Senior Manager, AI Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer

Accenture

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$132,500–$366,300 / yr
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28 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior Manager, AI Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer

The AI - Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE Senior Manager joins the Reinvention Delivery Engine Pod to secure production AI systems within complex client environments. This production engineering role involves leading AI security architecture, threat modeling, and governance for LLM systems, multi-agent pipelines, and RAG architectures. You will build AI-powered detection systems, automated threat response tooling, and security assessment frameworks using agentic coding as the primary delivery method. Required tools include Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot. You must manage risks like prompt injection, model extraction, and adversarial inputs across AWS, Azure, or GCP platforms. The role requires deep expertise in AppSec, SecOps, IAM, or cloud security to implement controls like the EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF while leading teams to deliver measurable security posture improvements.

What you'll do

  • Lead AI security architecture and threat modeling for production agentic deployments across complex client environments.
  • Build AI-powered detection systems and automated threat response tooling using agentic coding tools like Claude Code or Cursor.
  • Manage AI-specific threat surfaces including prompt injection hardening, model extraction prevention, and adversarial input defenses.
  • Architect and govern enterprise AI security controls for identity, data pipelines, and model serving across cloud platforms.
  • Implement AI governance frameworks such as the EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF on live production systems.
  • Develop risk-adjusted investment cases and security architecture roadmaps for client CISOs and CTOs.
  • Define and publish reusable security patterns, playbooks, and accelerators to scale across multiple client engagements.
  • Lead architecture design sessions and threat modeling workshops with client engineering and security leadership teams.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience in production environments with cybersecurity depth in AppSec, SecOps, IAM, cloud, or GRC.
  • Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience designing and deploying agentic AI solutions in a production environment.
  • Minimum 8 years of demonstrated end-to-end security delivery ownership experience in a client-embedded or production environment.
  • Minimum 8 years of experience with cloud platform security fundamentals across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience; 6 years if Associate's Degree).
  • Proven ability to communicate security risk in business terms to C-suite or CFO stakeholders.
  • Experience managing, developing, and performance-managing a team of engineers.

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