Accenture

Advanced AI Architect

Accenture$87K — $235K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years designing and implementing scaled Agentic AI and Generative AI solutions in operation.
  • 2+ years designing and implementing Agentic AI and Generative AI platforms and frameworks for multiple AI solutions.
  • 5+ years in designing, engineering, and operationalizing large-scale AI/ML solutions on at least one major public cloud platform.
  • 5+ years of expert-level understanding of key AI technologies from public clouds and open-source/3rd party tools.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum of 12 years work experience); Associate's degree requires minimum 6 years work experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead AI architecture and technical design workshops with clients and Accenture teams.
  • Collaborate with client teams to finalize architectural requirements for AI solutions.
  • Evaluate and select technologies for a full AI platform stack.
  • Estimate design alternatives, effort, timelines, and roadmap for AI solutions.
  • Develop Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models and assess financial viability of AI platforms.
  • Design and document various architectural blueprints for AI solutions and security.
  • Recommend optimizations for performance, cost, and reliability.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life insurance and long-term disability coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching.
  • Bonus opportunities based on performance.
  • Generous paid holidays and time off.
Full Job Description

You Are:

As an Advanced AIArchitect, you willbe responsible fordesigning and deliveringfull stackAIarchitecture for an AIplatform,AIproduct, orAIengagementon public, private or sovereign clouds.Youllarchitectenterprise gradeAIplatformsand solutions for scalability, security,governanceand performancethat meet our clients business needs.In that role you will be using the latest innovationsin AI Agents, Generative AI,Foundation Models, Knowledge & Data Engineering.You will be designing and implementingcutting edgeproof-of-concepts and pilots todemonstratethe capabilities of AI technologies to solve complex business problemsand forenterprise readiness.This is a high-impact role where your contributions will shape the future ofAIsystemsin the enterpriseto deliver unprecedented business value.

The Work

Strategy & Planning

  • Lead AI architecture &technicaldesign workshopswith clientand Accentureteams

  • Collaborate withclientteams tofinalizearchitecturalrequirementsfor AI solutions.

  • Evaluate,rationalizeand select technologiesrequiredforputting togetherthefull stack of an AI platform or AI system

  • Estimate design alternatives,effort,timeline, roadmapfordeploying AIsolutions.

  • DevelopTCOmodels and assessfinancialviabilityofAI platforms and solutions.

Architecture & Design

  • Design and document architectural alternatives, technologychoicesandrecommendations

  • Identify,define,facilitatealignment ofkey architectural decisionsrequiredfor AI solutions

  • Design and documentmulti-agent architecture blueprints,AI security architecture blueprints,AI runtime architecture blueprints,AI governance solution blueprints,AI DevOpsarchitecture blueprints, AI infrastructure architecture blueprints,multi-agentsolution blueprints,knowledgeand data layer blueprints.

  • Design the knowledge architecture consisting ofknowledgegraphs,semantic layers for enabling AI Agents.

  • Incorporate AI Security in platforms and solutions.

  • Design and document solutions forAI security, governance, observability.

  • Designand documentAgentOpsandLLMOpssolutions.

  • Recommend design optimizations and improvements for performance, cost, reliability, trust.

Implementation

  • ImplementAgentOps/LLMOps, AI Governance, AI Security, AI Observability solutions

  • Design/Build reusableAI components, AI agentsand solution patterns for Advanced AI systems and platforms.

  • Troubleshoot,Analyzeandoptimizeperformance of AI systems, AIagentsand platforms

Travel may berequiredfor this role.The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on businessneedand client requirements.

Hereswhat you need

  • Minimum of2yearsof experiencedesigning andimplementingscaledAgentic AI and Generative AI solutions that are inoperations.

  • Minimum of2yearof experienceindesigning and implementingAgentic AI andGenerative AI platformsand frameworksused by multiple AI solutions

  • Minimum of5years of experience in designing, engineering&operationalizinglarge scaleAI/MLsolutionson at least one of the largepublic cloud platforms using latest cloud native AI services and frameworks,open-sourcetechnologiesand 3rdparty tools.

  • Minimum 5 years of expert level understanding ofkeyAI technologies from public cloud providers, opensourceand 3rdparty technologies

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associates Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 06/30/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

Role LocationAnnual Salary Range

California$94,400 to $293,800

Cleveland$87,400 to $235,000

Colorado$94,400 to $253,800

District of Columbia$100,500 to $270,300

Illinois$87,400 to $253,800

Maryland$94,400 to $253,800

Massachusetts$94,400 to $270,300

Minnesota$94,400 to $253,800

New York$87,400 to $293,800

New Jersey$100,500 to $293,800

Washington$100,500 to $270,300

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About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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