Senior Manager Associate Director Secure AI Architect

Accenture

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Remote
Location
Atlanta, GAMilwaukee, WIDallas, TXColumbus, OHKirkland, WA
Salary
$132,500–$338,300 / yr
Posted
30 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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TL;DR · Senior Manager Associate Director Secure AI Architect

Secure AI Architect Senior Manager/Assoc Director serves as the delivery and client leadership layer of the Secure AI practice. In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, owning workstreams or full engagement programs while translating complex security concepts into business-relevant narratives for C-suite audiences. You will design, set up, and test prototype and production secure AI deployment solutions, ensuring seamless integration across the enterprise. Key responsibilities include developing offerings powered by LLM platforms, frontier models, agentic frameworks, and AI/MCP gateways like Anthropic Claude or Azure OpenAI. Required expertise includes cybersecurity, AI security architecture, and agentic coding fluency using tools like Cursor or GitHub Copilot. You will address critical challenges such as prompt injection, model manipulation, and data protection while ensuring compliance with frameworks like the EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF.

What you'll do

  • Design, set up, and test prototype and production secure AI deployment solutions for enterprise clients.
  • Translate complex AI security concepts into clear, business-relevant narratives for C-suite and executive audiences.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders to build the business case for recommended AI solutions.
  • Drive sales opportunities by contributing to RFIs, proposals, and Statements of Work (SOW).
  • Develop and coach manager-level teams through project delivery and professional development.
  • Contribute to the creation of Secure AI service offerings and internal assets to differentiate company capabilities.
  • Maintain frontier expertise in LLM deployment, agentic frameworks, and AI security governance.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 8 years of experience in Cybersecurity with domain expertise in AppSec, SecOps, IAM, cloud, GRC, or offensive security.
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in a Secure AI domain such as architecture, adversarial AI, or infrastructure security for AI.
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in Agentic coding fluency using tools like Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Codex.
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in AI architecture including LLM deployment, RAG pipelines, and MLOps.
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in AI-specific security such as OWASP LLM Top 10 and prompt injection.
  • Minimum 1 year of experience with AI governance frameworks like the EU AI Act or NIST AI RMF.
  • Bachelor's degree required, or an Associate's degree with at least 6 years of work experience.
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business narratives for C-suite audiences (preferred).

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