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The work:

As a Senior AIOps Engineer, you will be the technical architect and senior implementer driving the client's AI Operations initiative.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the architecture, design, build, and maintenance of the MCP (Model Context Protocol) ecosystem
Vet MCP servers for security, compliance, and functionality; build and optimize server configurations
Architect token optimization, performance tuning, and maintain MCP server catalog
Design, develop, and review secure AI skills, agents, and plugins
Establish a reusable skills library with standards, templates, and documentation
Lead RAG and AWS Knowledge Bases optimization, including embedding, chunking, retrieval testing, and taxonomy design
Develop and maintain governance structures, security reviews, vetting processes, and compliance frameworks
Ensure IAM, authentication, and authorization requirements are met
Troubleshoot complex MCP, skills, agent, and environment setup issues
Maintain support documentation and perform root cause analyses
Lead onboarding, demos, and technical enablement for AI tools (Claude Code, MCP, AWS AI stack)
Evaluate new AI platforms and design proof‐of‐concepts
Provide senior technical implementation support for AI projects and automation frameworks

Here is what you need:

US Citizen or dual citizen (Public Trust eligible)
5+ years of hands‐on experience in software engineering or DevOps
Expert Python programming (automation, frameworks, MCP servers)
Strong experience with API integrations and authentication (OAuth, PATs, IAM, SSO)
Advanced Git, CI/CD pipelines, and core AI/LLM concepts (prompting, embeddings, RAG, agents)
Proven ability to architect solutions and debug distributed systems
Technical leadership and mentorship abilities
Excellent documentation abilities and data‐driven mindset

Preferred experience:

Experience with Claude Code, MCP protocol, or similar AI developer tools
Deep AWS knowledge (Lambda, Bedrock, Knowledge Bases, S3, IAM, API Gateway)
Security architecture experience in regulated or government environments
Experience with Atlassian APIs, ServiceNow integrations
Open‐source contribution or maintainer background
Cloud or security certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure, CISSP, CEH, etc.)
Experience with vector databases, semantic search, embeddings
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized architectures

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:$100,200—$203,400 USD

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