EY - GDS Consulting - AI And DATA - Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Manager

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EY- GDS – AI & Data – Senior Manager – Forward Deployed Engineer   As part of our EY-GDS AI & Data team, we help our clients solve complex business challenges with the help of AI, Automation, Data Engineering technology. We drive value and discover opportunities in key business and functions like Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing and Auto, Supply Chain, and Finance.     The opportunity   We are seeking a Senior Manager for Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) with 12+ years of deep, hands-on engineering experience to design, build, and deploy AI-powered solutions directly with clients . This role is ideal for an elite individual contributor who thrives in ambiguous environments, prefers building real systems over managing teams, and can translate business problems into production-grade AI solutions. The individual should have worked on GenAI, AI/ML, Data Science solutions on multiple proprietary enterprise AI tech stacks along with Hyperscalers, Platform AI tech stack .     Role Purpose:

Lead complex end-to-end deployments in production at strategic customers. Act as a forward-deployed technical owner, responsible for taking ambiguous ideas from concept → prototype → production. Lead the discovery, design, development, and deployment of high-impact AI / GenAI-powered solutions in close collaboration with client stakeholders. Build LLM-driven applications, RAG systems, and agentic workflows that demonstrate measurable business value. Drive innovation by creating reusable accelerators, frameworks, and reference implementations for enterprise GenAI deployments. Enable rapid experimentation and large-scale adoption of AI, data, and cloud platforms through hands-on engineering leadership.

Partner with client business and engineering teams to translate complex problems into executable GenAI solutions. Own solution delivery end‑to‑end, from discovery and architecture through production deployment. Act as a trusted technical advisor to senior and executive client stakeholders. Design and build LLM‑powered applications, including copilots, assistants, RAG systems, and agentic workflows. Integrate GenAI solutions with enterprise data platforms, APIs, and external systems. Optimize solutions across latency, cost, accuracy, scalability, security, and compliance. Convert PoCs into production‑grade, enterprise‑ready platforms through rapid iteration and feedback. Architect scalable, reliable, and observable systems using cloud‑native patterns. Develop reusable accelerators, reference architectures, and best practices for enterprise GenAI adoption.

Required Skills & Experience   Mandatory

12+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or AI/ML. Strong hands-on experience building, deploying, and operating production-grade systems. Expert-level proficiency in Python for large-scale, high-performance applications. Proven delivery experience in client-facing and high-ambiguity environments. Solid foundation in distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and cloud‑native architectures. Demonstrated ability to independently own and deliver complex, high-impact initiatives. Excellent communicator, effective with both technical teams and business stakeholders and should have worked directly with clients.

Desired / Preferred

Hands-on experience with LLM APIs and prompt engineering, RAG architectures and vector databases, Agentic workflows and orchestration frameworks Experience integrating AI systems with enterprise data