About Accenture

Accenture helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

About Accenture Security
Accenture Security helps organizations prepare for, prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber threats. We bring together deep industry knowledge, advanced security capabilities, and cutting-edge technology to help our clients protect their most critical assets, comply with regulatory requirements, and build resilient security programs.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Cloud Security Specialist to strengthen the security posture of our cloud environments, with a strong focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and exposure to AWS and Azure . You will work closely with engineering, DevOps, and security teams to design, implement, and operate secure cloud-native solutions while ensuring compliance with industry and regulatory standards.

Key Functions

• Design and implement security controls across multi-cloud environments, with primary focus on GCP
• Secure cloud-native services including Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Compute Engine, and Cloud Storage
• Implement and manage identity, access, and network security controls across cloud platforms
• Embed security into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows, enabling secure-by-design cloud solutions

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud security architectures aligned with best practices and the shared responsibility model
• Implement Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) to enforce least-privilege access
• Configure and enforce network security controls using VPCs, Cloud Armor, Cloud VPN, and firewall rules
• Implement data protection mechanisms including encryption, key management, and data loss prevention using Cloud KMS and Secret Manager
• Monitor, detect, and respond to cloud security events leveraging Security Command Center, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring
• Perform cloud security assessments, vulnerability analysis, and misconfiguration reviews
• Support cloud-related incident response and forensic activities
• Integrate security controls into Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)
• Ensure compliance with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, and National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA / ECC)
• Develop and maintain cloud security policies, standards, and hardening guidelines
• Partner with engineering teams to remediate findings and continuously improve security posture

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in cloud security, cybersecurity, or infrastructure security
• Hands-on experience securing at least one major cloud platform (GCP preferred)
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture and the shared responsibility model
• Solid knowledge of:
  • Identity and Access Management
  • Network security, segmentation, firewalls, and private connectivity
  • Data protection and encryption practices
• Experience with cloud security services such as:
  • Security Command Center
  • Cloud KMS
  • Cloud Armor
• Ability to identify, analyze, and remediate cloud misconfigurations and vulnerabilities
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)
• Experience integrating security into CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, NCA/ECC preferred)
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and proactively drive security initiatives

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About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world's leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
Visit us at www.accenture.com

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