Accenture
Walnut Creek, CA
+ 41 other locations
We
a
re entering a transformative era where Data & AI are reshaping industries, work, and society. Accenture is leading this evolution with a bold vision and a $3B investment in Data & AI. Our global team of 45,000+ AI professionals is driving innovation at scale—powered by deep
expertise
, strategic partnerships, and a commitment to delivering industry-defining solutions.
You Are:
As a
n Advanced AI
Architect, you will
be responsible for
designing and delivering
full stack
AI
architecture for a
n AI
platform,
AI
product, or
AI
engagement
on public, private or sovereign clouds
.
You’ll
architect
enterprise grade
AI
platforms
and solutions for scalability, security,
governance
and performance
that meet our client’s business needs
.
In that role you will be using the latest innovations
in AI Agents, Generative AI
,
Foundation Models
, Knowledge & Data Engineering
.
You will be designing and implementing
cutting edge
proof-of-concepts and pilots to
demonstrate
the capabilities of AI technologies to solve complex business problems
and for
enterprise readiness
. This is a high-impact role where your contributions will shape the future of
AI
systems
in the enterprise
to deliver unprecedented business value
.
The Work
Lead AI architecture & technical design workshops with client and Accenture teams
Collaborate with client teams to finalize architectural requirements for AI solutions.
Evaluate, rationalize and select technologies required for putting together the full stack of an AI platform or AI system
Estimate design alternatives, effort, timeline, roadmap for deploying AI solutions.
Develop TCO models and assess financial viability of AI platforms and solutions.
Design and document architectural alternatives, technology choices and recommendations
Identify, define, facilitate alignment of key architectural decisions required for AI solutions
Design and document multi-agent architecture blueprints, AI security architecture blueprints, AI runtime architecture blueprints, AI governance solution blueprints, AI DevOps architecture blueprints, AI infrastructure architecture blueprints, multi-agent solution blueprints, knowledge and data layer blueprints.
Design the knowledge architecture consisting of knowledge graphs, semantic layers for enabling AI Agents.
Incorporate AI Security in platforms and solutions.
Design and document solutions for AI security, governance, observability.
Design and document AgentOps and LLMOps solutions.
Recommend design optimizations and improvements for performance, cost, reliability, trust.
Travel may be
required
for this role
.
The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business
need
and client requirements.
Here's what you need
Minimum of 2 years of experience designing and implementing scaled Agentic AI and Generative AI solutions that are in operations.
Minimum of 2 year of experience in designing and implementing Agentic AI and Generative AI platforms and frameworks used by multiple AI solutions
Minimum of 5 years of experience in designing, engineering & operationalizing large scale AI/ML solutions on at least one of the large public cloud platforms using latest cloud native AI services and frameworks, open-source technologies and 3rd party tools.
Minimum 5 years of expert level understanding of key AI technologies from public cloud providers, open source and 3rd party technologies
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s 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 08/02/2026.
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. See more information on our benefits here:
U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture
Role Location
Annual Salary Range
California
$94,400 to $293,800
Cleveland
$87,400 to $235,000
Colorado
$94,400 to $253,800
District of Columbia
$100,500 to $270,300
Illinois
$87,400 to $253,800
Maine
$80,400 to $216,200
Maryland
$94,400 to $253,800
Massachusetts
$94,400 to $270,300
Minnesota
$94,400 to $253,800
New York
$87,400 to $293,800
New Jersey
$100,500 to $293,800
Virginia
$87,400 to $270,300
Washington
$100,500 to $270,300
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