Accenture

AI Architect - FDE Associate Director

Accenture • $73K — $218K *
Los Angeles, CA 90011Hybrid
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 12+ years in Python, Java, or similar languages.
  • 6+ years with AI technologies from public cloud and open-source.
  • 4+ years designing and operationalizing large-scale AI/ML solutions on a major public cloud.
  • 2+ years hands-on with AI platforms like Claude and orchestration tools like LangGraph.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

  • Architect enterprise-ready AI agent systems for governance and lifecycle observability.
  • Lead architecture workshops with clients to finalize AI solution requirements.
  • Evaluate technologies for full-stack AI platforms and build financial viability models.
  • Design architectural blueprints covering multi-agent, security, and governance aspects.
  • Establish knowledge architecture to support enterprise-scale AI agents.
  • Ensure scalability, security, and performance across cloud environments.
  • Design reusable AI components and agent frameworks for efficient project delivery.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life and long-term disability insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
  • Bonus opportunities.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
Full Job Description
You Are: An AI/ML Sr Architect delivering full-stack AI architecture on public, private, or sovereign clouds. You architect enterprise-grade platforms using AI Agents, Generative AI, Foundation Models, and Knowledge & Data Engineering to solve complex business problems at scale. The Work: The AI/ML Senior Architect is responsible for designing and scaling enterprise-grade Agentic AI platforms across public, private, and sovereign cloud environments. Partners with clients to define AI strategy, architect reference solutions, and deliver AI agent frameworks leveraging GenAI, foundation models, knowledge engineering, and cloud-native AI services. Leads end-to-end architecture covering agent orchestration, governance, security, AgentOps/LLMOps, observability, and scalable knowledge architectures, while guiding engineering teams from ideation through production deployment Generative AI platforms and frameworks used by multiple AI solutions. Responsibilities:

  • Architect enterprise-ready AI agent systems: retrieval, orchestration, governance, evaluation, lifecycle observability.

  • Lead architecture workshops with client and Accenture teams; finalize requirements and TCO for AI solutions.

  • Evaluate, rationalize, and select technologies for full-stack AI platforms; build financial-viability models.

  • Design architectural blueprints (multi-agent, AI security, runtime, governance, DevOps, knowledge and data layer).

  • Design knowledge architecture (knowledge graphs, semantic layers) that enables AI agents at enterprise scale.

  • Architect for scalability, security, governance, and performance on public, private, and sovereign clouds.

  • Design reusable AI components, agents, and solution patterns for repeatable engagement delivery.

  • Architect and stand up custom agent frameworks across providers (Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, Anthropic Claude Agent SDK); design reference architectures that scale across engagements.

  • Run AgentOps, LLMOps, AI Governance, AI Security, and Observability; drive MLOps pipelines for ML and LLM lifecycle.

  • Troubleshoot, optimize, and tune AI systems for performance, cost, reliability, and trust.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements. Here's What You Need:

  • Minimum of 12 years of experience in Python, Java, or equivalent. Comfortable with evaluation tooling, logging, monitoring, and observability.

  • Minimum of 6 years of experience with key AI technologies from public cloud providers, open source, and 3rd party tooling.

  • Minimum of 4 years experience in designing, engineering, and operationalizing large-scale AI/ML solutions on at least one major public cloud, using cloud-native AI services and frameworks, open-source technologies, and 3rd party tools.

  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in the following:

    • Hands-on experience with AI platforms (Claude, open-source), agentic orchestration tools (LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen), and MLOps/LLMOps practices across the ML and LLM lifecycle.

    • Designing and implementing scaled Agentic AI and Generative AI solutions that are in operations.

    • Designing and implementing Agentic AI and Generative AI platforms and frameworks used by multiple AI solutions.

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate 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 10/30/2026. 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$73,800 to $218,800 Colorado$73,800 to $189,000 Connecticut$73,800 to $189,000 District of Columbia$78,500 to $201,300 Illinois$68,300 to $189,000 Maine$62,800 to $161,000 Maryland$73,800 to $189,000 Massachusetts$73,800 to $201,300 Minnesota$73,800 to $189,000 New York$68,300 to $218,800 New Jersey$78,500 to $218,800 Ohio$68,300 to $175,000 Virginia$68,300 to $201,300 Washington$80,200 to $201,300

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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Size
624,000 employees
Market Cap
$173.8 billion
Industry
Business Services
Net Income
$5.2 billion
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+11.2%
Revenue
$44.7 billion
NASDAQ
ACN
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