AI Native Engineering Lead, Enterprise Agents

Accenture PLC; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture seeks an AI Native Engineer to design and deploy agentic systems for enterprise environments. You will integrate AI agents into client workflows, partner with stakeholders to define use cases, prototype rapidly, and deliver scalable, secure solutions across complex IT landscapes.

This hybrid role is based in Columbus, OH, with 3 days in the office and travel up to 75% as needed. You will work with leading AI platforms, cloud-native technologies, and cross-functional teams to elevate

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Python/Java and production deployment experience.
• Experience with CI/CD and IaC (Terraform, Helm).
• Experience with AI platforms and multi-provider pipelines.
• Ability to lead technical workshops and communicate with clients.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer enterprise-ready AI agents encompassing retrieval, orchestration, policy-based routing, tool invocation, evaluation harnesses, and lifecycle observability.
• AI Platform Integration: Develop abstraction layers across AI providers (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, etc.) to enable seamless integration and enablement.
• Cloud-Native Engineering: Leverage containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), microservices, serverless, event-driven architectures, CI/CD, and observability to deliver scalable AI-native systems.
• Domain-Specific Workflows: Tailor and deploy agentic applications across verticals — e.g., finance, healthcare, retail — addressing domain-specific processes via intelligent automation.
• Client Engagement: Conduct design workshops, POCs, and code-with sessions to shape data-driven agent workflows with stakeholders, fostering trust and adoption.
• Measure & Improve: Define and use key metrics, test harnesses, and evaluation plans to measure agent accuracy, latency, safety, and cost effectiveness.
• Knowledge Sharing: Craft reusable patterns, documentation, and best practices to influence internal assets and client roadmaps.
• This is a hybrid role in Columbus, OH and may require travel up to 75%.
• Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary depending on business needs.

Skills

Python

Java

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Helm

Kubernetes

Serverless

APIs

Microservices

OpenAI / AI platforms

Agent orchestration

Context engineering

Workshops facilitation

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience

Tools

Docker

Git

Logging & monitoring tools

Evaluation tooling

Job description

Accenture seeks an AI Native Engineer to design and deploy agentic systems for enterprise environments. You will integrate AI agents into client workflows, partner with stakeholders to define use cases, prototype rapidly, and deliver scalable, secure solutions across complex IT landscapes.

This hybrid role is based in Columbus, OH, with 3 days in the office and travel up to 75% as needed. You will work with leading AI platforms, cloud-native technologies, and cross-functional teams to elevate