Crowdstrike Pre-Sales Associate Director

Accenture the Netherlands; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a CrowdStrike Security Architect to strengthen our Cyber Defense and Resilience practice. You will lead pre-sales engagements, architecture design, and advisory work for enterprise clients, focusing on Falcon deployments and security transformation initiatives.

The role requires deep expertise across endpoint security, NG-SIEM, cloud security, and identity protection, with a proven ability to bridge business and technical priorities for measurable cyber resilience outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in pre-sales, sales engineering, solution architecture, technical consulting, or cybersecurity delivery roles.
• Hands-on experience with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, including endpoint protection, EDR, and related security capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of multiple security domains, including SIEM platforms (Splunk, QRadar, Elastic, Sentinel, Chronicle), endpoint security, identity threat detection, cloud security, and exposure management.
• Experience designing, implementing, or supporting enterprise security architectures across cloud, hybrid, identity, OT/ICS, and data center environments.
• Excellent consulting, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into meaningful business outcomes for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops with CISOs, SOC leaders, and security architects to assess security capabilities, identify gaps, and align CrowdStrike solutions to business outcomes.
• Design and deliver CrowdStrike Falcon demonstrations, solution architectures, business value assessments, and solution proposals tailored to client priorities and environments.
• Serve as a trusted advisor throughout pre-sales engagements and security transformation initiatives, helping clients modernize and optimize their security operations.
• Guide organizations through security platform consolidation, cyber resilience programs, and adoption of Falcon capabilities including NG-SIEM, Identity Protection, Cloud Security, CTEM, and Charlotte AI.
• Contribute to the development, positioning, and growth of Accenture's CrowdStrike offerings through innovation, thought leadership, and opportunity acceleration activities.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

CrowdStrike Falcon

SIEM knowledge

Enterprise security architecture

Consulting & stakeholder mgmt

Tools

CrowdStrike Falcon

Splunk

QRadar

Elastic

Sentinel

Chronicle

Job description

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology, and operations, powered by exceptional digital capabilities across all of these areas. With deep industry expertise, a culture of innovation, and a commitment to delivering value, we help organizations navigate complexity and transform with confidence.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology, and operations, powered by exceptional digital capabilities across all of these areas. With deep industry expertise, a culture of innovation, and a commitment to delivering value, we help organizations navigate complexity and transform with confidence.

We believe in inclusion, diversity, and supporting the whole person. Our core values include Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual, and Integrity. Accenture is consistently recognized globally not only for business performance, but also for our strong commitment to equality and belonging.

"Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us."

Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Introduction

At Accenture Security, we are seeking an accomplished CrowdStrike Security Architect to strengthen our Cyber Defense and Resilience practice. We are looking for a cybersecurity professional with proven experience in pre-sales engagements, security operations transformation, CrowdStrike Falcon platform implementations, and client-facing advisory engagements.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise across endpoint security, NG-SIEM, identity protection, cloud security, exposure management, and AI-enabled security capabilities with the ability to guide strategic cybersecurity initiatives. This role requires a trusted advisor who can bridge business and technical priorities, helping clients modernize security operations, consolidate technologies, and achieve measurable cyber resilience outcomes.

Working at the intersection of Accenture's consulting excellence and CrowdStrike's technology leadership, you will support leading organizations in accelerating their security transformation journeys while contributing to innovative cybersecurity offerings and solutions.

What's in It for You

• Partner with leading organizations to modernize and transform security operations through AI-powered cyber defense.
• Collaborate with Accenture's CrowdStrike Business Group and global cybersecurity specialists.
• Influence strategic security decisions and large-scale cyber transformation initiatives.
• Shape innovative CrowdStrike-focused offerings and contribute to market-leading solutions.
• Access continuous learning opportunities, industry certifications, competitive benefits, and flexible working arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops with CISOs, SOC leaders, and security architects to assess security capabilities, identify gaps, and align CrowdStrike solutions to business outcomes.
• Design and deliver CrowdStrike Falcon demonstrations, solution architectures, business value assessments, and solution proposals tailored to client priorities and environments.
• Serve as a trusted advisor throughout pre-sales engagements and security transformation initiatives, helping clients modernize and optimize their security operations.
• Guide organizations through security platform consolidation, cyber resilience programs, and adoption of Falcon capabilities including NG-SIEM, Identity Protection, Cloud Security, CTEM, and Charlotte AI.
• Contribute to the development, positioning, and growth of Accenture's CrowdStrike offerings through innovation, thought leadership, and opportunity acceleration activities.

Necessary Knowledge / Skills

• Proven experience in pre-sales, sales engineering, solution architecture, technical consulting, or cybersecurity delivery roles.
• Hands-on experience with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, including endpoint protection, EDR, and related security capabilities across vendor, partner, or customer environments.
• Strong knowledge of multiple security domains, including SIEM platforms (Splunk, QRadar, Elastic, Sentinel, Chronicle), endpoint security, identity threat detection, cloud security, and exposure management.
• Experience designing, implementing, or supporting enterprise security architectures across cloud, hybrid, identity, OT/ICS, and data center environments.
• Excellent consulting, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into meaningful business outcomes for executive audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active CrowdStrike certifications such as CCFA, CCSE, or CrowdStrike Champions Professional/Expert credentials.
• Experience with CrowdStrike NG-SIEM, including migrations, parser development, CQL use cases, or LogScale administration.
• Background in managed security services, MSSP/MDR environments, or large‑scale security operations programs.
• Experience with CTEM, attack surface management, vulnerability prioritization platforms, and cyber exposure reduction initiatives.
• Familiarity with security frameworks and threat intelligence practices, including NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, DORA, HIPAA, FedRAMP, and MITRE ATT&CK.

Additional Information

• Opportunity to support world‑class cybersecurity programs for leading global organizations.
• Work alongside Accenture's CrowdStrike Business Group as a trusted technical expert.
• Collaborate with global teams to deliver innovative cyber defense and resilience solutions.
• Travel may be required based on business and client needs.
• Flexibility and mobility are important to successfully deliver client‑focused engagements.

About Accenture

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, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology, and Operations services, powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers.

Our people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities.

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.