System Security Practitioner

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, Accenture offers Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X, and Song services. Our people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, helping organizations accelerate innovation and create measurable value at scale.

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, Accenture offers Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X, and Song services. Our people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, helping organizations accelerate innovation and create measurable value at scale.

We are seeking an experienced Security Transformation Practitioner to lead the design, implementation, and continuous enhancement of enterprise security solutions across infrastructure, applications, cloud, and data environments. This role combines technical expertise with leadership capabilities, enabling organizations to strengthen their security posture, manage cyber risks, and embed security throughout technology and business transformation initiatives. The successful candidate will act as a trusted security advisor, leading security work streams and collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups to deliver secure and resilient solutions.

• Lead the design and implementation of security architectures and controls across enterprise platforms, cloud environments, applications, and data ecosystems.
• Drive security transformation initiatives by integrating security requirements throughout the project and solution delivery lifecycle.
• Conduct security risk assessments, architecture reviews, and control evaluations aligned with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support security solution planning, estimation activities, and security-related business development initiatives.
• Serve as a Security Subject Matter Expert, independently owning complex security deliverables and leading security work streams.
• Perform and oversee security risk assessments, threat modeling exercises, and security control gap analyses.
• Lead security administration and data protection initiatives, including identity and access management concepts, privileged access management, encryption, and data security strategies.
• Guide application security practices, including secure software development lifecycle integration, vulnerability remediation, and Dev Sec Ops  adoption.
• Plan and oversee security testing activities, including vulnerability assessments, penetration testing coordination, and remediation management.
• Evaluate emerging security technologies and support their adoption to improve cyber resilience and operational effectiveness.
• Develop and improve security policies, standards, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Communicate technical security risks, findings, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with architecture, engineering, operations, risk, and compliance teams to drive security outcomes.
• Mentor junior security professionals and promote knowledge sharing across security teams.
• Support enterprise security transformation programs and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8 to 12 years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, IT risk management, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience leading security initiatives, managing security work streams, or supervising security teams.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise security architecture, security transformation programs, or large-scale security implementation projects.
• Hands‑on experience performing security risk assessments, security testing, threat modeling, and security control design.
• Experience supporting cloud, application, and data security initiatives within enterprise environments.

• Advanced knowledge of Security Administration.
• Advanced knowledge of Security Risk Assessment methodologies and frameworks.
• Strong experience in Security Testing and Vulnerability…