Accenture

Secure AI Engineer Manager

Accenture$94K — $293K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in Cybersecurity with expertise in AppSec, SecOps, IAM, or related fields
  • 1+ year hands-on proficiency with agentic coding tools like GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
  • 1+ year experience in AI architecture, including LLMs and MLOps
  • 1+ year in AI security covering OWASP LLM Top 10 and adversarial inputs
  • 1+ year experience in threat modeling specific to AI systems
  • Cloud platform security certification (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (minimum 12 years without a degree)

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of secure AI solutions for enterprise clients
  • Develop and test prototype and production secure AI deployment solutions
  • Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to deliver AI Security offerings
  • Establish trusted relationships with clients and key advisors
  • Make business cases for recommended secure AI solutions to clients
  • Support Accenture's sales initiatives when necessary
  • Engage in continuous learning to enhance AI security and technology expertise

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
  • Long-term disability coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Paid holidays and paid time off
Full Job Description
You Are

Managers are the hands-on delivery engine of the Secure AI practice. They lead day-to-day execution of client workstreams with a high degree of independence, produce the technical work product that defines Accenture's quality, and develop consultants into capable practitioners. Each Manager hire will be expected to operate across multiple Secure AI disciplines, with a focus on Security for AI and AI for Security, while operating from a shared technical foundation. Managers are expected to be deeply productive with agentic coding tools, build and run security tooling, facilitate client workshops, manage small teams, and contribute to practice-building assets including playbooks, reusable tools, and training materials.

The Work (Role Responsibility):
  • Cybersecurity Secure AI solutions that transform clients' Enterprise AI adoption and secure their AI-enabled operations
  • Design, set-up, and test prototype and production secure AI deployment solutions and ensure that all the pieces work together seamlessly
  • Work with the project team, team leaders, project delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create stand-out AI Security and Governance offerings powered by LLM platforms, frontier grade models, agentic frameworks, and AI/MCP gateways (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI as representative examples
  • Develop strong relationships with clients and gain the trust of key advisors
  • Make the business case for the most effective and appropriate secure AI solution recommended to the client
  • Pitch in on Accenture sales efforts when needed
  • Continue to learn and develop your technical foundational AI, AI security, emerging technology and business expertise


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 5 years of total experience in Cybersecurity discipline with depth in at least one area: AppSec, SecOps / detection engineering, IAM, cloud security, offensive security / penetration testing, GRC, or responsible AI
  • Minimum 1 year of experience Hands-on proficiency with agentic coding tools: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Codex - active daily use required
  • Minimum 1 year of experience with AI architecture fundamentals: LLMs, agentic systems, A2A, RAG, MLOps pipelines, MCP, AI Gateway, model serving
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in AI-specific security: OWASP LLM Top 10, prompt injection, adversarial inputs, AI supply chain risks
  • Minimum 1 year ofexperience in threat modeling for AI systems (STRIDE, PASTA, or equivalent) applied to LLM deployments and agentic pipelines
  • Cloud platform security fundamentals certification (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)


Bonus Points if You Have
  • Technical delivery leadership: producing and reviewing security assessments, architecture designs, tooling, and written findings
  • Build strong client relationships and partner with organizations to reimagine their business through innovation
  • Collaborate across diverse communities-including domain experts, engineers, and designers
  • Clear communication of technical findings to director-level client stakeholders
  • Structured problem decomposition and methodical troubleshooting
  • Mentoring and developing consultant-level practitioners through delivery
  • Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment
  • Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
  • Desire to work in an environment fostering teaming
  • Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral), and interpersonal skills


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 08/21/2026.

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 $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
Maine $80,400 to $216,200
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
Virginia $87,400 to $270,300
Washington $100,500 to $270,300

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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