Hybrid AI/ML Engineer for Cybersecurity SOC Innovation

Accenture PLC; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking an AI & ML Engineer (Cybersecurity) in Cheltenham. Hybrid role with two office days per month, offering a competitive salary and benefits package. You will develop and optimise AI agents and LLM-powered workflows, integrating with SOC tooling to accelerate detection and response.

You will configure LLMs, build secure AI architectures, govern data handling, and manage costs while collaborating with security engineers and SOC analysts to drive secure, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in AI/ML engineering.
• Experience deploying AI agents or LLM-powered apps in production.

Responsibilities

• LLM Configuration: tune models for security use cases and prompt design.
• Agent Development: build AI agents and workflows with security toolsets.
• Secure Configuration: implement safeguards against adversarial inputs.
• System Architecture: design modular, scalable AI solutions with security in mind.
• Governance: align with AI governance, data handling, logs, and compliance.
• Cost Management: monitor LLM API usage and infra costs.
• Collaboration: work with stakeholders to prototype and iterate.
• Documentation: produce clear technical docs for ongoing management.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

LLM concepts

Python

REST APIs

Security mind-set

Problem solving

Tools

Azure AI Foundry

AWS Bedrock

Google Vertex AI

SOAR

SIEM

EDR

Terraform

Job description

Accenture PLC is seeking an AI & ML Engineer (Cybersecurity) in Cheltenham. Hybrid role with two office days per month, offering a competitive salary and benefits package. You will develop and optimise AI agents and LLM-powered workflows, integrating with SOC tooling to accelerate detection and response.

You will configure LLMs, build secure AI architectures, govern data handling, and manage costs while collaborating with security engineers and SOC analysts to drive secure, scalable solutions.