AI Security Engineer - Prompt & Risk Review

Accenture Federal Services Careers Marketplace; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an AI Security Specialist to work within the Cyber Risk team of Information Security. You will review AI prompts, agents, and inputs for security and compliance, draft mitigation suggestions, and help refine security criteria.

Opportunity to learn advanced AI testing tools and contribute to documentation with senior staff. Responsibilities include applying AI security requirements, updating testing frameworks, and communicating findings clearly to engineers

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of GenAI ecosystems including LLMs, vector databases, prompt frameworks, and simple agent workflows.
• Awareness of AI-specific attack vectors such as prompt injection, data leakage, model inversion, and unsafe agent actions.
• Familiarity with AI security testing tools and evaluation frameworks; willingness to learn more advanced tools.
• Ability to identify basic AI system issues like hallucinations, unauthorized access attempts, or harmful outputs.
• Understanding of core cloud security concepts across Azure/AWS/GCP, focused on identity, logging, and boundary protections.

Responsibilities

• Support the team by performing basic security reviews of AI prompts, skills, agents, and inputs.
• Assist in checking compliance with internal AI security, Responsible AI, and data protection requirements using frameworks and checklists.
• Document review results clearly, noting areas of concern and drafting mitigation suggestions for review by senior team members.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by updating team documentation and refining security review criteria.

Skills

GenAI ecosystems

AI security testing

Cloud security concepts

Scripting (Python/JS)

Communication & writing

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an AI Security Specialist to work within the Cyber Risk team of Information Security. You will review AI prompts, agents, and inputs for security and compliance, draft mitigation suggestions, and help refine security criteria.

Opportunity to learn advanced AI testing tools and contribute to documentation with senior staff. Responsibilities include applying AI security requirements, updating testing frameworks, and communicating findings clearly to engineers