Security Consulting Manager

The role

The Information Security Consulting Manager will manage cybersecurity compliance for systems in an AWS government cloud environment for a self-hosted ServiceNow implementation. The role involves defining security strategy, leading architecture implementation, and mentoring engineers.

What you will do

• Define and execute security strategy for infrastructure and cloud platforms.
• Lead architecture and implementation of scalable, automated security controls across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-prem environments.
• Drive secure cloud migration initiatives and hyperscale adoption.
• Oversee security for network, server, authentication systems, certificates, and operational tooling.
• Establish and maintain controls for certificate lifecycle management, cloud IAM, and secure credential management.
• Champion operational excellence through automation and service resilience improvements.
• Represent Security Engineering in architecture reviews, incident response, and compliance initiatives.
• Mentor and develop engineers.

Required qualifications

• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving.
• 10 years of hands-on security engineering experience.
• 5 years in cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deep expertise in operating system and server security (Linux, Windows).
• Deep expertise in enterprise networking and secure network architectures.
• Advanced proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Go, etc.).
• An active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or information technology or equivalent industry experience
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Experience with XACTA and eMASS
• AWS Cloud Certifications
• Proven experience with cloud migration, hyperscaler environments, and securing hybrid cloud architectures
• Strong understanding of IAM services (LDAP/Directory Services, SAML, FIDO2, cloud-native IAM), password-less authentication, and PKI
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (Puppet, Ansible, Terraform)
• Experience with Splunk, SIEM/log management systems

Benefits

• Certifications
• Industry training

Before you apply

• An active TS/SCI clearance is required
• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States
• Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. It is recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work.