Strategic AI Architecture Tech Lead

EY; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 374,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in the United States is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead AI architecture across knowledge, trust and control domains, spanning foundation models, NLP and vision systems. This role blends hands-on delivery with cross‑functional leadership to drive enterprise AI adoption with robust governance and security.

You will steward enterprise‑grade platforms, collaborate with EY teams, and mentor others while staying current on AI trends and architectures.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, governance, or compliance technology.
• 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).
• 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 across Knowledge, Trust, and Control/Harness AI systems and their applications to customer opportunities and internal horizontal platform development.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Governance & compliance

AI foundations knowledge

Agentic AI platforms

Enterprise architecture

Large-scale delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Masters or PhD in CS/EE/Math

Tools

Observability tooling

Governance tooling

AI platforms (Nvidia, MSFT, Crew)

Job description

EY in the United States is seeking a Senior Manager Architect to lead AI architecture across knowledge, trust and control domains, spanning foundation models, NLP and vision systems. This role blends hands-on delivery with cross‑functional leadership to drive enterprise AI adoption with robust governance and security.

You will steward enterprise‑grade platforms, collaborate with EY teams, and mentor others while staying current on AI trends and architectures.