AI Engineer – AI GTM Engine Room (Manager)
Join EY's AI Go‐to‐Market (GTM) Engine Room, a high‐velocity build capability at the centre of our Oceania AI growth strategy.
As an AI Engineer you will lead the experimentation, prototyping and deployment of advanced AI and Generative AI solutions that support client pursuits, industry demonstrations and scalable sector offerings. You will work with leading foundation models and orchestration frameworks, translating emerging capabilities into practical, commercially viable solutions. Within the AI Labs Engine Room you will operate across enterprise‐grade environments, advanced tooling and significant model and compute capacity, enabling experimentation and iteration at scale within secure enterprise guardrails.
In this role you will combine rapid innovation with production discipline, leading engineers from concept to working solution at pace. You will shape reusable AI accelerators and mature successful prototypes into scalable enterprise deployments, playing a key role in shaping AI positioning across priority sectors and strategic accounts.
Location: Warrang – Sydney. The role can be performed from any EY office across Australia. Flexibility, reduced hours and other arrangements may be discussed.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the prototyping and deployment of AI and Generative AI solutions supporting client pursuits and scalable sector offerings.
* Architect and implement LLM‐powered applications and agentic workflows, including multi‐agent orchestration and advanced tool/function calling patterns.
* Design and oversee data‐driven architectures across cloud and hybrid environments.
* Engineer scalable AI systems with embedded Responsible AI, governance and security controls.
* Establish and embed MLOps and LLMOps practices including lifecycle management, experimentation tracking (MLflow, Weights & Biases), monitoring and safe deployment.
* Design and optimise data pipelines integrating structured and unstructured data sources.
* Select and implement vector database strategies alongside relational and NoSQL systems.
* Deploy and optimise AI workloads across AWS, Azure or GCP using containerisation, CI/CD and infrastructure‐as‐code.
* Mentor and guide junior engineers within the Engine Room.
* Evaluate emerging models, orchestration approaches and low‐code platforms to continuously strengthen EY's AI capability.
Skills and Attributes for Success
* Strong foundation in AI, machine learning and Generative AI with proven hands‐on delivery experience.
* Deep experience working with LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama or equivalent).
* Strong experience with orchestration frameworks such as LangChain and agentic system design.
* Demonstrated experience applying MLOps and LLMOps in production or near‐production environments.
* Strong data engineering capability and architectural decision‐making experience.
* Experience deploying and optimising AI workloads across AWS, Azure or GCP.
* Advanced Python programming capability and strong software engineering discipline.
* Strong understanding of Responsible AI, compliance and enterprise security guardrails.
* Ability to lead technical discussions with architects, sector leaders and clients.
Desirable Skills
* Experience leading AI solutions that support commercial pursuits or reusable sector offerings.
* Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical workstreams.
* Exposure to model evaluation frameworks and structured experimentation environments.
* A degree in computer science, engineering, data science or related discipline.
What We Offer
Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We'll develop you with future‐focused skills and equip you with world‐class experiences.
Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family‐friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender‐neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
Salary: We offer a competitive salary open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.
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