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Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Network Security & SASE Architect Senior Manager

Security Engineering & ArchitectureConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeUnited States

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of 10 years of experience in enterprise network and network security engineering, architecture or consulting, with progressively increasing technical and leadership responsibility, and/or experience and knowledge of network security concepts and architectures around Zero Trust, Zero Trust Network Access, Security Service Edge and macro/micro-segmentation.
  • A minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience designing, deploying and troubleshooting Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (PAN-OS) and/or firewalls in large, complex enterprise environments, including Panorama-managed estates with device groups, templates, log collection and high availability.
  • A minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience designing and deploying Prisma Access.
  • A minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience with Strata Cloud Manager for cloud-managed NGFW and/or Prisma Access, including Panorama to Strata Cloud Manager migration or coexistence.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience architecting enterprise networks and network security, including routing (BGP, OSPF), IPsec VPN, NAT, SD-WAN, DNS, segmentation and high-availability design, and leading advanced troubleshooting across LAN, WAN, data center and public cloud; alternatively, a minimum of 5 years of experience leading solution architecture and design for network security transformation programs, including firewall migration and consolidation, segmentation, SASE and Zero Trust, with HLD/LLD, bill of materials and architecture governance.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience managing teams of 5 or more resources and delivering projects using a standardized set of project management principles.
  • A minimum of 3 years of business development experience shaping proposals, statements of work, estimates and pricing, and presenting solutions to client executives.
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) of work experience is required. With an associate's degree, a minimum of 6 years of work experience is required.
  • Willingness to travel 75% to 100%, depending on business need and client requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Originate, shape and sell network security, Zero Trust and SASE transformation programs built on Palo Alto Networks; lead proposal development, solution and effort estimation, commercial structuring and orals, and carry sales and delivery targets for the area of responsibility.
  • Advise client CISOs, CIOs and heads of network and security, translating network security architecture choices into business outcomes, risk reduction and cost cases for executives.
  • Build and grow Accenture’s Palo Alto Networks network security capability by co-selling and co-delivering with Palo Alto Networks account, Solutions Consulting and channel teams, and developing offerings, reference architectures, estimating models and accelerators.
  • Represent Accenture as an expert at industry conferences, partner events and client briefings, and publish points of view on NGFW modernization, SASE and Zero Trust.
  • Own end-to-end solution architecture for network security programs, including current-state assessments, target-state design, roadmaps, bills of materials, sizing and licensing across data center, campus, branch, public cloud and remote users.
  • Lead high-level and low-level design for Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall deployments, including PA-Series, VM-Series, CN-Series and Cloud NGFW; zone and segmentation design; App-ID, User-ID and Content-ID policy design; SSL/TLS decryption; Cloud-Delivered Security Services; high availability; and performance sizing.
  • Architect Prisma Access (SASE/SSE) deployments, including Mobile Users (GlobalProtect and explicit proxy), Remote Networks, Service Connections, traffic steering and routing, ZTNA, identity integration, SaaS Security, Enterprise DLP, Prisma Browser, ADEM, and migrations from legacy VPN and on-premises proxy platforms.
  • Define management and operating models, including Panorama design, Strata Cloud Manager for cloud-managed NGFW and Prisma Access, Panorama-to-Strata Cloud Manager migration, policy optimization, best-practice assessment and AIOps adoption, plus Strata Logging Service and SIEM/XSIAM integration.
  • Lead firewall consolidation and migration from Check Point, Cisco ASA/Firepower, Fortinet, Juniper and other platforms to Palo Alto Networks, including policy rationalization and cleanup, object and rule migration tooling, cutover planning and rollback.
  • Design surrounding enterprise networks, including routing, IPsec VPN and SD-WAN, NAT, DNS, load balancing, hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity, and macro/micro-segmentation aligned to Zero Trust principles.
  • Review and approve team designs and set design standards, naming conventions and security policy best practices.
  • Lead delivery of multi-workstream programs across onshore and global delivery teams; plan, estimate, staff and manage scope, schedule, budget, risk and quality to deliver client work on time and to Accenture project quality specifications.
  • Serve as the highest point of technical escalation, leading root-cause analysis for complex issues across PAN-OS firewalls, Panorama/Strata Cloud Manager, GlobalProtect, Prisma Access, routing, IPsec tunnels, decryption, HA failover and performance degradation using packet captures, session and flow analysis, global counters and the PAN-OS CLI.
  • Lead client transition into Accenture Network Managed Services by defining runbooks, SLAs and KPIs, monitoring and change processes, and ensuring a clean handover from build to run.
  • Produce client-ready architecture decision records, HLD/LLD, migration and test plans, and executive readouts.
  • Interpret the relevance of network security controls to legal, regulatory and framework requirements within delivered designs.
  • Build, lead and grow a team of network security architects and engineers; recruit, mentor, set Palo Alto Networks certification paths and run design reviews to raise the team’s technical bar.
  • Develop reusable assets, including deployment templates, automation, migration playbooks, lab environments and demos.
  • Communicate, interact and collaborate with Accenture cloud, network, SOC and identity teams to address all aspects of client outcomes.

Desired Qualifications

  • An active PCNSE certification or current role-based certifications such as Next-Generation Firewall Engineer, Next-Generation Firewall Analyst (Strata Cloud Manager focused), Security Service Edge Engineer, SD-WAN Engineer or Network Security Professional.
  • Technical writing and report generation for architecture and design documents, standards and executive readouts.
  • Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CCNP or CCIE Security or Enterprise, GIAC (GDSA, GCIA), TOGAF or SABSA.
  • Experience with adjacent Palo Alto Networks products, including Prisma SD-WAN and SD-WAN for NGFW, VM-Series and CN-Series, Cloud NGFW for AWS and Azure, Enterprise DLP, SaaS Security, IoT Security, Prisma Browser, ADEM, Strata Logging Service and Cortex XSIAM/XDR integration.
  • Multi-vendor and competitive knowledge of Zscaler, Netskope, Cisco, Fortinet, Check Point and Illumio/Guardicore, and experience with firewall migration tooling.
  • Automation and infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform, Ansible, Python, PAN-OS XML/REST APIs and Git-based change workflows.
  • Cloud networking and security experience with AWS, Azure, GCP and cloud-native firewall services.
  • Experience operating or transitioning clients into managed network security services, and ITIL familiarity.
  • Familiarity with security frameworks and regulations including NIST SP 800-207, CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model, NIST CSF and SP 800-53, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX and FedRAMP.
  • Experience in Identity and Access Management (Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity, Cloud Identity Engine) and IT security testing, including penetration testing, vulnerability and technical security assessments.
  • Previous consulting, systems integrator or Palo Alto Networks Professional Services experience; practice or P&L management; familiarity with the Palo Alto Networks NextWave partner program.
  • Published thought leadership or speaking experience at industry events.

About the Company

Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Accenture advises large businesses and public agencies on strategy, builds their technology systems and runs ongoing operations. Its teams connect business planning with implementation, covering areas such as cloud migration, cybersecurity and customer experience. Consultants work with clients to redesign processes, while engineers integrate software from technology partners and maintain the resulting systems for multinational organizations. Clients pay for project work or continuing services, including application support and business processes such as finance and customer service. Accenture was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Founded
1989

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