FinOps AI & ML Leader (Associate Director)

Accenture; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 414,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a senior technology leader to drive FinOps automation, agentic AI programs, and multi-cloud architectures for global clients. You will translate complex AI architectures into measurable business value and lead cross-functional squads to deliver scalable, governed cloud solutions.

The role emphasizes security, policy-as-code, IaC standards, and executive-level storytelling to align engineering, finance, security, and procurement teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in cloud/platform engineering, data/AI, or SRE.
• 5+ years of experience driving FinOps automation at scale.
• 4+ years of experience leading multi-workstream, multi-cloud programs at the enterprise level.
• 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 integration blueprint for MCP-enabled tools and clouds.
• Establish reference model for policy-as-code and IaC guardrails across environments.
• Stand up reusable agentic components and pipelines; publish SDKs/templates for delivery teams.
• Lead squads to implement policy-as-code controls and IaC modules for optimization, showback, and forecasting.
• Operationalize Accenture 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; publish executive dashboards for finance and product leaders.
• Contribute to offering assets and sales pursuits; shape SOWs and solution architectures.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Data/AI

SRE

FinOps automation

Multi-cloud programs

Agentic AI frameworks

Python

TypeScript

Go

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Data (or similar field) or equivalent

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Data (or similar field)

Tools

Terraform

ARM/Bicep

OPA/Rego

Sentinel

LangGraph/AutoGen

Crew‑style patterns

Python

TypeScript

Go

Job description

Accenture seeks a senior technology leader to drive FinOps automation, agentic AI programs, and multi-cloud architectures for global clients. You will translate complex AI architectures into measurable business value and lead cross-functional squads to deliver scalable, governed cloud solutions.

The role emphasizes security, policy-as-code, IaC standards, and executive-level storytelling to align engineering, finance, security, and procurement teams.