Zero Trust - SASE - Network Security Consultant

Job description

Accenture Overview We are a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives. Help us show the world what’s possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning, and a global community of diverse talent and perspectives, we drive success in a new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. Our expertise spans 40+ industries across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day. We turn ideas into reality. We Are Accenture Security helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond and recover along all points of the security lifecycle. Cybersecurity challenges are different for every business in every industry. Leveraging our global resources and advanced technologies, we create integrated, turnkey solutions tailored to our clients’ needs across their entire value chain. Whether we’re defending against known cyberattacks, detecting and responding to the unknown, or running an entire security operations center, we will help companies build cyber resilience to grow with confidence. Our team of the security sector’s brightest people use the coolest tech to out-hack the hackers and help clients build resilience from within. We blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and managed service solutions to rethink the entire security lifecycle. You Are: Security and Risk professionals develop and deliver solutions that protect enterprise systems, applications and data by establishing policies, practices and tools that prevent unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or disruption.  A professional at this position level within Accenture has the following responsibilities: Provides solutions to complex business problems for area(s) of responsibility where analysis of situations requires an in depth knowledge of organizational objectives.  Involved in setting strategic direction to establish near term goals for area of responsibility.  Interacts with senior management levels at a client and/or within Accenture, which involves negotiating or influencing on significant matters.  Has latitude in decision-making and determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments. The Work (Key Responsibilities): Help develop, foster and sell network security projects Responsible for migrating client to Network Managed Service. Ensure client deliverables are produced on time according to specified project deliverables and scope Drive the development and upskill of junior resources Design and deliver network security and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) offerings and solutions for clients as well as the following: Support the delivery of Accenture's security offerings related to cloud security, including security governance (security policies and procedures), security strategy (security planning), risk (risk assessments and management), cloud data protection (classification, encryption, tokenization), cloud-based identity and access management, technology/provider-specific cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, Softlayer, VMware) and monitoring/analytics for and in the cloud Ability to interpret relevance of security controls to relevant compliance with legal, best-practice, and regulatory requirements for cloud environments. Developing and presenting at industry conferences as an expert in the Cloud Security field Lead the growth, development and support junior cloud security resources Understand engagements, business drivers and security enablement opportunities as it relates to our client's business Demonstrate ability to lead and manage business development / proposal efforts Business development responsibilities around cloud & network security including origination, capture and relationship development Ability to translate technical cloud security requirements into business terms for executive stakeholders Conduct cloud and infrastructure security strategy, readiness and discovery assessments; be familiar with cloud security frameworks, compliance requirements and security operations Deliver services that meet Accenture Project quality specifications Ability to take initiative to communicate, interact, and collaborate with others to ensure that all aspects of a task are addressed Here’s What You Need (Basic Qualifications) Minimum 3 years of experience with Prisma Access and Zscaler and /or experience and knowledge with network security concepts and architectures around Zero Trust and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), RBI (Remote Browser Isolation) , Security Service Edge and micro-segmentation Minimum of 3 years managing projects using a standardized set of project management principles Minimum of 2 years of technical writing and report generation Minimum 3 years of experience Enterprise IT security risk assessments and related frameworks (e.g., ISO 27000 series, NIST 800 Series, COBIT, IT General Controls, etc.) Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience) Travel will be required for this role.  The amount of travel will vary from 75 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Skills): Experience in IT Security Testing (e.g., penetration testing, web application security assessments, vulnerability assessments and technical security assessments Experience in Identity and Access Management Experience in Infrastructure & Cloud Security (virtualized environments a plus) Experience with application development 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 09/27/2026. 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 $70,350 to $205,800 Colorado $63,800 to $177,800 Connecticut $63,800 to $177,800 District of Columbia $68,000 to $189,300 Illinois $59,100 to $177,800 Maine $54,400 to $151,400 Maryland $63,800 to $177,800 Massachusetts $63,800 to $189,300 Minnesota $63,800 to $177,800 New York $66,300 to $205,800 New Jersey $68,000 to $205,800 Ohio $59,100 to $164,600 Virginia $59,100 to $189,300 Washington $80,200 to $189,300 About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We co