Secure AI Engineering Manager: Lead AI Security

Accenture; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 87,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a seasoned cybersecurity leader to drive Secure AI programs and client engagements. You will lead day-to-day delivery across multiple Secure AI disciplines, focusing on Security for AI and AI for Security, while leveraging agentic coding tools to build and run security tooling and AI governance offerings.

The role demands deep expertise in AI security, threat modeling, and cloud security, with hands-on experience in Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Codex.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of total experience in Cybersecurity discipline with depth in at least one area: AppSec, SecOps / detection engineering, IAM, cloud security, offensive security / penetration testing, GRC, or responsible AI
• Minimum 1 year of experience Hands-on proficiency with agentic coding tools: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Codex — active daily use required
• 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 (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

• Cybersecurity Secure AI solutions that transform clients’ Enterprise AI adoption and secure their AI-enabled operations
• Design, set-up, and test prototype and production secure AI deployment solutions and ensure that all the pieces work together seamlessly
• Work with the project team, team leaders, project delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create stand-out AI Security and Governance offerings powered by LLM platforms, frontier grade models, agentic frameworks, and AI/MCP gateways (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI as representative examples
• Develop strong relationships with clients and gain the trust of key advisors
• Make the business case for the most effective and appropriate secure AI solution recommended to the client
• Pitch in on Accenture sales efforts when needed
• Continue to learn and develop your technical foundational AI, AI security, emerging technology and business expertise

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Agentic tools

AI architecture

Threat modeling

Cloud security

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

Codex

Job description

Accenture is seeking a seasoned cybersecurity leader to drive Secure AI programs and client engagements. You will lead day-to-day delivery across multiple Secure AI disciplines, focusing on Security for AI and AI for Security, while leveraging agentic coding tools to build and run security tooling and AI governance offerings.

The role demands deep expertise in AI security, threat modeling, and cloud security, with hands-on experience in Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Codex.