Senior Manager: Agentic AI Architect

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

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of autonomous AI agentic systems across foundation models, with focus on governance, safety, and integration. You will mentor a team building advanced multi-agent capabilities for EY businesses and customers.

This role balances hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination in a hybrid work environment, driving knowledge-based AI adoption and robust compliance practices across EY’s enterprise platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise architecture, governance, or compliance tech.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Knowledge of AI Foundation Model frameworks (e.g., Llama, Gemini, Claude, OpenAI).
• Experience with observability, safety and governance tooling.
• Familiar with Agentic AI platforms (Nvidia, MSFT, Crew).
• Familiar with Agentic patterns: orchestration, loop engineering, memory system integration.
• Familiar with AI native development.
• Proven track record 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 player-coach, contributing to technical delivery while coordinating firmwide AI adoption.
• Be expert in knowledge AI systems and applications to customer opportunities and platform development.
• Member of the Enterprise Architecture council guiding initiatives to success.
• Maintain knowledge of knowledge AI trends and model architectures for timely adoption of emerging AI tech.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

AI knowledge

Data-driven decision making

Analytical rigor

Problem solving

Communication

Knowledge AI systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s or PhD in CS/EE/Math

Tools

Nvidia

Microsoft

Crew AI platforms

Orchestration frameworks

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead the design and implementation of autonomous AI agentic systems across foundation models, with focus on governance, safety, and integration. You will mentor a team building advanced multi-agent capabilities for EY businesses and customers.

This role balances hands-on delivery with cross-functional coordination in a hybrid work environment, driving knowledge-based AI adoption and robust compliance practices across EY’s enterprise platforms.