Accenture

Lead Enterprise Security Recovery Architect

Accenture$122K — $270K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in enterprise architecture or infrastructure design with hands-on experience across servers, storage, networking, and cloud environments.
  • 1+ years mapping application dependencies in complex enterprise settings.
  • 1+ years experience with enterprise backup and restoration tools.
  • 3+ years of direct engagement with senior stakeholders, conveying technical concepts clearly in critical situations.
  • 4+ years in client-facing consulting roles related to infrastructure or cybersecurity.
  • 2+ years leading teams in a consulting or advisory capacity.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (minimum of 12 years).

Responsibilities

  • Lead recovery engagements during cyber incidents, managing recovery strategies in multi-tier environments.
  • Map client architectures and execute structured recovery plans for system restoration.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to clients throughout the recovery process, delivering clarity under pressure.
  • Create and update technical recovery playbooks for enterprise environments to ensure consistent restoration.
  • Oversee recovery tools' deployment and validation to optimize readiness for incidents.
  • Transform recovery lessons into strategic roadmaps for a more resilient enterprise.
  • Assess technical skills of teams, designing training programs to uplift recovery competence.

Benefits

  • Market competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life and long-term disability coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
  • Bonus opportunities based on performance.
  • Generous paid holidays and vacation days.
Full Job Description
You Are:

An enterprise infrastructure leader who thinks in systems and dependencies. You have deep experience designing, managing, or recovering large-scale enterprise environments and you understand how the pieces connect, what depends on what, and what has to come back first when everything is down. You can walk a client through a recovery strategy in the boardroom and get hands-on when the team needs it. Active Directory, network topology, storage architecture, cloud infrastructure - you speak this language fluently and can apply it under pressure when it matters most. You take ownership of the recovery approach, you direct the team, and you raise the bar on what structured, secure restoration looks like at enterprise scale. You build trusted relationships with senior clients, communicate complex technical decisions with clarity and composure, and translate recovery outcomes into strategic guidance that matters to the business. Beyond client delivery, you are a builder - invested in shaping the capability, maturing the offering, and growing the practice.
The Work:
  • Lead enterprise recovery engagements during active cyber incidents, directing recovery sequencing and strategy across complex, multi-tier environments from initial triage through full restoration
  • Map client environment architecture, application dependencies, and infrastructure relationships to develop and execute a structured recovery plan that brings the right systems back in the right order
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior client stakeholders throughout the recovery lifecycle, communicating complex infrastructure and recovery decisions with clarity and composure under pressure
  • Develop, refine, and maintain technical recovery playbooks, workflows, and runbooks tailored to enterprise environments that enable consistent and secure restoration
  • Own the deployment, configuration, and ongoing validation of recovery tools and technologies so they are optimized and ready when needed
  • Translate lessons learned from recovery engagements into strategic and tactical transformation roadmaps that enable organizations to build a more secure and resilient enterprise environment post-incident
  • Assess team technical capabilities, identify gaps, and design and deliver training programs that elevate recovery expertise across the practice
  • Represent the practice with professionalism and adaptability in high-stakes, client-facing situations
  • Drive capability development within the recovery practice by building and maturing the tools, methodologies, and frameworks that define how the team delivers at scale - serving as a technical leader and subject matter expert within the practice, not just on engagements

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 75% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here's What You Need:
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in enterprise architecture, infrastructure design, or a closely related discipline spanning servers, storage, networking, and cloud environments
  • Minimum 1 years of demonstrated experience mapping application dependencies and infrastructure relationships across large, complex enterprise environments
  • Min8imum 1 years demonstrated experience with enterprise backup and restoration tools in large-scale environments
  • Minimum 3 years of experience engaging directly with senior or executive stakeholders, communicating complex technical concepts with clarity and confidence in high-stakes situations
  • Minimum 4 years of client-facing consulting experience in infrastructure, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, or a closely related discipline
  • Minimum 2 years of experience leading teams or workstreams in a consulting or advisory environment
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience
Bonus Points If:
  • You have hands-on experience with cyber recovery or disaster recovery in a large enterprise environment
  • You have hands-on expertise with SAN and NAS environments and proficiency across major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • You have experience with hypervisor and container platforms
  • You have built or maintained technical recovery playbooks or runbooks for enterprise environments
  • You have experience thriving in high-pressure, fast-paced environments where priorities shift rapidly and decisive action is required
  • You have experience mentoring and developing technical teams


Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 09/26/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

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California $132,500 to $338,300
Cleveland $122,700 to $270,600
Colorado $132,500 to $292,200
District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200
Illinois $122,700 to $292,200
Maine $112,900 to $249,000
Maryland $132,500 to $292,200
Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200
Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200
New York $122,700 to $338,300
New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300
Virginia $122,700 to $311,200
Washington $141,100 to $311,200

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