Senior Agentic AI Architect — Strategic Lead

EY; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 329,000; Full time

Job summary

EY seeks a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of agentic AI systems across foundation models, safety, and enterprise integration. The role balances hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination to drive knowledge-based AI adoption with robust governance and monitoring.

You will mentor a team building advanced multi-agent capabilities for EY businesses and customers, serving on the Enterprise Architecture council and staying current with AI trends and model

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, governance, or compliance technology.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
• Knowledge of AI Foundation Model frameworks, Llama, Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, Mistral, Deepseek etc...
• Experience with observability, safety and governance tooling.
• Familiar with Agentic AI platforms (Nvidia, MSFT, Crew etc…)
• Familiarity with Agentic Patterns & Frameworks: Orchestration, Loop Engineering, Memory system integration
• Familiarity with AI native development
• Proven track record in building and delivering large-scale enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design and implementation of AI agentic systems and frameworks based on foundation models, LLM, and SLM.
• Integrate external vendor tools for model monitoring, security, and compliance.
• Collaborate with EY teams to align AI initiatives.
• Serve as a player‑coach, contributing to technical delivery while coordinating firmwide AI adoption.
• Be a true expert in knowledge AI systems and their applications to customer opportunities and internal horizontal platform development.
• Member of the Enterprise Architecture council guiding initiatives to success.
• Maintain current knowledge of knowledge AI trends and model architectures for timely adoption of emerging AI technology.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional communication

Strategic thinking

Innovation

Hybrid collaboration

Analytical rigor

Decision making

AI knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Masters or PhD preferred

Tools

AI Foundation Models

Observability tooling

Governance tooling

Agentic AI platforms

Job description

EY seeks a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of agentic AI systems across foundation models, safety, and enterprise integration. The role balances hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination to drive knowledge-based AI adoption with robust governance and monitoring.

You will mentor a team building advanced multi-agent capabilities for EY businesses and customers, serving on the Enterprise Architecture council and staying current with AI trends and model