Senior AI Agent Architect – Enterprise-Scale Leadership

EY; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension/401(k)

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead design and implementation of high-autonomy Agentic AI systems across the enterprise. You will balance hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination, ensuring knowledge-based AI adoption with robust compliance and monitoring.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise architecture, governance, and familiarity with AI foundation models and agentic patterns. EY offers a hybrid work environment and a broad rewards package.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise architecture, governance, or compliance tech.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Knowledge of AI Foundation Model frameworks (Llama, Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, Mistral, Deepseek).
• Experience with observability, safety, and governance tooling.
• Familiar with Agentic AI platforms (NVIDIA, MSFT, Crew).
• Familiar with agentic patterns: orchestration, loop engineering, memory integration.
• Familiar with AI-native development and large-scale enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design and implementation of AI agentic systems and frameworks based on foundation models.
• Integrate external tools for model monitoring, security, and compliance.
• Collaborate with EY teams to align AI initiatives across the business.
• Serve as player-coach, contributing to technical delivery while guiding adoption.
• Be the go-to authority for knowledge AI systems across customer opportunities.
• Participate in Enterprise Architecture council guiding initiatives to success.
• Maintain current knowledge of knowledge AI trends and architectures.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional

Governance

Strategic thinking

Analytics

Communication

Innovation

Stakeholder influence

Problem solving

AI knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD (preferred)

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead design and implementation of high-autonomy Agentic AI systems across the enterprise. You will balance hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination, ensuring knowledge-based AI adoption with robust compliance and monitoring.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise architecture, governance, and familiarity with AI foundation models and agentic patterns. EY offers a hybrid work environment and a broad rewards package.