Enterprise IT Resilience Lead — Associate Director

Accenture; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 381,000; 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 exceptional Infrastructure Resiliency Lead, a senior L5 role with enterprise-wide ownership of IT resiliency strategy and execution. You will own BC/DR, HA architecture, crisis management, and geo-resilience design across the global infrastructure estate, reporting to CIO/CRO audiences and driving large, complex resiliency programs.

The role requires 10+ years in IT infrastructure and senior leadership with demonstrable regulatory compliance experience, and a proven

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, operational resilience, or technology risk.
• Minimum 10+ years in senior leadership roles with ownership of resiliency strategy and regulatory compliance.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Own IT resiliency end-to-end — setting strategy, governing architecture, and driving execution across BC/DR, HA design, operational resilience, and geo-resilience programs for complex global clients
• Serve as the primary executive accountability for DORA compliance and regulatory requirements across financial services and other regulated industries
• Lead crisis management design and response frameworks — including crisis simulation, runbook governance, and executive escalation protocols
• Design and oversee geo-resilience architectures — multi-region failover models with data sovereignty, latency, regulatory, and concentration-risk requirements
• Sell and shape resiliency engagements at the CIO and CRO level — leading pursuits, proposals, and presenting to boards, regulators, and senior risk committees
• Maintain personal accountability for the commercial and delivery performance of sold engagements — including P&L ownership, risk management, and client satisfaction for the resiliency portfolio
• Provide thought leadership on emerging resilience trends — including AI-driven resilience testing, chaos engineering, third-party concentration risk, and evolving regulatory frameworks (DORA, FRB SR 20-4, APRA CPS 230)
• Build and lead a high-performing resiliency practice — attracting talent, developing next-generation leaders, and scaling Accenture's go-to-market proposition in infrastructure resilience

Skills

BC/DR & HA

Operational Resilience

Crisis Management

Executive Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Accenture is seeking an exceptional Infrastructure Resiliency Lead, a senior L5 role with enterprise-wide ownership of IT resiliency strategy and execution. You will own BC/DR, HA architecture, crisis management, and geo-resilience design across the global infrastructure estate, reporting to CIO/CRO audiences and driving large, complex resiliency programs.

The role requires 10+ years in IT infrastructure and senior leadership with demonstrable regulatory compliance experience, and a proven