Accenture Flex offers you the flexibility of local fixed-duration project-based work powered by Accenture, a leading global professional services company. Accenture is consistently recognized on FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For and Diversity Inc's Top 50 Companies For Diversity lists.
As an Accenture Flex employee, you will apply your skills and experience to help drive business transformation for leading organizations and communities. In addition to delivering innovative solutions for Accenture's clients, you will work with a highly skilled, diverse network of people across Accenture businesses who are using the latest emerging technologies to address today's biggest business challenges.
You will receive competitive rewards and access to benefits programs and world-class learning resources. Accenture Flex employees work in their local metro area onsite at the project, significantly reducing and/or eliminating the demands to travel.
Key Responsibilities:
- You will collaborate with the Security and DevOps teams to maintain security controls and operation of production systems.
- You will contribute to the delivery of Accenture's cloud security offerings, including the development and enforcement of security governance (policies and procedures), and implementation of security requirements outlined in project SOWs, including controls related to Cloudflare (WAF, Zero Trust) and Lexis Nexis (DDP Platform).
- Additionally, you will work closely with internal Accenture teams and client workstreams (e.g., Tech, DevOps, OCM, QA, PMO) and support ad-hoc client requests.
- Ensure seamless operation of production systems by maintaining security measures and proactive risk mitigation strategies
- Provide proactive and efficient support to application teams during security incidents, troubleshooting issues to minimize downtime and ensure continuity.
- Oversee the deployment and management of vulnerability scanning tools, including Splunk, Tanium, Qualys, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) to identify and address risks.
- Apply advanced analytical skills to assess and prioritize security vulnerabilities, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and organizational objectives.
- Lead the successful delivery and ongoing maintenance of cloud security projects, including implementing solutions like Cloudflare, Guacamole RDP, while balancing operational requirements across teams.
- Log, track, and monitor remediation tasks, prioritizing them based on risk and ensuring timely resolution by responsible system owners.
- Manage and approve role updates across cloud infrastructures, ensuring compliance with security policies and principles of least privilege.
- Prepare and present detailed reports and updates to stakeholders and clients on vulnerability status, remediation efforts, and project outcomes.
- Contribute to the identification, development, and deployment of security solutions, effectively translating risk insights into actionable strategies.
- Design, build, configure, and manage cloud infrastructure environments with a focus on automation and infrastructure-as-code best practices.
- Lead smoke testing procedures to validate the effectiveness of configured security policies.
- Lead the remediation of cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities and apply critical patches across AWS servers, including Windows, MacOS, and Linux environments.
- Participate in testing of web-based and mobile applications, employing both manual and automated methods to validate security controls.
- Provide technical support to team members across onshore and offshore locations, fostering collaboration and productivity.
- Participate in the deployment of mobile application code to cloud servers, ensuring stability and efficiency.
- Active involvement in end-to-end Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, InnerSource, and AWS pipelines to streamline deployment processes.
- Execute upgrades and deployments for Elastic Kubernetes Services (EKS) and Bot services, ensuring optimal performance and scalability.
- Apply remediation measures to address vulnerabilities and offer recommendations for improvement.
- Install software for environment build-out and apply patches to address vulnerabilities that have been identified.
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years in cybersecurity, with a focus on cloud infrastructure and threat detection
- High School Diploma or GED
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or Associate's Degree
- Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Proficient in Cloudflare and LexisNexis security solutions, and familiarity with different cloud platforms.
- Strong understanding of vulnerability management processes, and cybersecurity best practices.
- Proficient in Windows, Mac, and Linux OS
- Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for automation, deployment, and analysis.
- Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Cloudflare Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE), and Cloudflare Accredited Services Architect (ASA) are highly desirable.
- Strong ability to solve complex problems and think critically under pressure.
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York or Washington as set forth below.
We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Information on benefits is here.
Role Location Hourly Salary Range
California $46.20- $56.20/HR
Colorado $46.20- $56.20/HR
District of Columbia $46.20- $56.20/HR
Illinois $46.20- $56.20/HR
Minnesota $46.20- $56.20/HR
Maryland $46.20- $56.20/HR
New York/New Jersey $46.20- $56.20/HR
Washington $46.20- $56.20/HR
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