Accenture

AI SDLC Forward Deployed Engineer - Consultant

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2 days ago
London, United KingdomMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship production-quality applications inside client systems using AI SDLC workflows.
  • Create reusable technical assets including MCP servers, sub-agents, agent orchestration frameworks, and evaluation tooling.
  • Support enterprise rollouts of frontier AI capabilities and integrate solutions with existing IT infrastructure, workflows, and applications.
  • Work directly with client engineering and product teams to accelerate AI adoption, remove blockers, and provide technical upskilling.
  • Maintain expertise in LLM capabilities, SDLC applications, agentic frameworks, evaluation methodologies, and AI product development.
  • Build trusted relationships with client teams and AI ecosystem partners while supporting new AI value opportunities.
  • Champion responsible and safe AI usage in client engagements.

Requirements

  • 2–4 years of experience in a technical engineering role with client-facing or consulting exposure, such as Software Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or technical consultant.
  • Experience delivering production applications with meaningful business impact, preferably in enterprise environments.
  • Practical experience with large language models, including prompt engineering, loop engineering, skill creation, agent development and use, evaluation frameworks, workflows, and deployment.
  • Programming experience with relevant languages or ecosystems, with primary examples including TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, and Java; willingness to learn Go, Rust, and unfamiliar technology stacks.
  • Hands-on experience building and deploying AI agents and workflows.
  • Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP and system integration patterns.
  • Strong communication skills for technical discovery, stakeholder alignment, and explaining AI concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, work across complex organizations, learn new tools quickly, and validate ideas through working prototypes.
  • Preferred: enterprise vertical experience such as media, familiarity with AI safety, responsible AI frameworks, enterprise AI governance, AI deployment infrastructure, or MLOps tooling.

Benefits

  • Flexible location.
  • Opportunity to work directly with enterprise clients and contribute to Accenture’s emerging Forward Deployed Engineering capability.
  • Exposure to strategic AI deployments, client upskilling, and responsible AI practices.
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About Accenture

10,000+ employees

Accenture is a global professional services firm providing management consulting, systems integration and technology, cybersecurity, and business process outsourcing for enterprises and governments. It operates a services-driven model delivering projects and managed services, often with major cloud and software partners, across industries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin and publicly traded on the NYSE (ACN), it originated as Andersen Consulting and adopted the Accenture name in 2001.

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