Microsoft Cyber Security Architect

Location: London

Please Note: Due to the nature of client work you will be undertaking, you will need to be willing to go through a Security Clearance process as part of this role, which requires 5+ years UK address history at the point of application.

As a Network and Endpoint Security Pre-Sales Architect, you will:

• Act as the technical lead in customer-facing engagements, translating complex security needs into effective solution architectures.
• Design Zero Trust-aligned network and endpoint architectures, including segmentation, micro-segmentation, NAC, and DNS-layer threat protection.
• Lead conversations around network modernization, helping clients evolve from legacy architectures to software-defined, cloud-integrated, and policy-driven network designs.
• Deliver workshops, product demonstrations, and proof-of-concept engagements to showcase technical capabilities.
• Work with internal stakeholders (sales, product, and delivery) to ensure solutions are deliverable, scalable, and aligned to client requirements & their environments.

Requirements:

• 14+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a strong emphasis on network and endpoint security architecture.
• Proven ability to operate in a technical pre-sales or consulting capacity, translating customer requirements into secure solution designs.
• Strong understanding of network security principles, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, NAC, VPN, and network segmentation/micro-segmentation.
• Demonstrated experience driving network modernization initiatives, including transitions from legacy infrastructure to SD-WAN, SASE, and cloud-native security models.
• Hands-on experience with endpoint protection and EDR platforms such as CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, or Tanium.

Client Engagement & Technical Pre-Sales:

• Serve as the technical lead in pre-sales engagements focused on network and endpoint security.
• Design and validate secure architectures incorporating network segmentation/micro segmentation, DNS-layer protection, and endpoint telemetry.
• Develop integrated solutions leveraging tools like Fortinet, Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Zscaler, Infoblox, and others.
• Recommend strategies for containing lateral movement, hardening east-west traffic, and segmenting access based on identity and risk posture.
• Align closely with sales, delivery, and product teams to ensure solutions meet customer needs and implementation capabilities.

Background in regulated industries like financial services, healthcare, resources or government.

Leadership in Next-Generation Cybersecurity: As a trusted security partner, Accenture leads the way in defending digital environments. In this role, you will deepen your expertise in cutting-edge network and endpoint security, Zero Trust architecture, and threat containment strategies that drive real-world impact for clients across industries.

Mastery of Emerging Security Technologies: You will gain hands-on experience with best-in-class platforms in firewalling, EDR/XDR, micro segmentation, DNS security, and secure access—positioning you at the forefront of cloud-native, AI-powered, and data-centric security architectures.

Engage with Global Security Thought Leadership: Work alongside some of the industry’s top minds in cybersecurity and architecture. You will help shape and refine strategies that address today's most complex security challenges while contributing to thought leadership, innovation hubs, and industry whitepapers.

Leverage insights from threat intelligence, AI/ML, and real-time telemetry to help clients stay ahead of adversaries in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

At Accenture, in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.