cloud security engineer athens

Accenture Security is one of the fastest growing areas of the business with significant growth plans through additional recruitment and acquisitions. You will be joining Accenture's Cyber Protection services, working as part of the rapidly expanding Greek team to manage, maintain and enhance industrialized and repeatable processes, methods, tools and response plans to secure applications and environments and safeguard systems development standards.

Cloud Security professionals assess, define, implement and/or support world-class application security solutions for Accenture or our clients, spanning simple IT projects to large-scale, enterprise-level programs. The Cloud Security Engineer role includes:

• Assessing the cloud security posture by reviewing the configuration or executing cloud security assessments
• Responding to security incidents in a timely manner or supporting in mitigation of findings.
• Analyzing breaches to determine their root cause.

Collaborate with clients to define best approach to maximize the security posture.

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Qualifications

WHO WE´RE LOOKING FOR? 

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Security or relevant engineering discipline.
• At least 2 years of experience working on delivering application security testing projects and services.
• Familiar with security practices and architectures, such as network security, security code development, security auditing, security hardening, information security.
• Experience in Azure, GCP, OCI, Prisma Cloud or AWS
• Experience in Microsoft Defender for Cloud/Apps/Containers or WIZ or similar.
• Understanding of development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile).
• Strong presentation, speaking, collaboration, and writing skills.
• Demonstrate excellent command of Greek & English language, both written and spoken.
• Curious, self-motivated, life-long learner, empathetic, and collaborative.

Will be considered a plus:

• Master in Digital Security field.
• Certification AZ-500 Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, AWS Certified Security, CompTIA Cloud+, Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA) or equivalent.
• Knowledge on PaaS or containerized deployment architectures (OpenStack, OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes…).
• Knowledge in Microsoft Purview
• Knowledge in EDR and/or Email Security

WHAT´S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Competitive salary and benefits, including but not limited to: life/health insurance, performance based bonuses, monthly vouchers, company car (depending on management level), flexible work arrangements, employee share purchase plan, TEA Accenture, parental leave, paid overtime (if needed) and various corporate discounts.
• Continuous hard and soft skills training & development through global platforms & local academy.
• Career coaching and mentorship to help you manage your career and develop professionally.
• Various opportunities to develop your career across a spectrum of clients, industries and projects.