Senior AI Platform Architect & Engineering Leader

Accenture; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 311,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior AI engineering Leader to architect and deliver enterprise AI platforms across multiple model providers and cloud ecosystems. You will set standards for generative and agentic AI, lead several engineering teams, and guide enterprise-grade deployments with a focus on security, reliability, and cost governance.

You will partner with clients to shape architectures for major AI programs, drive FinOps practices for AI, and ensure scalable, secure, and compliant AI

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software or AI/ML engineering with architecture leadership
• 6+ years architecting enterprise AI/LLM platforms across cloud providers
• 3+ years leading engineering teams and delivering end-to-end AI solutions
• 3+ years in AI security, governance and FinOps for AI
• 1 year or more serving utilities or related finance/regulatory functions
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (12+ years' work experience) or 6-year equivalent if Associate's degree

Responsibilities

• Architect enterprise AI platforms spanning multiple model providers and cloud ecosystems
• Define reference architectures and standards for LLMOps, security, reliability and cost governance
• Lead engineering teams delivering AI solutions at scale with technical direction and QA
• Own model strategy and enterprise-grade deployment of generative and agentic AI
• Drive cost and security governance and embed governance into platform design
• Shape solutions and delivery models for major AI programs with clients and pursuit teams

Skills

AI engineering leadership

Enterprise AI platforms

LLMOps

Multi-cloud architecture

Security governance

FinOps for AI

Cloud architecture certification

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience)

Tools

OpenAI

Anthropic

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Senior AI engineering Leader to architect and deliver enterprise AI platforms across multiple model providers and cloud ecosystems. You will set standards for generative and agentic AI, lead several engineering teams, and guide enterprise-grade deployments with a focus on security, reliability, and cost governance.

You will partner with clients to shape architectures for major AI programs, drive FinOps practices for AI, and ensure scalable, secure, and compliant AI