Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer

Accenture

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On-site
Location
Atlanta, GAMilwaukee, WIHerndon, VADallas, TXColumbus, OH
Salary
$70,350–$235,100 / yr
Posted
60 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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TL;DR · Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer

Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant As part of the Reinvention Delivery Engine pod, this role functions as a production engineer embedded within client organizations to secure, govern, and harden AI systems in complex environments. You will build security tooling, detection systems, threat models, and governance frameworks while managing risks like prompt injection and model extraction across LLM systems, RAG architectures, and MLOps infrastructure. The core methodology for this role is agentic coding; you must use Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot as your primary development environment to co-author code and automate security controls. You will navigate cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP to manage identity, network security, and data pipelines. Your work addresses the technical challenge of securing production-grade AI deployments while ensuring compliance with frameworks like the EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement security architectures for production agentic AI systems across multi-stakeholder environments.
  • Build automated detection systems, threat response tools, and governance frameworks using agentic coding tools like Claude Code or Cursor.
  • Manage specific AI threat surfaces including prompt injection hardening, model extraction prevention, and supply chain security.
  • Architect identity, access management, and data pipeline security for AI systems across AWS, Azure, or GCP platforms.
  • Implement AI governance frameworks such as the EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF into live production environments.
  • Develop risk-adjusted investment cases and security architecture roadmaps for client C-suite leadership.
  • Create reusable security patterns, playbooks, and accelerators to scale across multiple client engagements.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience in production environments with cybersecurity depth in areas like AppSec, SecOps, cloud security, IAM, or GRC.
  • Minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience designing and deploying agentic AI solutions in a production environment.
  • Minimum of 3 years working with cloud platform security fundamentals across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Ability to use agentic coding tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot as the primary method for building security tooling and systems.
  • Proven ability to communicate technical security risks in business terms to stakeholders such as CISOs or CFOs.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years of work experience).
  • Minimum of 6 years of work experience if holding an Associate’s Degree.

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