Artificial Intelligence (AI) Identity Architect

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Identity Architect

Join the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Identity Architect role at EY .

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 build a better working world.

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Identity Architect partners across technology and business teams to design and govern the integration of Agentic AI, automation and intelligence into EY’s global Identity and Access Management (IAM) ecosystem. The architect collaborates closely with Security Architects, Development Leads, Engineering, Operations and other internal business teams to ensure that Agentic AI solutions are securely designed, comply with IAM standards and align with EY’s global technology and security strategies. The role is accountable for aligning business, operational and security requirements and translating them into technical IAM capabilities—including Identity Lifecycle Management, authentication, authorization, session management, access requests and provisioning, IAM services API, role and entitlement modeling, and directory technologies. The AI Identity Architect works with other Architects and Service Owners to create a roadmap that meets both strategic and current requirements.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Partner with IAM and other architecture teams to integrate AI-driven capabilities into the existing IAM strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and security regulations.
• Architect AI-augmented solutions that enhance the global IAM platforms’ intelligence, automation and adaptive capabilities.
• Architect and integrate AI-based features such as adaptive access control, predictive threat detection and identity analytics into the IAM framework.
• Define architectural standards, frameworks and patterns for AI-assisted IAM services across on-prem, hybrid and cloud environments.
• Establish architectural guardrails and governance models for safe and auditable deployment of AI and Agentic agents across EY’s business teams.
• Define and enforce identity management strategies tailored for AI agents, including their unique life cycles, entitlements, and owner relationships.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on the application of Agentic AI to identity operations, user experience and risk reduction.
• Partner with data and platform teams to ensure alignment with enterprise AI governance and model management frameworks.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Proven experience in providing architecture guidance and advisory services to internal or external clients across various environments and systems, including application/technology blueprints, roadmaps, optimization, and migration strategies.
• Extensive experience implementing or architecting AI, ML or automation technologies within IAM or cybersecurity domains.
• Experience designing and integrating systems using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) or equivalent AI orchestration standards.
• Strong knowledge of Agentic AI architectures (multi-agent systems, LLM orchestration, reinforcement-based agents or decision engines).
• Strong experience with enterprise IAM platforms (Entra ID, Okta, Ping, SailPoint, CyberArk, PlainID) and identity analytics.
• Ability to effectively communicate and advocate key security requirements and controls for implementation by development teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management, both verbally and in writing.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Assurance, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field of study.

Experience

• 12+ years of practical experience in IT; 8+ years of direct Information Security experience.
• 6+ years’ experience in hands‑on Identity & Access Management positions.
• 2+ years of experience implementing or architecting AI/ML systems.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience designing or governing Agentic AI agents for workflow orchestration or decision automation.
• Hands‑on familiarity with Agentic AI frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen or similar).
• Ability to articulate complex AI and identity concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.

What We Offer You

• A comprehensive compensation and benefits package; base salary range for all geographic locations in the US is $152,700 to $266,000. Additional geographic adjustments are provided.
• Medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time‑off options.
• Hybrid model: most external, client‑serving roles work together in person 40‑60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
• Flexible vacation policy: you decide how much vacation time you need based on your personal circumstances, with additional time off for EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care and other leaves.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

EY accepts applications for this position on an on‑going basis.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

EY is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.

EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1‑800‑EY‑HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate‑related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at

Seniority Level

• Associate

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Professional Services

#J-18808-Ljbffr