AI Cloud Native Forward Deployed Senior Manager | Associate Director

AI Cloud Native Forward Deployed Senior Manager | Associate Director

Hybrid
- Columbus, 400 W. Nationwide Blvd, Corp

May 5, 2026

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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 produce concrete results by designing, building, and running custom AI agents that augment workflows and scale across modern infrastructure.

• 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 Git Hub 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.

• 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 1 year of experience with agentic orchestration tools such as Lang Graph, CrewAI, Auto Gen, 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.

• California $132,500 to $366,300
• Cleveland $122,700 to $293,000
• Colorado $132,500 to $316,400
• District of Columbia $141,100 to $337,000
• Illinois $122,700 to $316,400
• Maryland $132,500 to $316,400
• Massachusetts $132,500 to $337,000
• Minnesota $132,500 to $316,400
• New York $122,700 to $366,300
• New Jersey $141,100 to $366,300
• Washington $141,100 to $337,000

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. See more information on our benefits here.

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Accenture is an EEO and affirmative action employer of veterans/individuals with disabilities.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States. Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment.

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Location Hybrid
- Columbus, 400 W. Nationwide Blvd, Corp