Senior Agentic Identity Platform Lead

Accenture; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to lead identity-platform engagements in client environments. You will read, review, and make design calls rooted in how the system actually works, not just in a deck. You will set direction, review code, and prototype to settle questions on the fastest path forward.

This senior role emphasizes deep engineering depth, client collaboration, and the ability to decide between building or buying, while growing teammates and ensuring delivery quality.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development and shipping production systems.
• 4+ years in at least one language: Python, Go, Rust, TS, Java, or C++.
• 3+ years leading teams and design reviews; strong cloud experience.

Responsibilities

• Own technical design for engagements and defend decisions.
• Review implementations and prototype in the agentic identity stack.
• Set direction for engineers and document build-versus-buy choices.
• Prototype against emerging standards and develop reference implementations.
• Grow engineers through hands-on collaboration and mentorship.

Skills

Python

Go

Rust

TypeScript

Java

C++

Cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP)

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

SAML

SPIFFE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

SAML

SPIFFE

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to lead identity-platform engagements in client environments. You will read, review, and make design calls rooted in how the system actually works, not just in a deck. You will set direction, review code, and prototype to settle questions on the fastest path forward.

This senior role emphasizes deep engineering depth, client collaboration, and the ability to decide between building or buying, while growing teammates and ensuring delivery quality.