Forward-Deployed AI Security Engineer

Accenture PLC; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with a client's security and engineering teams, driving secure, governed, and resilient AI deployments in real-world environments.

You will own outcomes, build security tooling with AI co-authoring, and lead architecture design sessions across AI systems and cloud platforms while delivering measurable security posture improvements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience with a cybersecurity focus in production environments.
• 1+ year hands-on experience designing and deploying agentic AI solutions.
• 6+ years end-to-end security delivery ownership in client-embedded environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI security architecture and threat modeling for production deployments across complex client environments.
• Deliver hands-on security engineering using agentic coding tools as the primary build environment.
• Own AI-specific threat surface management with OWASP LLM Top 10 controls and defenses.
• Architect and govern AI security controls across the enterprise stack and cloud platforms.
• Lead AI governance framework implementation and risk-based investment roadmaps.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat modeling

AI security

Cloud security

Architectural design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with a client's security and engineering teams, driving secure, governed, and resilient AI deployments in real-world environments.

You will own outcomes, build security tooling with AI co-authoring, and lead architecture design sessions across AI systems and cloud platforms while delivering measurable security posture improvements.