AWS Cloud Security Consultant

Accenture PLC; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an AWS Security professional to design, implement, and operate security controls across cloud environments. You will lead security architecture, threat detection, and governance programs while collaborating with clients and internal teams.

The role requires deep hands-on AWS security experience, strong communication with executives, and the ability to drive security programs end-to-end.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years designing, implementing, or operating AWS security controls.
• At least 3 years with IAM, federation, least privilege, and multi-account governance.
• At least 3 years with AWS network security (VPC, SGs, NACLs, WAF).
• At least 3 years with monitoring and threat detection services (GuardDuty, CloudTrail, etc).
• Experience securing data via encryption, key mgmt, secrets mgmt, and vulnerability mgmt.
• Familiarity with cloud security frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27001).
• Strong experience leading cloud security projects and producing docs.
• Ability to communicate risk and strategy to exec stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of AWS security strategy, architecture, and ops engagements.
• Develop roadmaps aligned with business objectives, risk tolerance, and compliance.
• Design landing zones and multi-account environments using AWS services.
• Define IAM and access controls with least-privilege practices.
• Design network security architectures using VPC, SGs, NACLs, WAF, and related tools.
• Develop data protection solutions with KMS, CloudHSM, encryption, and secret management.
• Establish cloud security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response.
• Lead cloud security posture management and remediation across workloads.
• Translate security risks to clear business recommendations for execs.
• Map security controls to frameworks like NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, and AWS Well-Architected.
• Lead client workshops, assessments, and executive presentations; drive proposals.
• Coach junior practitioners and contribute reusable assets and thought leadership.
• Deliver services per Accenture quality standards across teams.

Skills

AWS security strategy

Identity and access management

Network security

Threat detection

Cloud governance

Regulatory compliance (NIST/ISO)

Security architecture

Security operations

Leadership of security projects

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS Organizations

AWS Control Tower

AWS Security Hub

AWS IAM

AWS CloudTrail

AWS Config

AWS GuardDuty

AWS CloudWatch

VPC & network security tools

Job description

Accenture is seeking an AWS Security professional to design, implement, and operate security controls across cloud environments. You will lead security architecture, threat detection, and governance programs while collaborating with clients and internal teams.

The role requires deep hands-on AWS security experience, strong communication with executives, and the ability to drive security programs end-to-end.