Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer

Accenture Global; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks parental leave

Career development program

Flexible Work Arrangements

Diversity & Inclusion initiative

Work180 Endorsed Employer

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer in Brisbane to lead AI/ML engagements for enterprise clients. You will own delivery end-to-end, design and ship enterprise-grade AI systems, mentor engineers, and shape practices while ensuring security, scale, and reliability.

You'll work with Claude, GPT, Gemini, and other tools across cloud platforms and data stores, aligning technical direction with client roadmaps and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS or engineering.
• 10+ years in software engineering or solutions architecture.
• 3+ years delivering AI/ML in production.
• Proven track record leading complex customer-facing engagements.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical relationship with enterprise clients from discovery to production.
• Run workshops to identify high‑value AI use cases.
• Architect and ship enterprise-grade AI systems with appropriate tooling.
• Design pipelines and workflows meeting security and scalability needs.
• Mentor engineers and lead incident resolution.

Skills

Software engineering

Solutions architecture

AI/ML production

LLM platforms

Cloud platforms

Data integration

Mentoring

Education

CS/Engineering degree

Tools

Claude

GPT

Gemini

LangSmith

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Job description

Accenture is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer in Brisbane to lead AI/ML engagements for enterprise clients. You will own delivery end-to-end, design and ship enterprise-grade AI systems, mentor engineers, and shape practices while ensuring security, scale, and reliability.

You'll work with Claude, GPT, Gemini, and other tools across cloud platforms and data stores, aligning technical direction with client roadmaps and governance.