Cloud Infrastructure Security Lead

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Why Join Accenture's Security Practice?

Serving as a trusted security partner for more than 20 years to more than 330 clients across 70 countries, Accenture's security practice helps organizations build resilience from the inside out so they can operate and grow confidently in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

Our 7000 security professionals bring exceptional industry expertise to tailor intelligent security services to our clients' unique businesses and industries.

We provide a full spectrum of services - from security strategy development, to business transformation to managed security services - on demand and at a global scale.

Leveraging our global resources and next-generation technologies, we create an integrated, comprehensive program tailored to each organization's specific business goals and industry.

Recognizing that there is no finish line in securing enterprises, we are constantly collaborating at our global cyber labs and centers with our broad, interdisciplinary innovation ecosystem of the best minds in security.

Our focus on continuous innovation gives us a front lines perspective that ensures we are adapting to match the pace of security challenges.

Accenture's unique ability to combine deep Security expertise across Strategy, Technology and Operations means that it can offer clients an enterprise-wide security program to predict, protect, detect, and respond to threats in an industry specific context.

Job Description

This exciting role within Accenture Canada's growing Security business requires a highly collaborative, multi-faceted security expert to lead our talented and growing cloud and infrastructure security team.

We are looking for candidates with the right balance of people, technical and business skills to work with Accenture and eco-system stakeholders to drive business growth and play a key role with clients and teams in the successful delivery of innovative security solutions.

• As the trusted security advisory for industry security and technology leaders, support their security mandates to protect their businesses through end-to-end security solutions and innovations.
• Help drive business development activities including origination, qualification, capture and relationship development
• Develop, plan and lead large-scale solution delivery efforts for clients across a broad range of Security and privacy capabilities and requirements
• Play a lead role in developing written and oral client proposals
• Maintain relationships with key client stakeholders at VP and C-suite level
• Assist in driving overall Security practice growth

Basic Skills :

• Minimum of 15 years of experience designing and delivering a broad range of security services for clients
• Deep understanding of and experience in both cloud and infrastructure security
• Ability to coordinate and driving high-value Multi-Tower Security Deals.
• Extensive experience in delivering complex, multi-tower Cloud Security and Zero Trust delivery (build and transform).
• Cloud Security experience in MSFT Security and one other CSP e.g. GCP or AWS.
• Zero Trust experience in Secure Access Service Edge with a major vendor e.g. PANW and Zscaler.
• Cloud Security architecture experience preferred.
• Proven ability to operate within a team-oriented environment
• Demonstrated collaboration experience in a professional setting with national or global firm.
• Demonstrated experience in practice development and ability to lead and grow healthy teams
• High energy level, focus and ability to work well in demanding client environments.
• Strong leadership, problem solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Active engagement and participation in practice wide initiatives and extra-curricular activities that contribute to business growth and high levels of people engagement.
• Industry recognized Professional Security certification (CISSP / CISM)
• Minimum Bachelor's degree

English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language.

Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.

Preferred Skills :

• Experience working for the Big 5 consulting firms is highly desired
• Knowledge of Security vendors and Security product capabilities
• In possession of, or able to qualify for, Canadian security clearance
• Experience in pricing deals and broad understanding of competitive environment.
• Strong client focus, knowledge and experience in one or more industry areas (i.e. retail, resources, financial services, health, public sector, etc.)
• 5+ strong client relationships at Director level and above.
• Experience with C-Level client relationship building and relationship management.
• Experience originating and closing deals in Cloud Security and Zero Trust domains.
• Recognized for thought leadership in the market with experience speaking at conferences or delivering cybersecurity related learning
• Demonstrated experience working with eco-system partners
• Ability to foster account engagement and growth with security delivery and account leads, client account leads and industry leaders
• Proven ability to create a business plan and execute against it.

Professional Skill Requirements

• Ability to lead and manage dynamic multi-region teams
• Eagerness to contribute in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Good organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills
• Demonstrated leadership, teamwork and collaboration in professional setting; either military or civilian
• Good collaboration skills and ability to work with multi-discipline teams in order to co-create and innovate services to solve client problems

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