Solution Architect Manager

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Accenture Security
Accenture Security delivers continuous, rapid-fire innovation and new business capabilities that meet —and redefine—the needs of the digital era. You’ll help our clients—including 94 of the Fortune 100 and governments around the world—transform their technology infrastructures using resources that range from cloud, data centers and workplace to networks, security and managed services.

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.

We are currently looking for professionals for our Managed Security Services aka “MSS” practice with extensive experience in the following:

You Are

• Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment

• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment

• Desire to work in a fast paced and highly collaborative environment

• Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

• Can apply deep security skills to design, build and protect enterprise systems, applications, data, assets and people for Accenture and our clients

Security Solution Architect professionals analyze and translate client requirements and objectives and own the end-to-end solution development process to produce winning proposals and value proposition, at the right cost to client. Scope may also include the transformation of a client’s security capabilities. A professional at this position level within Accenture has the following responsibilities:

• Leads solution development in situations in which analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Accountable for identifying and assessing complex problems for area of responsibility

• Required to apply critical thinking skills to solve for unique scenarios and challenges where there is no well-defined solution

• Ownership for applying the appropriate methods and procedures on deal pursuits

• Collaborates across the ecosystem to engage with the appropriate SMEs for solution inputs/ outputs as needed (consulting/ transformation, delivery/ operations, pricing performance and proposal response etc.)

• Leads large/ complex deal shaping activities at a client or within Accenture, including client workshops/ co-innovation, solution validation and due diligence/ contracting deliverables

• Stakeholder management and interaction with senior leadership at a client and/or within Accenture, involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approach

• Accountable for executing strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to the team

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in technology with a minimum of 5 years’ in at least one Security domain (e.g., Managed Detection and Response, Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Application Security, etc.)

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in cloud delivered services/ platforms (IaaS/ PaaS/ SaaS)

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Solutioning and Enterprise Architecture work

  • Leading proposal response to RFPs

  • Development of proposals, clarifying requirements, confirming scope, and developing a solution with the right considerations and levers

  • Leading cost modelling, resource planning and pricing workstreams

  • Understanding of the delivery aspects of security operations support engagements

  • Interfacing with Client stakeholders to showcase value proposition

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience

Professional Requirements:

• Client interfacing and strong communication skills

• Demonstrated creativity in complex problem solving and ability to work under pressure

• Strong project/program management experience

• Effective communicator with great interpersonal skills and the ability to be credible with clients

• Ability to take business problems, existing processes and technology and translate these into service and process requirements

• Strong analytical skills with a structured problem-solving approach

• High energy levels and commitment to stringent timelines

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 in California, Colorado, New York or Washington as set forth below.
We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $131,100 to $302,400

Colorado $131,100 to $261,300

New York $121,400 to $302,400

Washington $139,600 to $278,200

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