Embedded AI Security Architect & FDE Lead

Accenture; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 123,000 - 293,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Security seeks a production AI security engineer to own outcomes: design, implement, and govern security for AI deployments within client environments. You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with client teams to strengthen resilience and reduce risk across complex AI systems.

You will apply agentic coding tools, drive threat modeling, and deliver scalable security patterns while aligning with governance frameworks and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience in production environments with a cybersecurity discipline.
• At least 2 years designing and deploying agentic AI solutions in production.
• Minimum 8 years of end-to-end security delivery ownership in client-embedded or production environments.
• Minimum 8 years working with cloud security fundamentals across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (minimum 12 years).

Responsibilities

• Lead AI security architecture and threat modeling for production agentic deployments.
• Deliver hands-on security engineering using agentic coding tools as the primary build environment.
• Own AI-specific threat surface management and model risk controls at programme scale.
• Architect and govern AI security across identity, data pipelines, and cloud platforms.
• Lead governance framework implementation and risk-based investment guidance.
• Shape reinvention security strategy for client CISO/CTO and publish reusable patterns.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Security architecture

Team leadership

Security risk communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Claude Code

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GitHub Copilot

Job description

Accenture Security seeks a production AI security engineer to own outcomes: design, implement, and govern security for AI deployments within client environments. You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with client teams to strengthen resilience and reduce risk across complex AI systems.

You will apply agentic coding tools, drive threat modeling, and deliver scalable security patterns while aligning with governance frameworks and industry best practices.