CyberCX - Senior Engineer (FDE) - Secure AI

Accenture PLC; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC seeks a Secure AI Senior Engineer to lead hands-on consulting and engineering across Secure AI, AI-enabled apps, and modern cloud environments.

You will work with experienced consultants, architects, and engineers to define practical security outcomes, perform assessments, and uplift capabilities across the Secure AI practice.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software/ML/data/security engineering or technical consulting.
• Experience building or reviewing modern cloud-based applications and systems (AWS/Azure/GC).
• Familiarity with secure development practices and security concepts across AI, apps, and cloud.
• Exposure to AI/ML/Generative AI or AI-assisted development use cases.
• Familiarity with threat modelling, IAM, API security, or workload security.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, IaC, containerised workloads, or Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Support secure AI and application security engagements for enterprise and government clients.
• Review AI-enabled applications, workflows, platforms, and integrations.
• Identify risks across models, prompts, data flows, APIs, cloud services, and supporting systems.
• Define practical recommendations to improve security, governance, and delivery controls.
• Build or configure technical controls, patterns, and artefacts for secure AI implementations.
• Produce high-quality client deliverables including findings, recommendations, and implementation guidance.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to understand environments, priorities, and constraints.
• Contribute to templates, reference patterns, and internal capability uplift across the Secure AI team.
• Collaborate across CyberCX practices where engagements span cloud, identity, security, data, or governance domains.

Skills

Software engineering

ML engineering

Data science

Cloud engineering

Security engineering

Technical consulting

Clear communication

Team-oriented problem solving

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

The work we do matters

CyberCX, part of Accenture, protects and defends our customers and communities by providing the most comprehensive range of cyber security professional services in the region.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us at www.accenture.com.

About the Role

We are seeking a Secure AI Senior Engineer to support the delivery of hands-on consulting and engineering services across Secure AI, AI-enabled applications, and modern cloud environments.

This role is suited to someone who enjoys solving practical technical problems, working closely with clients and teammates, and building secure, usable outcomes. You will contribute to a range of engagements across design review, implementation support, control uplift, and technical assessment, helping organisations adopt AI in a secure and responsible way.

You will work alongside experienced consultants, architects, and engineers across the Secure AI practice, with the opportunity to deepen your skills across AI development, security, cloud platforms, application security, and secure-by-design delivery.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of secure AI and application security engagements for enterprise and government clients
• Contribute to reviews of AI-enabled applications, workflows, platforms, and integrations
• Assist in identifying risks across models, prompts, data flows, APIs, cloud services, and supporting systems
• Help define practical recommendations to improve security, governance, and delivery controls
• Build or configure technical controls, patterns, and supporting artefacts for secure AI implementations
• Produce clear, high-quality client deliverables, including technical products, findings, recommendations, implementation guidance, and supporting documentation
• Work with client stakeholders to understand their environment, priorities, and constraints
• Contribute to reusable templates, reference patterns, and internal capability uplift across the Secure AI team
• Collaborate across CyberCX practices where engagements span cloud, identity, application security, data, or governance domains

Preferred Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Around 4+ years of experience in software engineering, ML engineering, data science, cloud engineering, security engineering, or technical consulting
• Experience building, reviewing, or supporting modern applications or cloud-based systems (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
• Familiarity with secure development practices and common security concepts across AI, applications, infrastructure, and integrations
• Exposure to AI, ML, Generative AI, Agentic AI, or AI-assisted development use cases
• Familiarity with application security review, threat modelling, IAM, API security, or workload security
• Exposure to CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containerised workloads, or Kubernetes
• Awareness of common security or risk frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, MAESTRO, or similar
• Ability to investigate technical issues, structure findings, and communicate clearly
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A practical, team-oriented approach to solving problems and delivering outcomes

Based on business requirements, candidates applying for this role can also be assessed for other opportunities within Accenture.

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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