing AI Agent Control. You will drive architectural vision for multiagent systems, authentication, and post-training customization, with a focus on scalable, observable solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in software and AI, deep expertise in agent ecosystems, and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required in EE, CS or Math.
• 10+ years in software engineering and AI.
• Experience with multi-agent systems and modern secrets management.
• Experience with AI native development tools and code assist.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Typescript) and languages (Go, Rust, Java).
• Understanding of AI Native design process and cryptographic identity/auth.

Responsibilities

• Design control harness intelligence systems for multiagent environments.
• Design architectures for agent identity and authentication at scale.
• Design post training and tuning/environments.
• Design synthesis models for AI open-source models.
• Implement and test architectures with performance benchmarks.
• Develop comprehensive AI Agent control frameworks.
• Drive agent design requirements via AI Native design process.
• Research emerging agent authorization architectures and frontier models.
• Collaborate with AI, Security, Data and Infra teams for balanced outcomes.
• Support strategic business development for emerging tech.
• Present at academic conferences and support IP filings.
• Hands-on development of advanced AI capabilities in agentic control.
• Lead a team building universal agentic control harnesses.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Hybrid collaboration

Creative reasoning

Accountability

Education

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Qodo/Codium

Gemini

AWS Q

GitHub

Python

Bash

Typescript

Go

Rust

Java

NVIDIA NVAIE

AWS

Azure AI

Job description

EY is seeking an experienced Lead AI Software Architect to lead a team of domain experts in designing and implementing AI Agent Control. You will drive architectural vision for multiagent systems, authentication, and post-training customization, with a focus on scalable, observable solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in software and AI, deep expertise in agent ecosystems, and strong leadership.