Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineering Leader

EY; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 359,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Job summary

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager to lead interdisciplinary engineering teams across AI, data, and cloud domains. You will translate client needs into scalable AI solutions and guide end-to-end deployments with strong technical leadership.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, responsible AI, and delivering measurable business outcomes in a hybrid client environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or MS degree in a field related to technology, data science, or business.
• Minimum 8-10+ years of professional consulting or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading technical or consulting teams on AI/ML projects.
• Strong knowledge of ML workflows, AI technologies, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead lean, client-embedded engineering teams to diagnose opportunities and scale AI strategies.
• Architect and deliver production-grade ML, generative AI, and agentic AI solutions.
• Collaborate with data scientists, cloud engineers, and DevOps to deploy and operate AI solutions.

Skills

Leadership

AI strategy

Python

Cloud computing

MLOps

CI/CD

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or MS degree in a related field

Master's degree in CS/Math/Statistics/Data Science

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

Jira

Containerization

Job description

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager to lead interdisciplinary engineering teams across AI, data, and cloud domains. You will translate client needs into scalable AI solutions and guide end-to-end deployments with strong technical leadership.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, responsible AI, and delivering measurable business outcomes in a hybrid client environment.