GRC Process Architect

6 hours, 2 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Cybersecurity
Accenture

Accenture

Accenture provides management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing solutions across various industries, leveraging emerging technologies and human ingenuity to help organizations improve performance and create sustainable value.

Professional Services
100K+
Founded 1989

Description

  • Assess organizational security architecture against NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and other frameworks to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
  • Perform threat modeling across systems, applications, and business processes to uncover systemic risks and attack paths.
  • Design and build security processes, architecture standards, guardrails, and reusable patterns that support secure and scalable technology adoption.
  • Collaborate with IT, engineering, Agile, and DevOps teams to embed secure architecture principles into solution design.
  • Provide early architectural guidance on IT and business solutions to ensure alignment with secure-by-design practices.
  • Validate software, platform, and cloud architectures against modern security best practices and recommend improvements.
  • Translate business needs, technical requirements, and regulatory obligations into actionable security architecture requirements.
  • Communicate architectural risks and recommendations to stakeholders in clear, actionable language.
  • Monitor emerging technologies, threats, and industry trends to keep security strategies current and resilient.
  • Evaluate AI-driven systems and integrations for security risks and responsible-use considerations.

Requirements

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • 5+ years of experience in IT, information security engineering, or security architecture.
  • Strong knowledge of security principles.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft cloud services, including Azure Active Directory, Azure IaaS/PaaS, and Office 365.
  • Strong understanding of secure web application and network protocols such as HTTP(S), TLS, and SFTP.
  • Understanding of the OWASP Top 10 application security risks and mitigations.
  • 5 years of experience in cloud security, application security, and/or network security.
  • 5+ years of direct architectural experience is preferred.
  • Experience maintaining and operating security technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, or endpoint security is preferred.
  • Knowledge of U.S. security requirements and standards such as NIST SP 800-171, 800-53, RMF, ISO 27001, and SOX is preferred.
  • Experience using Agile within project or development teams is preferred.
  • Certifications such as CISSP, CISSP-IASSP, CISM, SSCP, SANS GIAC (GCIA, GCIH, GPEN), CASP, or CCNP Security are preferred.
  • An active security clearance or the ability to obtain one may be required.
  • Applicants must have work authorization that does not require future visa sponsorship in the United States.

Benefits

  • Base pay range of $91,300 to $184,900 USD in eligible locations.
  • Wide variety of benefits offered by Accenture Federal Services.
  • Hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training to support professional growth.
  • Collaborative and caring workplace culture with opportunities to grow, learn, and thrive.
  • Reasonable accommodation support for disabilities or religious observances.
  • Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action commitment, including support for veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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