Forward-Deployed AI Security Engineer (Production)

Accenture; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 94,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with client security teams, delivering production-grade AI security tooling, threat modeling, and governance. The role focuses on reducing attack surface and securing AI deployments in real-world environments.

Responsibilities include architecture, threat modeling, governance, and cross-functional collaboration with engineers and security leadership across cloud platforms. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years engineering experience in production environments with cybersecurity depth in at least one area (AppSec, SecOps, cloud security, IAM, offensive security or GRC)
• Minimum 1 year hands-on experience designing and deploying agentic AI solutions in production
• Minimum 6 years end-to-end security delivery ownership in a client-embedded or production environment
• Minimum 6 years of cloud platform security fundamentals (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Responsibilities

• Lead AI security architecture and threat modeling for production agentic deployments across complex client environments
• Deliver hands-on security engineering using agentic coding tools in daily delivery practice
• Own AI-specific threat surface management at programme scale across client workstreams
• Architect and govern AI security controls across the enterprise stack
• Lead AI governance framework implementation (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, model risk management)
• Shape AI reinvention security strategy for client CISO/CTO
• Define and publish reusable security patterns, playbooks, accelerators
• Lead architecture design sessions, threat modeling workshops, and code-with sessions with client teams

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Agentic coding

AI security

Cloud security

IAM

GRC

Team leadership

Security communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Claude Code

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GitHub Copilot

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with client security teams, delivering production-grade AI security tooling, threat modeling, and governance. The role focuses on reducing attack surface and securing AI deployments in real-world environments.

Responsibilities include architecture, threat modeling, governance, and cross-functional collaboration with engineers and security leadership across cloud platforms. Travel may be required.