AWS Cloud & Zero Trust Security Consultant

Accenture Portugal; Porto; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel within Europe

Job summary

Accenture CyberSecurity is seeking an experienced security professional to design and deliver Zero Trust architectures and AWS Cloud Security solutions from Porto, Portugal. You will assess client environments, develop security strategies and implement cloud-native controls, working with DevOps and migration teams.

We value senior practitioners with 5+ years in security consulting, strong AWS knowledge (IAM, encryption, logging, monitoring), and the ability to communicate complex concepts to

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in security consulting, cloud security, or Zero Trust initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust models and practical application across identity, networks, workloads, endpoints and data.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Security including IAM, encryption, logging, monitoring and threat detection.
• Solid knowledge of cloud security frameworks and standards (NIST 800-207, CIS AWS Benchmark, ISO/IEC 27001).
• Ability to communicate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support design, implementation and delivery of Zero Trust architectures and AWS Cloud Security solutions.
• Assess client environments and define security strategies aligned with Zero Trust principles.
• Design and deploy cloud-native security controls in AWS (IAM, network segmentation, encryption, logging and threat detection).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed security into DevOps, cloud migration and digital transformation programs.
• Support clients in improving cloud security posture, detection and response capabilities, and regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, roadmaps, technical documentation and client presentations.
• At Manager level, mentor junior team members and support project delivery governance.

Skills

Zero Trust security

AWS Cloud Security

Cloud security frameworks

Communication to technical/non-tech

English fluency

Leadership / mentoring

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD tooling

SIEM tooling

AWS services (GuardDuty, Config, Macie)

Job description

Accenture CyberSecurity is seeking an experienced security professional to design and deliver Zero Trust architectures and AWS Cloud Security solutions from Porto, Portugal. You will assess client environments, develop security strategies and implement cloud-native controls, working with DevOps and migration teams.

We value senior practitioners with 5+ years in security consulting, strong AWS knowledge (IAM, encryption, logging, monitoring), and the ability to communicate complex concepts to