AI Cloud Native Forward Deployed Senior Manager | Associate Director

We are: The Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs) are the engine for reinvention in our clients’ transformation journey. Powered by more than 255,000 people across 24 countries, ATCs provide our clients with seamless access to industry insights and innovative technology solutions. Stronger together! The Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs) make a tremendous impact in solving our clients’ business problems by leveraging innovation, intelligence, industry insights, new IT, and new technology skills. With the global environment changing at a faster pace, our clients are facing unprecedented challenges, and they need us more than ever before. As a Network, ATCs are positioned to unlock greater opportunities and exponential value for our clients. The value for our clients and our people: For our clients, the Network provides the strength of our geographic diversity, greater resilience, and seamless access to the deepest industry knowledge, the latest in Gen AI solutions, and tech expertise from around the world. For our people, it brings an opportunity to shape truly boundaryless career paths in a highly collaborative team of experts where they can learn from each other and solve the world’s most complex client challenges. You Are An AI Native Engineer with strong experience building cloud-native solutions and deep expertise in designing and deploying agentic systems for enterprise environments. You thrive in ambiguity and deliver concrete results by designing, building, and running custom AI agents that augment workflows and scale across modern infrastructure. The Work You will embed directly with clients as both technologist and trusted advisor. You will partner with stakeholders to define use cases, rapidly prototype, and deploy agentic workflows that are robust, secure, and operational in complex enterprise domains. Responsibilities Design and engineer enterprise-ready AI agents encompassing retrieval, orchestration, policy-based routing, tool invocation, evaluation harnesses, and lifecycle observability. Develop abstraction layers across AI providers (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, etc.) to enable seamless integration. Leverage containerization, microservices, serverless, and event-driven architectures to deliver scalable AI-native systems. Tailor and deploy agentic applications across industries such as finance, healthcare, and retail. Conduct design workshops, proofs of concept, and code-with sessions with client stakeholders. Define and use metrics to measure agent accuracy, latency, safety, and cost effectiveness. Leverage enterprise agentic tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and OpenAI Codex to automate phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). This is a hybrid role in Columbus, OH, Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA, or Tampa, FL and will require 3 days per week in the office. Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 75% depending on business need and client requirements. Here's What You Need: Minimum of 10 years of experience building cloud-native systems including APIs, microservices, and serverless architectures. Minimum 1 year of experience designing and deploying agentic AI solutions in production environments. Minimum of 1year of experience with agentic orchestration tools such as LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar frameworks. Experience working with AI platforms including OpenAI, Claude, Vertex AI, and open-source models. Minimum of 10 years Python, Java, or equivalent programming experience. Experience deploying and operating production systems with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability tooling. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience) Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 06/23/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. 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