Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Data Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operationalize AI agents, large-scale data pipelines, and machine learning solutions to support enterprise automation and analytics initiatives.
• Deploy AI systems securely and reliably within a regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of LLM integration, function-calling patterns, prompt engineering, and agent orchestration.
• Experience deploying ML models using MLflow, Azure ML, SageMaker, Kubeflow, or similar.
• Proficiency in TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn, or equivalent ML frameworks.
• Experience building scalable data pipelines using Spark, Databricks, or similar technologies.
• Strong knowledge of RAG patterns, vector databases (FAISS, Pinecone, Chroma, Milvus, Redis), and embedding optimization.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code reviews, and deployment automation.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience integrating AI agents with enterprise APIs, microservices, and workflow systems.
• Familiarity with reasoning models, transformer architectures, and enterprise AI use cases.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms: Azure (preferred), AWS, or GCP.
• Experience with streaming technologies (Kafka, EventHub, Kinesis).
• Understanding of Responsible AI concepts, model fairness, bias detection, and safety filters.
• Experience with high-compliance environments (financial services, healthcare, or government).

Basic Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of work experience in Data Engineering, ML Engineering, AI Engineering, or Software Engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and one additional programming language (Scala/Java/Go).
• Hands-on experience designing AI agents, toolchains, and agent frameworks (LangChain, Semantic Kernel, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, etc.).
• An associate's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry certification in Data or AI Engineering (Azure/AWS/GCP).

Compensation

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.

Location

Role Location: Charlotte, NC or Jersey City, NJ

Hourly Salary Range

California: $44 to $54
Cleveland: $44 to $54
Colorado: $44 to $54
District of Columbia: $44 to $54
Illinois: $44 to $54
Maine: $44 to $54
Maryland: $44 to $54
Massachusetts: $44 to $54
Minnesota: $44 to $54
New York: $44 to $54
New Jersey: $44 to $54
Virginia: $44 to $54
Washington: $44 to $54