Security Solution Architect Senior Manager

Accenture; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 123,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Security is seeking a seasoned Security Solution Architect for our Cleveland area team. You will translate client requirements into end-to-end security solutions, overseeing proposal responses, and guiding complex deal shaping with cross-functional SMEs.

The role emphasizes leadership, client engagement, and strategic delivery across cyber capabilities. The position demands extensive IT and cybersecurity experience, strong communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience; minimum 12 years total IT experience with cybersecurity focus.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and capability with cloud-delivered services.
• Experience leading proposal responses to RFPs and developing robust security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution development with in-depth analysis of variable factors.
• Apply critical thinking to solve unique scenarios with no defined solution.
• Oversee deal pursuit methods and procedures.
• Collaborate with SMEs across consulting, delivery, pricing, and proposals.
• Lead large, complex deal shaping activities with clients and internal teams.
• Demonstrate excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Manage stakeholders and engage senior leadership as needed.
• Execute strategic direction set by senior management for the team.
• Travel may be required for the role (0–100% varies by client).

Skills

AI fluency

Cloud platforms

RFP leadership

Cost modelling

Pricing

Security operations

Client interfacing

Stakeholder management

Requirements translation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We Are

We are a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives. Help us show the world what’s possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning and a global community of diverse talent and perspectives, we drive success in a new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. Our expertise spans 40+ industries across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day. We turn ideas into reality.

Accenture Security

Accenture Security delivers continuous, rapid-fire innovation and new business capabilities that meet —and redefine—the needs of the digital era. You’ll help our clients—including 94 of the Fortune 100 and governments around the world—transform their technology infrastructures using resources that range from cloud, data centers and workplace to networks, security and managed services.

Accenture Security helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond and recover along all points of the security lifecycle. Cybersecurity challenges are different for every business in every industry. Leveraging our global resources and advanced technologies, we create integrated, turnkey solutions tailored to our clients’ needs across their entire value chain. Whether we’re defending against known cyberattacks, detecting and responding to the unknown, or running an entire security operations center, we will help companies build cyber resilience to grow with confidence. Our team of the security sector’s brightest people use the coolest tech to out-hack the hackers and help clients build resilience from within. We blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and managed service solutions to rethink the entire security lifecycle.

You Are

We are currently looking for professionals for our Security Solution Architect team with extensive experience in the following:

• Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment
• Desire to work in a fast paced and highly collaborative environment
• Can apply deep security skills to design, build and protect enterprise systems, applications, data, assets and people for Accenture and our clients

The Work

Security Solution Architect professionals analyze and translate client requirements and objectives and own the end-to-end solution development process to produce winning proposals and value proposition, at the right cost to client. Scope may also include the transformation of a client’s security capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads solution development in situations in which analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Accountable for identifying and assessing complex problems for area of responsibility
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment; required to apply critical thinking skills to solve for unique scenarios and challenges where there is no well-defined solution
• Ownership for applying the appropriate methods and procedures on deal pursuits
• Collaborates across the ecosystem to engage with the appropriate SMEs for solution inputs/ outputs as needed (consulting/ transformation, delivery/ operations, pricing performance and proposal response etc.)
• Leads large/ complex deal shaping activities at a client or within Accenture, including client workshops/ co-innovation, solution validation and due diligence/ contracting deliverables
• Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Stakeholder management and interaction with senior leadership at a client and/or within Accenture, involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approach
• Accountable for executing strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to the team

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s what you need

• Minimum of 15 years of IT experience (cybersecurity, infrastructure engineering, software development) with a minimum of 7 years in at least one Cybersecurity domain (e.g., Threat Detection and Response, Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Application Security)
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in delivery or solution architecture of one or more of the cybersecurity capability domains mentioned above
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Professional Skills Requirements

• Must have foundation and practical knowledge on usage of AI (demonstrate AI fluency)
• Solid understanding of cloud delivered services/ platforms (IaaS/ PaaS/ SaaS)
• Experience in leading proposal response to RFPs, clarifying requirements, confirming scope, and developing a solution with the right considerations and levers
• Experience in leading cost modelling, resource planning and pricing workstreams
• Deep understanding of the delivery aspects of security operations support engagements
• Client interfacing and strong communication skills
• Experience interfacing with Client stakeholders to showcase value proposition
• Effective communicator with great interpersonal skills and the ability to be credible with clients
• Ability to take business problems, existing processes and technology and translate these into service and process requirements

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Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

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