Agent Development Architect - Senior

About the role

Location: Anywhere in Country. At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. The opportunity: As an Agent Dev Architect, you’ll have the chance to shape innovative solutions that drive real business outcomes. You’ll collaborate with talented engineering teams, leverage cutting‑edge technologies—including AI and cloud platforms—and help clients transform their operations. You will have the opportunity to code agents using advanced AI tools and capabilities. This is your opportunity to make a tangible impact, working directly with clients and internal development teams leading the way in AI Agent Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex business requirements into actionable, scalable solution architectures that deliver measurable results.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies and solutions that align with client needs and strategic goals.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure successful implementation of target architectures.
• Participate actively in client working sessions, contributing insights and expertise on a daily basis.
• Track deliverable completion, project status, resource plans, and budgets to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Support sales opportunities and assist in the completion of RFP responses, helping to grow the business.
• Maintain engagement economics reports and contribute to resource planning.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior colleagues, fostering a culture of learning and excellence.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Strong analytical and decision‑making abilities, with a knack for solving complex problems and evaluating variable factors.
• Technical expertise in AI solutions architecture design, application and tool analysis, emerging technologies, cloud computing, and data architecture modeling.
• Business acumen in building and managing relationships, earning client trust, and communicating with impact.
• Digital fluency and emotional agility, enabling effective hybrid collaboration and driving outcomes in dynamic environments.
• Critical thinking and learning agility, always seeking new ways to deliver value.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics.
• 0‑3+ years of relevant experience.
• Development experience in university or after‑school settings in developing AI systems.
• Specialized technical skills in technical solutions architecture, technology business requirements analysis, and cloud computing.
• Ability to analyze technical feasibility and conduct technology cost‑benefit analysis.
• Ideally, experience with cloud architecture, FinOps, and emerging technologies.

Pay

The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $106,900 to $176,500. The base salary range for the New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $128,400 to $200,600. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• Pension and 401(k) plans.
• A wide range of paid time off options.
• Flexible vacation policy – you decide how much vacation time you need based on your personal circumstances.
• Designated EY paid holidays, winter/summer breaks, personal/family care, and other leaves of absence as needed to support physical, financial, and emotional well‑being.

Schedule

Hybrid model: expectation is for