AI Security & Governance Manager

Accenture PLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 101,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking professionals for its Secure, Responsible AI & Data Protection practice with extensive experience in cybersecurity and AI security. Managers lead day-to-day client workstreams, produce the technical work product, and mentor consultants across multiple Secure AI disciplines, including agentic coding tools and security tooling.

You will design and test prototype and production secure AI deployment solutions, build relationships with clients, and contribute to practice assets

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of total experience in Cybersecurity with depth in at least one area (AppSec, SecOps, IAM, cloud security, offensive security, GRC, or responsible AI).
• Minimum 1 year hands-on with agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Codex).
• Minimum 1 year of AI architecture fundamentals (LLMs, agentic systems, A2A, RAG, MLOps pipelines, MCP, AI Gateway, model serving).
• Minimum 1 year of experience in AI-specific security (OWASP LLM Top 10, prompt injection, adversarial inputs, AI supply chain risks).
• Minimum 1 year in threat modeling for AI systems (STRIDE, PASTA) for LLM deployments and agentic pipelines.
• Cloud platform security fundamentals certification (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of client workstreams with independence and deliver technical work product.
• Operate across multiple Secure AI disciplines focusing on Security for AI and AI for Security.
• Build and run security tooling, facilitate client workshops, and manage small teams.

Skills

Cybersecurity

AppSec

SecOps

IAM

Cloud security

GRC

Responsible AI

AI Security

Pen testing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

Codex

Job description

Accenture is seeking professionals for its Secure, Responsible AI & Data Protection practice with extensive experience in cybersecurity and AI security. Managers lead day-to-day client workstreams, produce the technical work product, and mentor consultants across multiple Secure AI disciplines, including agentic coding tools and security tooling.

You will design and test prototype and production secure AI deployment solutions, build relationships with clients, and contribute to practice assets