AI Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager

Accenture

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Dallas, TXColumbus, OHSt. Pete, FLAtlanta, GAHouston, TX
Salary
$73,800–$261,500 / yr
Posted
87 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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TL;DR · AI Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager

AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager will join the Reinvention Centers team as an AI Native Engineer focused on building production-grade generative AI solutions. Working directly with clients as a technologist and advisor, you will design and engineer enterprise-ready AI agents, including RAG and multi-agent systems featuring retrieval, orchestration, and policy-based routing. You will build data foundations on the Lakehouse using Delta Lake, DLT, and Unity Catalog while managing models through MLflow and Mosaic AI. The role requires expertise in Python or Java, Apache Spark, and MLOps/LLMOps pipelines including CI/CD with Terraform and Helm. You will solve complex problems in domains like finance, healthcare, and retail by integrating LLM solutions with various APIs and tools such as HuggingFace, LangChain, and DSPy to deliver robust, secure agentic workflows at scale.

What you'll do

  • Design and engineer enterprise-ready AI agents with retrieval, orchestration, and lifecycle observability.
  • Build RAG and multi-agent systems on Databricks using Mosaic AI, Vector Search, and MLflow.
  • Develop data and feature foundations on the Lakehouse to support production AI applications.
  • Conduct design workshops, proofs of concept, and code-with sessions with client stakeholders.
  • Define metrics to measure agent accuracy, latency, safety, and cost effectiveness.
  • Process large-scale distributed datasets using Apache Spark on the Databricks platform.
  • Integrate LLM solutions with APIs, model monitoring, and prompt management systems.
  • Operate MLOps and LLMOps pipelines including CI/CD across the full machine learning lifecycle.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years of experience).
  • Must have an Associate Degree with at least 6 years of work experience.
  • Minimum 4 years of engineering experience on Databricks and large-scale big data projects including Delta Lake, DLT, Apache Spark, and Unity Catalog.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Python, Java, or equivalent programming languages.
  • Minimum 1 year of experience designing and shipping agentic AI solutions using platforms like OpenAI, Claude, Vertex AI, and Databricks tools.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in production environments involving CI/CD, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Helm), monitoring, and debugging.
  • Must have practical MLOps and LLMOps experience across the model training, serving, and prompt management lifecycle.
  • Experience building API layers to expose data and AI/ML capabilities to enterprise systems.

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