Senior AI Architecture Lead: Knowledge, Trust & Control

EY; Annapolis (MD); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation policy

Medical & dental coverage

Pension & 401(k)

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead enterprise AI architecture spanning Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness blocks. The role covers Foundation Model management, safety, agentic design, NLP/vision models, and enterprise adoption with robust governance and integration practices.

You will balance hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination, shaping EY's AI strategy and ensuring compliant, scalable deployment across the firm.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, governance, or compliance technology.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant 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).
• 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 an expert across Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness AI systems and their applications to customer opportunities and internal platform development.
• Member of the Enterprise Architecture council guiding initiatives to success.
• Maintain knowledge of AI trends, model architectures, trust frameworks, and control/harness patterns for timely adoption of emerging AI technology.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder influence

Hands-on development

AI knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s/PhD (preferred)

Tools

Nvidia

MSFT

Crew

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead enterprise AI architecture spanning Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness blocks. The role covers Foundation Model management, safety, agentic design, NLP/vision models, and enterprise adoption with robust governance and integration practices.

You will balance hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination, shaping EY's AI strategy and ensuring compliant, scalable deployment across the firm.