Senior AI Architecture Leader - Knowledge, Trust & Control

EY; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 374,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Pension

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise AI architecture across Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness blocks. The role spans Foundation Model management, safety, agentic design, and NLP/VLM systems, balancing hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination for robust governance and monitoring.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in enterprise architecture or governance, with experience in AI platforms and large-scale deployments, and a track

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).
• 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 a true 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 current knowledge of AI trends, model architectures, trust frameworks, and control/harness patterns for timely adoption of emerging AI technology.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional communication

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Adaptability

Advisor to stakeholders

Hands-on delivery

Data-driven decision making

Mentoring

Analytical rigor

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Masters or PhD in CS/EE/Math

Tools

AI Foundation Model frameworks (Llama, Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, Mistral, Deepseek)

Observability & governance tooling

Agentic AI platforms (Nvidia, MSFT, Crew)

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise AI architecture across Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness blocks. The role spans Foundation Model management, safety, agentic design, and NLP/VLM systems, balancing hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination for robust governance and monitoring.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in enterprise architecture or governance, with experience in AI platforms and large-scale deployments, and a track