Senior AI Cybersecurity Forward-Deployed Engineer

Accenture; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan with bonus opportunities

Job summary

Accenture Security is seeking a production-focused Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with client AI teams, delivering secure, governed, and resilient AI deployments. You will own security design from assessment to hardened deployment, using Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot to code and build detection, governance, and tooling in real environments.

Responsibilities include leading AI security architecture, threat modeling, governance, and risk-driven engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience with a cybersecurity discipline depth.
• Hands-on design and deployment of agentic AI solutions in production environments.
• End-to-end security delivery ownership in client-embedded or production settings.

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 to build detection systems and governance tooling.
• Own AI-specific threat surface management including OWASP LLM Top 10 controls.
• Architect and govern AI security controls across IAM, data pipelines, model serving, and cloud platforms.
• Lead AI governance framework implementations (EU AI Act, NIST RMF) in live production systems.
• Shape reinvention security strategy for client CISO/CTO with risk-adjusted investment roadmaps.
• Publish reusable security patterns, playbooks, and accelerators for multiple engagements.
• Lead architecture design sessions, threat modeling workshops, and code-with sessions with client teams.
• Demonstrate cybersecurity domain expertise in AppSec, SecOps, IAM, GRC, or offensive security.
• Support proposal development, SOW shaping, and executive workshop facilitation.
• Exhibit strong analytical thinking and team leadership; travel may be required (0–100%).

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

AI security

Agentic coding

Leadership

Cloud security

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Accenture Security is seeking a production-focused Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with client AI teams, delivering secure, governed, and resilient AI deployments. You will own security design from assessment to hardened deployment, using Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot to code and build detection, governance, and tooling in real environments.

Responsibilities include leading AI security architecture, threat modeling, governance, and risk-driven engineering.