Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer Leader

EY; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is actively investing in its AI, Data & Engineering practice. The Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager will join a cross-disciplinary team, shaping AI strategy, leading client-embedded AI engineers and data scientists, and delivering scalable, production-grade AI solutions.

You will work across diverse clients to translate ambition into measurable business value, while advancing MLOps and agentic AI capabilities.

Qualifications

• Translating AI strategy and value hypotheses into a scalable Model Engineering roadmap.
• Leading forward-deployed AI engineers and data scientists for end-to-end ML/AI delivery.
• Staying updated on AI technology trends and advising on AI-native development tools.
• Applying combined business and technical knowledge to ModelOps and agentic architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead lean, client-embedded AI teams to diagnose opportunities and shape AI strategy at scale.
• Deliver production-grade ML/AI solutions and ensure deployment, operation, and value realization.

Skills

AI strategy

Team leadership

ModelOps

LLMOps

AgentOps

Client engagement

Data science

MLOps

Tools

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Codex

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GitHub

Job description

EY is actively investing in its AI, Data & Engineering practice. The Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager will join a cross-disciplinary team, shaping AI strategy, leading client-embedded AI engineers and data scientists, and delivering scalable, production-grade AI solutions.

You will work across diverse clients to translate ambition into measurable business value, while advancing MLOps and agentic AI capabilities.