Full Time Architect

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We are Secure, Responsible AI & Data Protection professionals who enable trust, resilience, and compliance across the AI lifecycle and data estate; including securing AI systems and agents against emerging threats like prompt injection, model manipulation, and unauthorized agent actions, applying AI to strengthen cyber defense through faster detection, triage, and response, and protecting sensitive data through classification, data loss prevention, and governed access, so that enterprises can adopt AI and agentic capabilities confidently while safeguarding data and meeting their regulatory obligations.Accenture Cybersecurity helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond and recover along all points of the security lifecycle. Whether we’re defending against known cyberattacks, detecting and responding to the unknown, or running an entire security operations center, we will help companies build cyber resilience to grow with confidence. Contribute to the offering development of Secure AI services and asset / accelerator development to differentiate Accenture Cyber Security.Cybersecurity Secure AI solutions that transform clients’ Enterprise AI adoption and secure their AI-enabled operationsDesign, set-up, and test prototype and production secure AI deploymentsolutions and ensure that all the pieces work together seamlesslyWork 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 advisorsMake the business case for the (most effective and appropriate secure AI)solution recommended to the clientPitch in on Accenture sales efforts when neededContinue to learn and develop your technical (foundational AI, AI security, emerging technology)and related business expertiseDeliver services that meet Accenture Project quality specificationsAbility to take initiative to communicate, interact, and collaborate with others to ensure that all aspects of a task are addressedTravel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 75% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.Here’s What You NeedMinimum 8years of experience in Cybersecurity with domain expertise in at least one discipline (AppSec, SecOps, IAM, cloud, GRC, or offensive security)Minimum 1 year of experience in at least one Secure AI domain: AI security architecture, adversarial AI, or cloud/infrastructure security for AIMinimum 1 year of experience in Agentic coding fluency: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Codex — used in daily delivery practiceMinimum 1 year of experience in AI architecture: LLM deployment patterns, agentic/multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines, MLOps, A2A, AI Gateways, MCP GatewaysMinimum 1 year of experience in AI-specific security: EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, model risk managementBachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience) Bonus Points If You HaveBuild strong client relationships and partner with organizations to reimagine their business through innovationCollaborate across diverse communities—including domain experts, engineers, and designersProposal and SOW development, solution shaping, and client commercial engagementExecutive workshop facilitation and C-suite / CISO-level communicationStructured analytical thinking and hypothesis-driven problem decompositionTeam leadership: developing and coaching managers and consultants through deliveryCompensation 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.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. 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