Infrastructure Resiliency Lead Assoc Director

Accenture; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an exceptional Infrastructure Resiliency Lead (L5) to own enterprise IT resiliency strategy and execution across BC/DR, HA, and regulatory compliance. This role engages CIO and CRO audiences, shaping large resilience programs for global clients and driving end-to-end delivery and P&L accountability.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in IT infrastructure and resilience, with senior leadership experience and strong familiarity with DORA, PRA/FCA, FRB, and APRA CPS 230.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years IT infrastructure, operational resilience, or technology risk with BC/DR and HA expertise.
• Minimum 10+ years in senior leadership with resiliency ownership and regulatory exposure.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; if Associate’s Degree, 6+ years of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Own IT resiliency end-to-end — BC/DR, HA design, operational resilience, geo-resilience for global clients.
• Lead DORA compliance and supervisory requirements across industries.
• Design crisis management frameworks including runbooks and crisis simulations.
• Architect geo-resilience with multi-region failover and data sovereignty considerations.
• Sell and shape resiliency engagements at CIO/CRO level; oversee proposals and board presentations.
• Maintain accountability for commercial and delivery performance of resiliency engagements.
• Provide thought leadership on AI-driven resilience testing and chaos engineering.
• Build and lead a high-performing resiliency practice; attract and develop talent.

Skills

BC/DR Architecture

HA Architecture

Executive leadership

Regulatory compliance

Crisis management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

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, Interactive, Technology, and Operations services, all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 738,000 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. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

We are seeking an exceptional consulting leader to serve as our Infrastructure Resiliency Lead, a senior L5 position with enterprise-wide ownership of IT resiliency strategy and execution. This role holds end-to-end accountability for business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR), high availability (HA) architecture, DORA and operational-resilience regulatory compliance, crisis management, and geo-resilience design across the firm's global infrastructure estate. Operating at the highest levels of client engagement, this individual sells and delivers large, complex resiliency programs directly to CIO and CRO audiences, and is personally accountable for both sold and delivered work.

The Work:

• 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 point of accountability for DORA compliance, operational-resilience regulatory requirements, and related supervisory expectations across financial services and other regulated industries

• Lead crisis management design and response frameworks — including crisis simulation, runbook governance, and executive escalation protocols — ensuring clients can sustain critical operations through major disruptions

• Design and oversee geo-resilience architectures — active-active, active-passive, and multi-region failover models — accounting for data sovereignty, latency, regulatory, and concentration-risk requirements

• Sell and shape resiliency engagements at the CIO and CRO level — leading pursuits, authoring executive 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

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, operational resilience, or technology risk, with a demonstrable specialty in BC/DR and HA architecture

• Minimum 10+ years in senior leadership roles with direct ownership of resiliency strategy, regulatory compliance, or crisis response for large, complex enterprises

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Bonus Points If:

• Deep domain experience in financial services, financial market infrastructure, or other systemically important sectors subject to heightened operational resilience scrutiny

• Hands-on experience engaging directly with financial regulators (PRA, FCA, ECB, OCC, Fed) on resilience-related examinations, findings, and remediation programs

• Industry certifications in business continuity (CBCP/MBCP), cloud architecture, or operational risk management

• Experience leading chaos engineering and advanced resilience-testing programs (e.g., Netflix Simian Army, AWS Fault Injection Simulator, cloud-native chaos tooling)

Skills:

• BC/DR & HA Architecture: End-to-end BC/DR program design (RTO/RPO, BIA, testing), multi-cloud HA patterns (AWS, Azure, GCP), and geo-resilient multi-region failover.

• Operational Resilience & Compliance: Global regulatory alignment (DORA, PRA/FCA, FRB, APRA CPS 230), business service mapping, and impact tolerance testing.

• Crisis Management & Third-Party Risk: Command structures, live tabletop simulations, vendor concentration assessments, and supply-chain exit strategies.

• Commercial & Executive Leadership: C-suite and Board engagement, large deal origination, portfolio P&L management, and practice development.

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