CyberCX - Senior Consultant - Secure AI

The work we do matters CyberCX, part of Accenture, protects and defends our customers and communities by providing the most comprehensive range of cyber security professional services in the region. About Accenture Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us at . About the Role The Senior Consultant is responsible for delivering AI governance, risk, and control design services to customers. The Senior Consultant supports organisations adopting Generative AI and ML by translating technical architectures into practical, enforceable risk and control models. The Senior Consultant will work directly with client security, risk, engineering, and data teams to assess AI systems end to end—ensuring controls span models, infrastructure, data, inference, and generative outputs, not just policies and process. Key Roles & Responsibilities Deliver Secure AI strategy and risk consulting projects Lead/support complex projects where scope may be unclear, educate clients on AI use cases and ensure well defined business case ROI is documented Conduct high level business analysis workshops and deep dives to identify security risks and concerns Conduct AI and model risk assessments across GenAI and ML workloads Map technical controls across AI models, platforms, and deployment pipelines Assess and define controls covering data ingestion, training, inference, and outputs Evaluate security and risk across AI infrastructure, MLOps, and GenAIOps pipelines Translate AI architectures into actionable risk, control, and assurance artefacts Align technical controls to security, risk, and regulatory frameworks Support clients in operationalising AI governance and control models Contribute to repeatable Secure AI risk frameworks, templates, and documentation Actively collaborate across CyberCX and continuously look for ways to add value. Facilitate communication, partnerships and cross-pollination across the business to allow teams to better engage and service customers Preferred Qualifications, Experience & Skills 3+ years in technology risk, cyber security, or technical consulting delivering client-facing consulting or assurance engagements Strong understanding of AI/ML and Generative AI architectures Experience mapping technical security controls, not just process controls Ability to assess and clearly communicate complex risk across models, data, and infrastructure to customers Strong written and verbal communication skills, including visualising consulting outputs in written, graphical and diagram (e.g. Visio, PowerPoint, Word) Based on business requirements, candidates applying for this role can also be assessed for other opportunities within Accenture. ​ Benefits of working at Accenture: · 18 weeks paid parental leave · Long & short-term career break opportunities · Structured career development program · Local and international career opportunities. · Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace™ · Flexible Work Arrangements - centered around Accenture’s Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people. · We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index! 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