*AI Engineer*

8200 Accenture Australia P/L Company; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks paid parental leave

Long & short-term career break

Career development program

Local and international career options

Job summary

Accenture Australia is seeking a DevSecOps Specialist to secure and automate AI/ML pipelines. You will ensure secure deployment and reliability of AI/ML systems, integrating robust security into CI/CD workflows.

Collaboration with data scientists, AI engineers, and IT teams is essential to enable secure, scalable operations. The role requires 2-4 years of professional experience with a focus on securing pipelines, cloud security, and IaC tools.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of professional DevSecOps experience in AI/ML environments.
• Strong understanding of securing CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native security.
• Experience securing AI/ML pipelines and models across development to deployment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines for AI/ML workflows.
• Integrate security best practices across model development, training, and deployment phases.
• Implement tools for monitoring and securing AI/ML infrastructure and data pipelines.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments for AI models and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure compliance with security and privacy standards.

Skills

CI/CD

Cloud security

MLOps

AI vulnerabilities

IaC security

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Kubeflow

MLflow

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Group Description

We are looking for a DevSecOps Specialist with expertise in securing and automating AI/ML pipelines. In this role, you will ensure that our AI/ML systems are deployed securely and reliably, integrating robust security measures into CI/CD workflows. You will work closely with data scientists, AI engineers, and IT teams to enable seamless, secure, and scalable AI/ML operations. We would expect 2-4 years professional experience in this role.

Project Description

Develop and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines for AI/ML workflows. Integrate security best practices across model development, training, and deployment phases. Implement tools for monitoring and securing AI/ML infrastructure and data pipelines. Conduct vulnerability assessments for AI models and infrastructure. Collaborate with teams to ensure compliance with security and privacy standards.

Key Skills

• Proficiency in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab) and automation frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with MLOps frameworks (e.g., Kubeflow, MLflow) and securing ML pipelines.
• Familiarity with AI-specific vulnerabilities (e.g., adversarial attacks, model poisoning) and mitigation techniques.
• Expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and security compliance frameworks.

Salary Range

AUD $80,000 - $85,000 (exclusive of superannuation)

Benefits of working at Accenture

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Long & short-term career break opportunities
• Structured career development program
• Local and international career opportunities.
• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace™
• Flexible Work Arrangements - centered around Accenture’s Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.
• We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!

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