Assoc Director, FinOps AI/ML & Cloud Automation

Accenture PLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture invites a senior technology leader to guide FinOps automation at scale across cloud platforms. You will define agentic AI architectures, establish policy-as-code and IaC guardrails, and drive reusable components for enterprise clients.

This role emphasizes executive-level business value, security, and cross-functional delivery. You will lead multi-cloud programs, translate complex AI designs into actionable outcomes, and collaborate with finance, security, and procurement to realize

Qualifications

• 12+ years in cloud/platform engineering, data/AI, or SRE.
• 5+ years driving FinOps automation at scale.
• 4+ years leading multi-workstream, multi-cloud programs at enterprise level.
• 1 year experience in Agentic AI frameworks, MCP integration, and Python/TS/Go.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT/Data or equivalent (12+ years work exp) or 6 years if Associate’s.

Responsibilities

• Define target architecture for agentic AI in FinOps across single- and multi-agent designs.
• Establish reference model for policy-as-code and IaC guardrails to enforce FinOps standards.
• Stand up reusable agentic components and publish SDKs/templates for FinOps automation.
• Lead squads to implement policy-as-code controls and IaC modules for optimization and forecasting desks.
• Operationalize Agentic AI standards and registration/monitoring requirements for client solutions.
• Embed security and access controls in agentic workflows and IaC; align with cloud security controls.
• Define KPIs and telemetry for realized savings and forecast accuracy; publish executive dashboards.
• Contribute to offering assets and sales pursuits; shape SOWs and solution architectures.

Skills

Cloud engineering

FinOps automation

Multi-cloud programs

Agentic AI frameworks

Python/TypeScript/Go

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT/Data

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

Job description

Accenture invites a senior technology leader to guide FinOps automation at scale across cloud platforms. You will define agentic AI architectures, establish policy-as-code and IaC guardrails, and drive reusable components for enterprise clients.

This role emphasizes executive-level business value, security, and cross-functional delivery. You will lead multi-cloud programs, translate complex AI designs into actionable outcomes, and collaborate with finance, security, and procurement to realize