Secure AI Engineering Manager

Accenture PLC; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 87,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking a Manager-level Secure AI & Data Protection professional to lead day-to-day client workstreams and deliver secure AI solutions. You will work across diverse Secure AI disciplines, focusing on Security for AI and AI for Security while leveraging agentic coding tools.

You will build and run security tooling, facilitate client workshops, manage small teams, and contribute to playbooks, reusable tools, and training materials. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of total experience in Cybersecurity.
• Minimum 1 year hands-on proficiency with agentic coding tools: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Codex.
• Minimum 1 year of experience with AI architecture fundamentals: LLMs, agentic systems, A2A, RAG, MLOps pipelines, MCP, AI Gateway, model serving.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in AI-specific security: OWASP LLM Top 10, prompt injection, adversarial inputs, AI supply chain risks.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in threat modeling for AI systems (STRIDE, PASTA, or equivalent) applied to LLM deployments and agentic pipelines.
• Cloud platform security fundamentals certification (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Cybersecurity Secure AI solutions that transform clients’ Enterprise AI adoption and secure their AI-enabled operations.
• Design, setup, and test prototype and production secure AI deployment solutions and ensure all pieces work together seamlessly.
• Collaborate with project teams to create stand-out AI Security and Governance offerings powered by LLM platforms and agentic frameworks.
• Develop strong client relationships and gain trust of key advisors.
• Make the business case for the most effective secure AI solution for the client.
• Support Accenture sales efforts when needed.
• Continue to learn and develop foundational AI and security expertise.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Secure AI

AI security

Threat modeling

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

Codex

Job description

Accenture PLC is seeking a Manager-level Secure AI & Data Protection professional to lead day-to-day client workstreams and deliver secure AI solutions. You will work across diverse Secure AI disciplines, focusing on Security for AI and AI for Security while leveraging agentic coding tools.

You will build and run security tooling, facilitate client workshops, manage small teams, and contribute to playbooks, reusable tools, and training materials. Travel may be required.