Forward-Deployed AI Engineer for Federal Missions

Accenture PLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks an APX Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge advanced AI with mission-critical federal systems in Arlington, VA. You will embed with client teams, prototype AI solutions, and deliver impactful results in highly secure environments.

You'll work across AI tooling, data pipelines, and cloud platforms, translating complex requirements into practical technical plans while maintaining a relentless focus on compliance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or hands-on coding experience.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, R, Rust).
• Familiarity with Generative AI (LLMs, chatbots, or AI-powered apps).
• Exposure to APIs and data flows, managing structured and unstructured data and ensuring data quality.
• Ability to travel, contingent on client and team.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a federal security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Embed within client environments as part of a forward deployed engineering (FDE) team to build rapid prototypes using AI tools, coding assistants, and modern frameworks.
• Use AI tools (LLMs, coding assistants, agentic frameworks) as part of daily development work.
• Support integration of solutions into complex client environments, including legacy systems and regulated data contexts.
• Work across the tech stack (frontend, backend, APIs, simple data pipelines) and help develop applications and workflows that use structured and unstructured enterprise data.
• Assist in evaluating model outputs, testing workflows, and applying responsible AI guardrails.
• Implement AI solutions such as RAG workflows, semantic search, prompt engineering patterns, and simple agent behaviors.
• Work with senior FDEs to clarify problem statements and translate them into technical plans.
• Participate in rapid experimentation cycles and incorporate user feedback into updates, documenting solution decisions and contributing to internal learning assets.
• Leverage technical expertise to help clients navigate the rapidly evolving technological landscape, serving as a trusted advisor on emerging AI capabilities, increasing user adoption and scaling mission impact.
• Share observations, user friction points, reusable assets and field intelligence back to APX teams to improve delivery approaches.

Skills

Mission-first mindset

Grit and tenacity

Bias for building

Frontier learning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Palantir

Databricks

OpenAI

Anthropic

Google

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks an APX Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge advanced AI with mission-critical federal systems in Arlington, VA. You will embed with client teams, prototype AI solutions, and deliver impactful results in highly secure environments.

You'll work across AI tooling, data pipelines, and cloud platforms, translating complex requirements into practical technical plans while maintaining a relentless focus on compliance and risk management.