Delivery Lead Accenture Middle East

Responsibilities:

Management and delivery of challenging, complex technical client engagements to ensure quality and value to our clients by:

Advising on various aspects of cyber defense/response

Leading a team of cyber resilience professionals in delivering security monitoring and response services.

Supporting them in the development of their cyber defense and response capability

Anticipating future needs and requirements and building innovative services to address them.

Managing and delivering medium-/large-sized engagements

Business development, including leading proposals and participating in client presentations.

Developing constructive client relationships, both inside and outside of ACCENTURE

Coaching and developing team members through sharing of experience and knowledge, as well as managing the performance and development of other team members

Upholding ACCENTURE s values by acting with integrity.

Experience And Skills:

Specific to the role, we expect that you will have:

Proven experience of leading technical teams in engagement delivery in the following areas: security operation (detection and response), technical security assessments, penetration testing, red/purple teaming, incident response and digital forensics, compromise assessments, threat intelligence and threat hunting, etc.

Track record showing understanding of the technology, threat, and regulatory issues faced by clients (essential)

We Expect That You Will Have

Proven ability to analyze problems, identify core issues and recommend appropriate technical solutions.

Proven experience of successfully managing complex cyber security services, preferably in professional consultancy service provider, ensuring the delivery of high-quality work on time and to budget.

Proven ability to lead work at sustained levels of high intensity and inspire drive and resilience in others.

Proven ability to produce thought leadership material and engage as a subject matter expert with senior audiences and security professional communities.

Excellent communication skills (both written and oral), negotiation, and project management skills.

Ability to interact with organizations at senior levels.

Strong networking skills and a broad professional network.

Proven commercial and business acumen.

Have led, or at least played a key role, in selling and delivering technical cybersecurity engagements related to cyber defense and response.

At least 10 years of expertise in leading professional teams.

Experienced with the following frameworks (NIST SP800-137, NIST SP 800-61, ISO 27001 and 27035, ISACA Incident Response Framework, and SANS Institute incident response framework, etc.)

Serve as a subject matter expert on detection and response methodologies and capabilities, including SIEM, SOAR, threat intelligence, log analysis, network and EDR telemetry, forensic acquisition methods, and other response techniques.

Plan and execute regular incident response and postmortem exercises, with a focus on creating measurable benchmarks to show progress.

Oversee and/or conduct internal forensic investigations.

Maintain governance over documentation, including management and updates of relevant policies, procedures, standards, runbooks, playbooks, and similar, making updates to stay aligned with evolving requirements and threats.

Report metrics and scorecards to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of detection and response capabilities.

Partner with the security engineering team to optimize tool usage and workflow.

Identify emerging industry threats and trends to identify gaps and prioritize security engineering efforts.

Analyze threat intelligence information to identify patterns and root causes to provide decision support for the organization.

Mentor, coach, and develop key talent within the team.

Serve as a key cybersecurity SME to advise other IT and cybersecurity team members; particularly with regards to security events and potential or active threats to the company s security posture, as well as our third parties, key partners, and acquired entities.

Work closely with the Cyber Security Resilience Leadership, on strategic direction and continuous improvement of the function, including capability and maturity assessments and long-range planning, as well as evaluation of current and future-state toolsets and partnerships.

Familiar with the cybersecurity market in KSA.

Bachelor s or master's degree (preferably computer science, software engineering or cyber security)

At least 10 years in a detection or incident response-related role, with experience as an incident handling.

Leadership experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or detection & response function.

Solid technical understanding of cybersecurity concepts, standards, guidelines, and principles

Experience with industry-recognized security and analysis frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, NIST, etc.)

Ability to handle time-sensitive situations with a calm and serious attitude while maintaining an appropriate sense of urgency.