Zero Trust SASE Security Leader

Accenture; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior security professional to lead cloud and network security initiatives for clients, focusing on Zero Trust, SASE, and governance across cloud environments. You will mentor junior staff, drive business development, and ensure on-time delivery of security projects.

The role requires strong experience with Prisma Access and Zscaler, extensive knowledge of security frameworks, and the ability to translate technical requirements for executives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience with Prisma Access and Zscaler.
• Minimum 5 years in network security concepts and architectures around Zero Trust and ZTNA, RBI, SASE and micro-segmentation.
• Minimum 5 years managing projects using standardized project management principles.
• Minimum 5 years of technical writing and report generation.
• Minimum 5 years of managing teams of 5 or more resources.
• Minimum 5 years with Cloud & Network Security vendors.
• Minimum 5 years of enterprise IT security risk assessments and related frameworks (ISO 27000, NIST 800, COBIT, IT General Controls).
• Minimum 5 years of experience with multiple, simultaneous vendor management.
• Travel will be required for this role; 75–100% depending on client needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and promote network security projects.
• Migrate client to Network Managed Service with on-time deliverables.
• Drive development and upskill of junior resources.
• Design and deliver network security and SASE offerings and solutions for clients.
• Support cloud security governance, strategy and risk management.
• Translate security controls to compliance requirements for cloud environments.
• Present as an expert at industry conferences.
• Lead growth and support junior cloud security resources.
• Understand engagements and client business drivers for security enablement.
• Lead business development and proposal efforts for cloud and network security.
• Translate technical cloud security requirements for executive stakeholders.
• Conduct cloud/infrastructure security assessments; familiar with security frameworks.
• Deliver services meeting Accenture project quality specifications.
• Communicate proactively to address all aspects of a task.

Skills

Prisma Access

Zscaler

Zero Trust

ZTNA

Project management

Technical writing

Team leadership

Cloud security

Vendor management

IT security risk assessments

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience

Job description

Accenture is seeking a senior security professional to lead cloud and network security initiatives for clients, focusing on Zero Trust, SASE, and governance across cloud environments. You will mentor junior staff, drive business development, and ensure on-time delivery of security projects.

The role requires strong experience with Prisma Access and Zscaler, extensive knowledge of security frameworks, and the ability to translate technical requirements for executives.