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Job Description:

Organization: Infrastructure Outsourcing
Location: Chicago, IL

If you join Accenture you can make great ideas happen for some of the world's most dynamic companies. With broad global resources and deep technical know-how, we collaborate with clients to cultivate ideas and deliver results. Choose a career at Accenture and enjoy an innovative environment where challenging and interesting work is part of daily life.

People within the Client Operations-IO workgroup are responsible for the day-to-day provision of long-term outsourcing services to one or several clients. Client Operations is where the majority of Services people reside and, typically, people in the workgroup are based permanently at a client location. Infrastructure Outsourcing (IO) is the ongoing management and/or improvement of activities related to a part or to the whole of a technical infrastructure (e.g. information systems, security systems, and telecommunications networks), allowing companies to focus on their core business and competencies.


Service Delivery/Operations focuses on the attributes or skills essential to providing the necessary services and solutions to the client, the client’s employees or the client’s customers in fulfillment of contractual obligations agreed upon by both parties. Examples of people in this capability include Software Developers and Technical Architects.

The Security Architect within Security Infrastructure Solutions will assist with the development and operational support of IT security solutions for the Accenture Technology Infrastructure Services organization. This includes standard IT security solutions that satisfy Accenture internal IT security policies and, as required, will also include solutions for client outsourcing engagements.


Subject Matter Associate (SMA)
- Serve as a knowledgeable technical resource within the traditional security technologies
- Provide technical recommendations for Accenture’s networking infrastructure within subject matter areas
- Assist in development and documentation of security architectures that support Accenture’s evolving business needs as well as client engagements and outsourcing efforts
- Serve as a point of contact for non-operational questions by other teams within ATIS Network Services
- Continue to increase skills through projects, self study, and training opportunities


Project Resource
- Serve as a technical resource for projects and engagements requiring specified SMA skill sets
- Serve as project lead for smaller activities requiring limited resources within ATIS Network Services
- Assist in the development of required project work plans
- Assist in the gathering of project and/or engagement requirements
- Research appropriate technology and product offerings
- Provide technical evaluation of identified product offerings
- Provide input into infrastructure solution recommendation
- Assist with configuration and implementation of pilot deployments
- Support operational transition of infrastructure solutions to ATIS Network Services GNOC
- Assist other ATIS organizations with cost estimates for project and engagement solutions, as required


Operational Support
- Provide Tier 4 escalation support for production network problems within Accenture’s security infrastructure and client outsourcing solutions
- Participate in regular on-call rotation schedule which provides 24x7 escalation

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
2+ years experience in at least two of the following firewall systems:
- CheckPoint, Cisco, or NetScreen

2+ years experience in at least two of the following VPN Technologies:
- IPsec, SSL, Nortel, Cisco, Juniper

2+ years experience:
- TCP/IP networking

2+ years experience in at least two of the following mechanisms:
- LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+, PKI, SSL, SSH

2+ years experience in at least two of the following types of intrusion detection systems:
- network based, host based, signature, heuristic

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor's degree
• CISSP, CISA or CISM certification.
• ITIL / ISO20000 experience.
• 2+ years experience in data center and network design

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About Accenture:

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The main reason people choose a career at Accenture is because of the work we do. With many of the word’s leading companies as our clients—including 91 of the Fortune Global 100, two-thirds of the Fortune Global 500 and government agencies around the world—every project we undertake is helping shape the future of business, government and society.

Another reason to join Accenture is because our people enjoy working here. Join Accenture and you will work in a dynamic environment, teaming with motivated people that make ideas happen. We have an extremely diverse workforce, but are united by a common culture. We promote an inclusive, collaborative and entrepreneurial environment where people use teamwork, respect and trust to achieve goals.

You’ll find the flexibility that helps you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. And you’ll have access to a renowned training program throughout your career to support your career development and stay at the top of your game. We offer around 80 more training hours than our competitors—in 2006 alone we invested nearly $700 million in training and provided an average of 75 hours of training per person.

With 152,000 employees in 49 countries, we bring together the unique experiences and perspectives of a diverse workforce to help clients become high-performance businesses. In other words, we help them become more successful in every part of their business, from strategic planning to day-to-day operations. This includes helping them identify and enter new markets, increase revenues in existing markets, and deliver their products and services more effectively and efficiently.
The sheer scale of our technology capabilities and client engagements differentiates what we do from most other companies. Many of our clients are global organizations, so we build systems that operate across several countries and even continents—creating the digital infrastructure of business today. We know better than most how to mobilize the right people, skills, alliances, and technologies to deliver innovation and results that create high-performance businesses.

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