Associate Director, FinOps AI & Cloud Automation

Accenture PLC; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior technology leader to drive FinOps automation at scale across cloud platforms and data/AI initiatives. You will define agentic AI architectures, lead multi-workstream programs, and translate complex AI plans into executive-level business value for global enterprise clients.

You will mentor squads, implement policy-as-code controls, and embed security, governance, and telemetry into FinOps pipelines.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of experience in cloud/platform engineering, data/AI, or SRE.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience driving FinOps automation at scale.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience leading multi-workstream, multi-cloud programs at the enterprise level.
• Minimum 1 year experience in Agentic AI frameworks (e.g., LangGraph/AutoGen/Crew-style patterns), MCP integration, and Python/TypeScript/Go.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Data (or similar field) or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Define the target architecture for agentic AI in FinOps and the integration blueprint for MCP-enabled tools, clouds, and enterprise systems.
• Establish the reference model for policy-as-code and IaC guardrails to enforce FinOps standards across environments.
• Stand up reusable agentic components and pipelines, and publish SDKs/templates for delivery squads to snap in FinOps automations.
• Lead squads to implement policy-as-code controls and IaC modules for optimization, allocation/showback/chargeback, and forecasting desks.
• Operationalize Accenture Agentic AI standards and registration/monitoring requirements for client solutions; ensure compliant data sourcing and use of approved enterprise AI tooling.
• Embed security and access controls in agentic workflows and IaC; align with cloud security controls.

Skills

Cloud engineering

FinOps automation

Multi-cloud programs

Agentic AI frameworks

Python/TypeScript/Go

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Data (or similar)

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

OPA/Rego

Sentinel

Python

TypeScript

Go

Job description

Accenture is seeking a senior technology leader to drive FinOps automation at scale across cloud platforms and data/AI initiatives. You will define agentic AI architectures, lead multi-workstream programs, and translate complex AI plans into executive-level business value for global enterprise clients.

You will mentor squads, implement policy-as-code controls, and embed security, governance, and telemetry into FinOps pipelines.