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Secure AI Architect Senior Manager / Assoc Director

Atlanta, GA; Albany, NY; Arlington, VA; Austin, TX; Beaverton, OR; Bentonville, AR; Boston, MA; Carmel, IN; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Culver City, CA; Denver, CO; Des Moines, IA; Detroit, MI; Hartford, CT; Houston, TX; Irving, TX; Kirkland, WA; Miami, FL; Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Morristown, NJ; Mountain View, CA; Nashville, TN; New York City, NY; Oklahoma City, OK; Overland Park, KS; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Raleigh, NC; Redmond, WA; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Scottsdale, AZ; Seattle, WA; St. Louis, MO; St. Petersburg, FL; Walnut Creek, CA
Full Time On-site

We Are

We are a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives. Help us show the world what’s possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning, and a global community of diverse talent and perspectives, we drive success in a new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. Our expertise spans 40+ industries across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day. We turn ideas into reality.

We are Secure, Responsible AI & Data Protection professionals who enable trust, resilience, and compliance across the AI lifecycle and data estate; including securing AI systems and agents against emerging threats like prompt injection, model manipulation, and unauthorized agent actions, applying AI to strengthen cyber defense through faster detection, triage, and response, and protecting sensitive data through classification, data loss prevention, and governed access, so that enterprises can adopt AI and agentic capabilities confidently while safeguarding data and meeting their regulatory obligations.

Accenture Cybersecurity helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond and recover along all points of the security lifecycle. Cybersecurity challenges are different for every business in every industry. Leveraging our global resources and advanced technologies, we create integrated, turnkey solutions tailored to our clients’ needs across their entire value chain. Whether we’re defending against known cyberattacks, detecting and responding to the unknown, or running an entire security operations center, we will help companies build cyber resilience to grow with confidence.  

You Are:

You are the delivery and client leadership layer of the Secure AI practice. You own workstreams or full engagement programs, bring specialized depth in one or more Secure AI domains, and operate as trusted advisors to senior client stakeholders. Each Senior Manager is expected to engage credibly across adjacent AI areas and should be able to drive sales opportunities from RFP/RFI to proposals and Statements of Work / staffing plans. Experienced leading client-facing engagements from scoping through delivery, develop and coach manager-level teams, contribute to pursuit activity, and maintain frontier expertise that keeps Accenture's methods current and differentiated. They translate complex AI security concepts into clear, business-relevant narratives for director and C-suite audiences. Contribute to the offering development of Secure AI services and asset / accelerator development to differentiate Accenture Cyber Security.

The Work (Key Responsibilities):

  • Cybersecurity Secure AI solutions that transform clients’ Enterprise AI adoption and secure their AI-enabled operations

  • Design, set-up, and test prototype and production secure AI deployment solutions and ensure that all the pieces work together seamlessly

  • Work with the project team, team leaders, project delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create stand-out [AI Security and Governance] offerings powered by [LLM platforms, frontier grade models, agentic frameworks, and AI/MCP gateways (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI as representative examples]

  • Develop strong relationships with clients and gain the trust of key advisors

  • Make the business case for the [most effective and appropriate secure AI] solution recommended to the client

  • Pitch in on Accenture sales efforts when needed

  • Continue to learn and develop your technical [foundational AI, AI security, emerging technology] and related business expertise

  • Deliver services that meet Accenture Project quality specifications

  • Ability to take initiative to communicate, interact, and collaborate with others to ensure that all aspects of a task are addressed

Travel may be required for this role.  The amount of travel will vary from 75% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

About Accenture

Accenture

Accenture is one of the largest and most respected federal consulting and technology firms supporting the U.S. government. As the federal arm of Accenture, the company helps defense, intelligence, civilian, and national security agencies modernize operations through cybersecurity, cloud computing, AI, digital transformation, and mission technology solutions. Accenture works across some of the government’s most critical programs, supporting agencies responsible for defense, healthcare, intelligence, and homeland security.

For job seekers, Accenture offers the opportunity to work on mission-driven projects while gaining experience with cutting-edge technologies and some of the largest federal programs in the country. The company hires across cybersecurity, software engineering, cloud, AI, data analytics, consulting, program management, intelligence, and defense operations, making it especially appealing to veterans, cleared professionals, and candidates seeking long-term career growth in government contracting. Accenture also has a strong reputation for veteran hiring and career transition support.

Unlike traditional government contractors focused solely on program execution, Accenture combines large-scale consulting with advanced technology implementation. Employees often work on complex modernization efforts involving AI, cyber defense, cloud migration, and enterprise transformation, while benefiting from the training, certifications, and career mobility of a global technology leader. Many professionals view Accenture as a place to build both consulting expertise and deep federal mission experience.

As federal agencies continue investing in cybersecurity, digital modernization, AI, and mission technology, Accenture remains one of the strongest employers in government technology and consulting. For professionals looking to combine public service impact with career development, technical growth, and access to major federal programs, Accenture continues to be a highly attractive destination in the defense and government contracting sector.

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