Senior Manager Architect: Agentic AI & Knowledge Systems

EY; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) and pension

Hybrid work model

Paid time off

Job summary

EY seeks a Senior Manager Architect to lead design and implementation of high autonomy agentic AI systems across foundation models with emphasis on governance, safety, and enterprise integration.

The role balances hands‑on delivery with cross‑functional leadership, mentoring a team and guiding EY's AI adoption. Candidates should have 10+ years in enterprise architecture and a proven track record delivering large‑scale platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, governance, or compliance technology.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
• Knowledge of AI Foundation Model frameworks, Llama, Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, Mistral, Deepseek etc...
• Experience with observability, safety and governance tooling.
• Familiar with Agentic AI platforms (Nvidia, MSFT, Crew etc…)
• Familiarity with Agentic Patterns & Frameworks: Orchestration, Loop Engineering, Memory system integration
• Familiarity with AI native development
• Proven track record in building and delivering large‑scale enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the 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 in knowledge AI systems and their applications to customer opportunities and internal horizontal platform development.
• Member of the Enterprise Architecture council guiding initiatives to success.
• Maintain current knowledge of knowledge AI trends and model architectures for the timely adoption of emerging AI technology.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategy & governance

AI knowledge

Enterprise Architecture

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Foundation Models

LLM/SLM

Agentic AI Platforms

Observability & governance tooling

Job description

EY seeks a Senior Manager Architect to lead design and implementation of high autonomy agentic AI systems across foundation models with emphasis on governance, safety, and enterprise integration.

The role balances hands‑on delivery with cross‑functional leadership, mentoring a team and guiding EY's AI adoption. Candidates should have 10+ years in enterprise architecture and a proven track record delivering large‑scale platforms.