Cloud Security Strategy Lead Accenture Middle East

Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain the organization s cloud security strategy, roadmap, and target state architecture

• Design security reference architectures for AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid environments

• Establish cloud security standards, policies, and guardrails aligned with business risk appetite

• Lead threat modeling, risk assessments, and security design reviews for cloud initiatives

• Translate regulatory and compliance requirements (ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, PCI, etc.) into practical cloud controls

• Partner with cloud engineering, DevOps, and platform teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines

• Drive Zero Trust, identity-first security, and least-privilege access models in the cloud

• Define security requirements for cloud-native services, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless

• Evaluate and select cloud security tools (CSPM, CNAPP, CIEM, CWPP, SIEM integrations)

• Provide executive-level guidance on cloud risk, security posture, and investment priorities

• Act as the escalation point for complex cloud security design and risk decisions

Why join us?

• We offer a transparent, fast paced approach career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues

• You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools

• Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards

• You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends

• You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live