AI-Driven SDLC Transformation Lead

Accenture; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an AI SDLC Transformation Manager to guide enterprise clients in redesigning software delivery to be AI-native. You will map, measure, and redesign delivery processes, leveraging multi-agent and LLM capabilities to accelerate upstream SDLC phases.

You will work in a consulting role with engineering teams, applying flow metrics and crafting actionable roadmaps for enterprise clients, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working across the full SDLC from requirements to release
• 3+ years designing or building multi-agent/LLM-integrated systems
• 3+ years in a consulting or advisory capacity with engineering organizations (enterprise scale)
• 3+ years applying flow metrics or value stream mapping as diagnostic tools
• 2+ years working with AI/ML systems, LLMs, or agentic architectures
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (minimum 12 years)

Responsibilities

• Value stream mapping and flow metric analysis to identify waste in SDLC practices
• Design of AI-native to-be processes that restructure and accelerate how software is defined, designed, and governed
• Change management for engineering teams transitioning to AI-augmented workflows
• Strategy and design of agentic systems targeting upstream SDLC phases: requirements, design, architecture validation
• Know how and where to use creator and reviewer agent patterns and token impact
• Model SDLC as a system with feedback loops and bottlenecks
• Cross-functional collaboration across product, engineering, QA, security, and platform
• Maintain fluency in evolving AI tooling ecosystem and translate benchmarks into roadmaps
• Influence clients to modernize processes to maximize benefits of AI-enabled SDLC
• Ongoing research tracking model releases and practitioner patterns

Skills

SDLC

LLM systems

Flow metrics

Consulting

Prompt engineering

Agentic patterns

Stakeholder buy-in

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Accenture is seeking an AI SDLC Transformation Manager to guide enterprise clients in redesigning software delivery to be AI-native. You will map, measure, and redesign delivery processes, leveraging multi-agent and LLM capabilities to accelerate upstream SDLC phases.

You will work in a consulting role with engineering teams, applying flow metrics and crafting actionable roadmaps for enterprise clients, with travel as needed.