You Are

A cyber security savant. You've got the skills and experience to keep data safe from black hat hackers or other threats, whether by coding a threat intrusion module or sharing your latest ideas with the team. Day-to-day, you're all about solving security problems for clients and using your people skills to make sure everyone on your team is working well and happily.

You are passionate about security, love what you do and have a genuine desire to outsmart the bad guys. You have the experience to analyze a clients' security posture, anticipate security requirements and help find right-sized solutions based on industry leading practices. You have a proven track record working successfully in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. You're a creative, analytical problem solver with above average documentation skills who can speak to both technical and non-technical audiences. You are eager to put your skills to use by helping us help our clients inject security at every level of their organization.

The Work

We are a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives. Help us show the world what's possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning, and a global community of diverse talent and perspectives, we drive success in a new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. Our expertise spans 40+ industries across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day. We turn ideas into reality. Specialist Forward Deployed Engineers focused on the emerging agentic AI identity stack, designing and implementing identity solutions for AI agents, MCP servers, and autonomous workflows. This role sits at the intersection of identity engineering and applied AI security.

Although no two days at Accenture are the same, your duties as Identity & Access Management (I&AM) Security Manager likely will include:

• Working directly with clients and Accenture teams leading multi-disciplined global teams to design, implement and operate I&AM solutions.
• Developing deep working relationships with Senior Executives and Senior Managers across the client account team and client.
• Understanding the business direction of companies and creating optimized I&AM architectures to meet their business needs.
• Building knowledge capital through research and development and leveraging industry insights to deliver best of breed expertise to clients.
• Helping grow Accenture Security across North America through thought leadership and entrepreneurialism

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here's what you need

• Minimum of 5 years of software engineering experience with recent hands-on Python and async work
• Minimum of 3 years and working knowledge of OAuth 2.0 and OIDC flows including DCR, PAR, and token exchange
• Minimum of 1 year of experience with at least one agent framework (Claude Agent SDK, LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel)
• Minimum of 1 year of MCP server development or integration experience
• Minimum of 1 year and deep understanding of Zero Trust architectures, Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Secrets Management (CyberArk, HashiCorp), and policy-based access control.
• Minimum of 2 years of Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), IaC (Terraform), and CI/CD pipelines experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's 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 07/26/2026.

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:

U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $70,350 to $205,800
Cleveland $59,100 to $164,600
Colorado $63,800 to $177,800
District of Columbia $68,000 to $189,300
Illinois $59,100 to $177,800
Maine $54,400 to $151,400
Maryland $63,800 to $177,800
Massachusetts $63,800 to $189,300
Minnesota $63,800 to $177,800
New York $66,300 to $205,800
New Jersey $68,000 to $205,800
Virginia $59,100 to $189,300
Washington $80,200 to $189,300