Senior AI Agent Architect & Strategy Lead

EY; Hoboken (NJ); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards

Medical and dental coverage

Hybrid work model

Paid time off

Job summary

EY seeks a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of high autonomy Agentic AI systems across foundation models, safety, agentic design, and enterprise integration. This 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 multi-agent capabilities for EY businesses and customers, influence enterprise architecture, and stay ahead of AI trends while

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise architecture, governance, or compliance technology.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Knowledge of AI Foundation Model frameworks (Llama, Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, Mistral).
• Experience with observability, safety and governance tooling.
• Familiar with Agentic AI platforms (Nvidia, MSFT, Crew).
• 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 using 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 player-coach, contributing to technical delivery while coordinating firmwide AI adoption.
• Be the go-to authority for AI expertise in knowledge-based AI systems.
• Member of the Enterprise Architecture council guiding initiatives to success.
• Maintain current knowledge of knowledge AI trends and model architectures.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional communication

Governance translation

Strategic mindset

Emerging tech adoption

Continuous learning

Analytical rigor

Data-driven decisions

AI expertise

Collaborative leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Masters/PhD in CS/EE/Math

Tools

Nvidia AI platforms

Microsoft AI tools

Crew AI platforms

Observability tools

Governance tooling

Job description

EY seeks a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of high autonomy Agentic AI systems across foundation models, safety, agentic design, and enterprise integration. This 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 multi-agent capabilities for EY businesses and customers, influence enterprise architecture, and stay ahead of AI trends while