About this role
<p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0px">At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Job Description – Transformation Architect – AI / Automation (Manager)</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Function: Clients & Industries, EY Global Delivery Services India LLP</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">As part of EY’s GMx (Global Managed Services Transformation) initiative, we are re imagining how next-generation managed service transformations are designed and delivered—leveraging modern AI, machine learning, deep learning, automation, cloud-native engineering, and intelligent operations to build future-ready, insight-driven service delivery models.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The Opportunity</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">As part of EY’s GMx (Global Managed Services Transformation) initiative, this role leads AI driven transformation/ modernization across Managed Services. You will lead, architect, and deliver next generation solutions using modern AI (Gen AI, Agentic AI) , machine learning, deep learning, MLOps, automation, with cloud native engineering to transform managed service operations into scalable, cost effective, value driven, insight led, AI enabled service models. This role enables EY to accelerate value, enhance operational outcomes, and build the future ready Managed Services operations.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Your Key Responsibilities</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lead and architect AI driven transformation initiatives for Managed Services.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Hold customer discussions to enable the customer with required information and give direction the program.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Act as tech lead for the AI led managed service transformation programs - taking value driven tech decisions.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lead end to end delivery of AI modernization modules under transformation programs (design → build → deploy → ship). Own up part of program management activities.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Deliver AI/ML-driven transformation across multi year managed services engagements.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lead and mentor cross-functional teams (AI engineers, ML engineers, automation developers, data engineers, cloud specialists).</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Define governance, delivery frameworks, KPIs, quality standards, and operational oversight.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Translate client needs into AI/automation/data use cases, backlogs, and solution roadmaps.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Identify modernization opportunities using analytics, automation discovery, and process re-engineering.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Drive continuous improvement using AIOps, observability, predictive insights, and automation-first processes.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ensure security, compliance, data protection, and operational stability across all AI and data platforms.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Technical Expertise Requirements</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Use Cases & Architecture (Must)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to quickly understand new business processes and identify high ROI AI/ML transformation opportunities.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Hands-on experience in architecting (technical + solution architecture) AI/ML-driven transformation assets and platforms.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Expertise in embedding security, responsible/ethical AI, and data governance into AI architectures while ensuring clear RoI and value realization.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Modern AI & Agentic AI (Must)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Hands-on experience with LLMs, GenAI, and Agentic AI systems deployed in production on cloud using cloud native capabilities.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Expertise in multi-agent orchestration, tool-use agents, workflow agents, and enterprise-safe agentic architectures.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with vector databases, embeddings, RAG pipelines, and AI orchestration frameworks.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Machine Learning & Deep Learning (Must)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong grounding in supervised/unsupervised ML, tree-based models, forecasting, and statistical modeling.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with CNNs, RNNs/LSTMs, Transformers, and generative models.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Proficiency in sklearn, MLlib, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or equivalent frameworks.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to build, optimize, validate, and deploy ML/DL models at enterprise scale.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">MLOps & AI Platform Engineering (Must)</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong understanding of CI/CD for ML, model registries, feature stores, drift detection, and model monitoring.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Hands-on experience with Azure ML, Databricks, AWS Sagemaker, Vertex AI, or equivalent enterprise AI platforms.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Cloud-Native AI Engineering (Must)</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to build, deploy, and operate containerized, microservices based AI workloads on Azure/AWS/GCP using Docker, Kubernetes, AKS/EKS/GKE.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with serverless AI, event-driven architectures, GPU optimization, and scalable inference patterns.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Data Engineering (Desirable)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Familiarity with lakehouses, ETL/ELT, streaming pipelines, and real-time analytics.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with Databricks, Spark, and cloud-native data engineering services.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">________________________________________</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">To Qualify for the Role, You Must Have</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to lead Transformation programs (multiple modules).</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">8–12 years of experience in AI-driven technology delivery; 3–6+ years in AI/ML leadership roles.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Deep expertise in modern AI, ML/DL, MLOps, automation, and cloud-native engineering.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong Python development background.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience building, deploying, and shipping large-scale AI products in cloud-native production environments.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience identifying high-value AI use cases through data-driven value quantification.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Proven track record delivering complex AI-driven transformation programs.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong stakeholder and client management skills.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Preferred certifications: Cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), AI/ML, Technical Architecture for AI/ML.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Skills and Attributes for Success</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem solving skills.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Quality-oriented and detail-focused mindset.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to work independently and manage complex multi-disciplinary programs.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Effective leadership and mentoring skills across global teams.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Core Capabilities</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Methodical and structured thinking.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong analytical and reasoning abilities.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Effective communication and executive presence.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Results-driven and quality-focused delivery mindset.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Functional Capabilities</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to operate in dynamic, cross-functional, global environments.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong team collaboration and ability to manage ambiguity.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Highly motivated, proactive, and outcome-oriented.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong organizational, prioritization, and multitasking abilities.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Additionally, You’ll Also Have</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Creative problem-solving capability.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Self-driven attitude and strong ownership.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Logical reasoning and high attention to detail.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to work across cultures and global teams.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong networking and cross-team collaboration.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to build trust, strengthen team cohesion, and celebrate success.</span></li> </ul> <p style="font-weight:bold"> </p> <p style="font-weight:bold"><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">What We Look For</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with enterprise AI platforms and cloud-native deployment patterns.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong grounding in MLOps, AIOps, LLMOps, automation, and observability.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience supporting transformation in Managed Services environments.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong communication, planning, and stakeholder alignment skills.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">What We Offer</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Continuous learning: </strong>Develop future-ready AI, automation, and cloud capabilities.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Transformative leadership</strong>: Coaching and experiences to help you grow as a leader.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, 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