Senior AI Forward Engineering Architect (Regulated)

EY; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Medical & dental coverage

Pension & 401(k)

Job summary

EY seeks a senior Distinguished Engineer to lead AI‑native system delivery across regulated industries. You will bridge architecture, delivery, and governance, driving durable patterns and practical client‑facing solutions.

The role emphasizes hands‑on engineering, cross‑cell leadership, and the ability to translate field realities into scalable enterprise patterns for trusted outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years delivering complex AI enterprise systems
• Deep experience with distributed systems and cloud architectures
• Hands‑on with AI-enabled stacks (agentic systems, orchestration, LLM-backed services)
• Proven forward‑deployed or customer‑facing engineering experience
• Track record of reusable technical patterns or platforms
• Experience collaborating with architecture, product and platform teams
• Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycle and production readiness

Responsibilities

• Serve as a cross‑engagement technical authority ensuring delivery adheres to architecture intent, safety, and constraints in regulated environments.
• Synthesize learnings into durable reference integrations and reusable patterns to reduce failures.
• Work with AI agents to support regulated safe‑to‑ship decisions with evidence and validation inputs.
• Operate as a player‑coach contributing to system design and guiding teams toward repeatable approaches.
• Prioritize cross‑cell signals and convert field observations into evidence‑based recommendations.
• Partner with Product Engineering and Product Architecture to package client patterns into technical business cases and backlog candidates.
• Participate in architecture reviews and prioritization discussions to improve portability and customer outcomes

Skills

AI/ML

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Systems design

Security

DevOps

Data

Compute

Networking

Architectural judgment

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

EY seeks a senior Distinguished Engineer to lead AI‑native system delivery across regulated industries. You will bridge architecture, delivery, and governance, driving durable patterns and practical client‑facing solutions.

The role emphasizes hands‑on engineering, cross‑cell leadership, and the ability to translate field realities into scalable enterprise patterns for trusted outcomes.