AI Engineering Consultant - Utilities

About the role

We Are Accenture is seeking an AI Engineer to join our AI and Data practice. This role focuses on building and integrating AI applications to help leading Resources and Utilities organizations reinvent their operations.

Responsibilities

• Build AI applications using leading model providers and cloud platforms.
• Develop LLM-powered applications, APIs, and pipelines, implementing RAG, prompt orchestration, evaluation, and guardrails.
• Deploy AI workloads on cloud infrastructure with scalability, security, cost efficiency, and reliability in mind.
• Engineer with modern tooling, including Python, API integration, vector databases, and orchestration frameworks.
• Apply DevOps practices such as containerization, CI/CD, and cloud security best practices.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in software or AI/ML engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience building AI applications with providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, or Google Vertex AI.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with Python and API integration.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with RAG, vector databases, and orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex).
• Minimum of 1 year of experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD, and cloud security.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience serving utilities clients (electric, gas, or water) or in a utilities finance, controllership, or regulatory function.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience).
• If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience.

Qualifications

• Experience with agentic AI patterns and multi-agent orchestration is a plus.
• Cloud or AI engineering certifications (AWS, Azure, or Google) are a plus.

Skills

• Strong understanding of AI and data engineering principles.
• Proficiency in Python and API integration.
• Experience with RAG, vector databases, and orchestration frameworks.
• Containerization and cloud security best practices.
• Experience with utilities clients or finance/regulatory functions.

Benefits

• 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.

Pay

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.

Schedule

Travel may be required for this role, varying from 0 to 80% depending on business need and client requirements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage.
• A 401(k) plan.
• Bonus opportunities.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.

Contact Us

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