Cybersecurity Delivery Lead Accenture Middle East

Join our team as a Managed Services Project Lead supporting one of our strategic aviation clients. In this role, you will lead end-to-end delivery of critical cybersecurity and infrastructure services while driving operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. You will manage a high-performing team, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure the resilience, security, and reliability of client environments in a mission-critical sector.

What You ll Do

• Lead & Inspire

  • Manage and develop a team of 15+ security and infrastructure specialists, fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and high performance.

  • Provide guidance, coaching, and career development aligned with Accenture leadership standards.

  • Drive operational governance, ensuring service excellence and adherence to SLAs, KPIs, and client expectations.

• Deliver Operational Excellence

  • Oversee day-to-day managed security operations across the client environment.

  • Ensure effective implementation and continuous enhancement of:

    • Identity & Access Management (IAM) SailPoint

    • Privileged Access Management (PAM) BeyondTrust

    • Network Security firewalls, DDoS protection, IDS/IPS, email security

    • Endpoint Security Kaspersky, Cybereason EDR or equivalent

    • Vulnerability Management assessment, prioritization, remediation governance

  • Act as the escalation point for complex technical and security incidents, ensuring timely resolution and root-cause analysis.

• Support the Aviation Mission

  • Apply your experience in the aviation sector to support highly regulated, high-availability operational environments.

  • Align operations with aviation standards, compliance requirements, and safety-critical processes.

  • Partner with client stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams to deliver secure, reliable, and compliant services.

• Drive Continuous Improvement & Transformation

  • Identify opportunities to enhance service delivery through automation, standardization, analytics, and innovation.

  • Contribute to transformation initiatives, operational maturity roadmaps, and security posture improvements.

  • Ensure alignment with Accenture delivery methodologies, quality frameworks, and best practices.

What You ll Bring

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, infrastructure operations, or managed services.

• Proven leadership experience managing large technical teams (15+ members) in a complex environment.

• Strong knowledge of:

  • IAM technologies (SailPoint)
  • PAM solutions (BeyondTrust)
  • Network security architectures (firewalls, DDoS mitigation, email security, IDS/IPS)
  • Endpoint detection & response (Kaspersky, Cybereason EDR or similar)
  • Vulnerability management processes and tooling

• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and client-facing skills.

• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and support critical operational demands.