Senior Network Security Architect — SASE & PAN

Accenture PLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 133,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Security Architect to lead PAN-OS, Prisma Access and Strata Cloud Manager deployments across enterprise environments. You will own end-to-end security architecture, guide multi-disciplinary teams, and translate security controls into business outcomes for CISOs and CIOs.

The role demands deep hands-on PAN-OS expertise, Zero Trust design experience, and leadership in complex network security transformations. Travel to client sites is expected as projects require.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise network and security engineering with rising leadership responsibilities.
• 5+ years designing, deploying and troubleshooting PAN-OS firewalls (PAN-OS) and/or firewalls in large enterprise environments.
• 3+ years designing and deploying Prisma Access.
• 1 year of hands-on Strata Cloud Manager experience, migration or coexistence.
• 5+ years architecting enterprise networks and security including routing, VPN, SD-WAN, DNS, segmentation and high availability.
• 5+ years leading solution architecture and design for network security transformations (firewall migration, SASE, Zero Trust).
• 5+ years of managing teams of 5+ resources and delivering projects with standard PM methods.
• 3 years of business development: shaping proposals, SOWs, estimates, pricing; presenting to executives.
• Travel up to 75–100% depending on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture for network security programs including current-state and target-state design.
• Design and deploy PAN-OS-based NGFWs, Prisma Access and related security services at enterprise scale.
• Lead multi-workstream delivery with onshore and global teams, ensuring on-time, quality client outcomes.
• Develop reusable assets: deployment templates, automation scripts and migration playbooks.
• Mentor and grow a team of security architects and engineers; champion design reviews and best practices.
• Communicate security controls relevance to regulatory requirements and client executives.

Skills

Zero Trust

ZTNA

SASE

PAN-OS

Prisma Access

Strata Cloud Manager

Network security engineering

Leadership

Business development

PA-Series

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

PAN-OS

Panorama

Terraform

Ansible

PAN-OS APIs

GlobalProtect

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Senior Security Architect to lead PAN-OS, Prisma Access and Strata Cloud Manager deployments across enterprise environments. You will own end-to-end security architecture, guide multi-disciplinary teams, and translate security controls into business outcomes for CISOs and CIOs.

The role demands deep hands-on PAN-OS expertise, Zero Trust design experience, and leadership in complex network security transformations. Travel to client sites is expected as projects require.