Security Senior Manager

Accenture PLC; Redmond; On-site; AUD 189,000 - 481,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking a Security Senior Manager to lead and grow our security business with Microsoft. You will partner with Microsoft security product and engineering teams, translate priorities into consulting opportunities, and guide globally distributed teams to deliver measurable outcomes.

The role emphasizes cybersecurity expertise, strategic client relationships, and executive-level communication to drive security innovations across Defender, Sentinel, Entra, and related platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in cybersecurity, technology consulting, security engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 7 years of consulting or technology services experience, preferably supporting large enterprise technology clients.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading complex cybersecurity or technology programs involving multiple workstreams and geographically distributed teams.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing client relationships and engaging senior technology, engineering, or security stakeholders.
• Minimum 8 years of demonstrated experience in one or more cybersecurity domains, including security operations, threat detection, vulnerability management, identity security, data protection, cloud security, application security, or AI security.
• Minimum 8 years of experience managing project financials, staffing, delivery quality, and client satisfaction.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

• Microsoft Security Portfolio Leadership: Support the growth and execution of Accenture's Microsoft Security portfolio, working across multiple security product groups, engineering organizations, and business stakeholders.
• Strategic Client Relationships: Build trusted relationships with Microsoft Directors, General Managers, Partner-level leaders, and senior engineering and product executives.
• Business Development: Identify, qualify, shape, and pursue new opportunities across Microsoft's security organization, including product engineering support, security research, testing, operations, and transformation initiatives.
• AI and Agentic Security: Drive opportunities involving agentic SOC, AI security, agent governance, securing agentic software development, and AI-enabled security operations.
• Security Product Engineering and Assurance: Support Microsoft product teams with security validation, adversarial testing, red teaming, product assurance, engineering process improvements, and accelerated product delivery.
• Exposure Management and Security Operations: Shape engagements involving vulnerability management, exposure management, threat detection, incident response, XDR, SIEM, and automated remediation.
• Microsoft Security Ecosystem: Develop a working understanding of Microsoft’s security portfolio, including Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Entra, Purview, Security Copilot, and emerging security platforms.
• Program and Delivery Leadership: Lead complex, multi-workstream engagements, ensuring delivery excellence, stakeholder satisfaction, financial performance, and effective risk management.
• Global Team Leadership: Manage and mentor geographically distributed consulting, engineering, and cybersecurity teams, fostering accountability, technical excellence, and professional development.
• Innovation and Thought Leadership: Collaborate with Accenture’s security practices, AI teams, research organizations, and technology partners to bring innovative solutions and reusable accelerators to Microsoft.
• Commercial Management: Own engagement economics, staffing plans, forecasting, profitability, and account-level operational performance.
• Executive Communications: Develop compelling proposals, executive presentations, business cases, and strategic recommendations for Microsoft and Accenture leadership.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Executive presentation

Education

Master's degree in cybersecurity or related field

Job description

We Are

Accenture Security helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond to, and recover across the cybersecurity lifecycle. We work with leading technology companies to accelerate security innovation, strengthen product capabilities, and deliver AI-enabled cybersecurity solutions at scale.

Our Microsoft Security portfolio brings together deep cybersecurity expertise, engineering capabilities, industry experience, and strategic partnerships to help Microsoft advance its security products, platforms, and services.

You Are

As a Security Senior Manager, you will play a key leadership role in growing and delivering Accenture's security business with Microsoft.

You will work closely with Accenture leadership and Microsoft Security product and engineering teams to identify opportunities, shape innovative solutions, and lead complex security engagements.

The Work

This role requires a combination of cybersecurity expertise, strong consulting and delivery leadership, business development capabilities, and an understanding of emerging AI-driven security technologies.

The ideal candidate is comfortable engaging senior Microsoft stakeholders, translating product priorities into actionable consulting and engineering opportunities, and leading globally distributed teams to deliver measurable outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Microsoft Security Portfolio Leadership: Support the growth and execution of Accenture's Microsoft Security portfolio, working across multiple security product groups, engineering organizations, and business stakeholders.
• Strategic Client Relationships: Build trusted relationships with Microsoft Directors, General Managers, Partner-level leaders, and senior engineering and product executives. Understand their priorities, challenges, and product roadmaps.
• Business Development: Identify, qualify, shape, and pursue new opportunities across Microsoft's security organization, including product engineering support, security research, testing, operations, and transformation initiatives.
• AI and Agentic Security: Drive opportunities involving agentic SOC, AI security, agent governance, securing agentic software development, and AI-enabled security operations.
• Security Product Engineering and Assurance: Support Microsoft product teams with security validation, adversarial testing, red teaming, product assurance, engineering process improvements, and accelerated product delivery.
• Exposure Management and Security Operations: Shape engagements involving vulnerability management, exposure management, threat detection, incident response, XDR, SIEM, and automated remediation.
• Microsoft Security Ecosystem: Develop a working understanding of Microsoft’s security portfolio, including Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Entra, Purview, Security Copilot, and emerging security platforms.
• Program and Delivery Leadership: Lead complex, multi-workstream engagements, ensuring delivery excellence, stakeholder satisfaction, financial performance, and effective risk management.
• Global Team Leadership: Manage and mentor geographically distributed consulting, engineering, and cybersecurity teams, fostering accountability, technical excellence, and professional development.
• Innovation and Thought Leadership: Collaborate with Accenture’s security practices, AI teams, research organizations, and technology partners to bring innovative solutions and reusable accelerators to Microsoft.
• Commercial Management: Own engagement economics, staffing plans, forecasting, profitability, and account-level operational performance.
• Executive Communications: Develop compelling proposals, executive presentations, business cases, and strategic recommendations for Microsoft and Accenture leadership.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here's What You Need

• Minimum 10 years of experience in cybersecurity, technology consulting, security engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 7 years of consulting or technology services experience, preferably supporting large enterprise technology clients.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading complex cybersecurity or technology programs involving multiple workstreams and geographically distributed teams.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing client relationships and engaging senior technology, engineering, or security stakeholders.
• Minimum 8 years of demonstrated experience in one or more cybersecurity domains, including security operations, threat detection, vulnerability management, identity security, data protection, cloud security, application security, or AI security.
• Minimum 8 years of experience managing project financials, staffing, delivery quality, and client satisfaction.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Professional Skills Requirement

• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Microsoft Ecosystem Experience: Experience working with Microsoft Security product groups or delivering services involving Defender, Sentinel, Entra, Purview, Security Copilot, or Azure security technologies.
• AI Security: Familiarity with generative AI, agentic AI, AI red teaming, agent security, LLM security, and emerging AI security frameworks.
• Business Development: Experience identifying opportunities, shaping solutions, developing proposals, and contributing to sales pursuits and account growth.
• Security Engineering: Experience supporting cybersecurity product engineering organizations, product validation, security testing, automation, or engineering transformation.
• Security Operations: Understanding of SOC modernization, XDR, SIEM, threat intelligence, incident response, and security automation.
• Exposure Management: Experience with vulnerability management, attack surface management, continuous threat exposure management, and risk-based remediation.
• Red Teaming and Security Assurance: Familiarity with adversarial testing, penetration testing, AI red teaming, and continuous security validation.
• Large-Scale Program Leadership: Experience managing $2M+ engagements and coordinating multiple concurrent delivery teams.
• Technology Industry Experience: Prior experience supporting major technology companies, hyperscalers, cloud providers, or cybersecurity product organizations.
• Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, Azure Security Engineer, or equivalent.
• Education: Master's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, business, or a related discipline.

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.

We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/30/2026.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.

U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/benefits)

Role Location Annual Salary RangeCalifornia $132,500 to $338,300Colorado $132,500 to $292,200Connecticut $132,500 to $292,200District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200Illinois $122,700 to $292,200Maine $112,900 to $249,000Maryland $132,500 to $292,200Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200New York $122,700 to $338,300New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300Ohio $122,700 to $270,600Virginia $122,700 to $311,200Washington $141,100 to $311,200

Requesting an Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs such as for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 [phone] or send us an email or speak with your recruiter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences.All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

For details, view a copy of theAccenture Equal Opportunity Statement (https://www.accenture.com/content/dam/accenture/final/accenture-com/document-4/Accenture-Equal-Opportunity-Statement.pdf#zoom=50)

Accenture is an EEO and Aff…

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

California requires additional notifications for applicants and employees. If you are a California resident, live in or plan to work from Los Angeles County upon being hired for this position, please click here for additional important information.

Please read Accenture’s Recruiting and Hiring Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.