Cyber Defense & Engineering - Cloud Security Consultant, Director

About the role

In cloud security at PwC, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and elevating the security posture across our clients’ cloud environments, covering IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise cloud security strategies by aligning security architecture, governance, and risk management to business objectives and regulatory requirements, enabling secure and scalable adoption of multi-cloud platforms.
• Lead large-scale, multi-workstream cloud security programs across AWS, Azure, or GCP environments, ensuring delivery quality across complex client engagements.
• Advising executive stakeholders on cloud risk, security architecture, and security transformation roadmaps, translating technical risks into business impact and investment priorities.
• Set the direction for cloud governance frameworks and ensure their consistent adoption across multi-cloud environments, driving scalable control enforcement and compliance outcomes.
• Define enterprise IAM strategies including zero trust architecture, privileged access management, and identity models, balancing security, usability, and regulatory compliance across global environments.
• Drive the design and implementation of secure-by-design cloud landing zones and Infrastructure-as-Code standards, enabling rapid, scalable, and compliant application deployment across enterprise environments.
• Define data protection and governance strategies for cloud platforms, including encryption, key management, data classification, and secure data lifecycle management across analytics and AI ecosystems.
• Drive the design and adoption of secure cloud network architectures, including segmentation, private connectivity, and zero trust principles, standardizing patterns across business units and client environments.
• Lead security strategy for AI/ML and data platforms, ensuring protection of models, pipelines, and sensitive data across the lifecycle while enabling secure innovation.
• Oversee enterprise cloud security assessments, leveraging data-driven insights from configurations, code, permissions, and logs to inform risk posture and remediation strategies.
• Build and scale high-performing cloud security teams, including talent development, coaching, and leadership pipeline creation, fostering a culture of innovation and delivery excellence.
• Develop strategic alliances with cloud and security vendors (e.g., AWS, Microsoft, Google, CNAPP providers), driving joint solutions, accelerators, and market differentiation.
• Lead the development of firm accelerators, including reusable architectures, frameworks, and automation tooling to scale delivery and enhance margins.
• Champion innovation in AI-enabled security solutions, leveraging automation and generative AI to improve delivery efficiency, risk detection, and decision-making.
• Represent the firm in thought leadership and industry forums, contributing to market presence and shaping perspectives on cloud security and emerging risks.

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum Year(s) Of Experience: 10 years

Preferred Qualifications

• PREFERRED FIELDS OF STUDY: Computer Engineering, Computer Applications, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information CyberSecurity, Information Security, Information Technology, Management Information Systems

Skills

• Lead in line with our values and brand.
• Develop new ideas, solutions, and structures; drive thought leadership.
• Solve problems by exploring multiple angles and using creativity, encouraging others to do the same.
• Balance long-term, short-term, detail-oriented, and big picture thinking.
• Make strategic choices and drive change by addressing system-level enablers.
• Promote technological advances, creating an environment where people and technology thrive together.
• Identify gaps in the market and convert opportunities to success for the Firm.
• Adhere to and enforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance).
• Balance long-term, short-term, detail-oriented, and big picture thinking.
• Make strategic choices and drive change by addressing system-level enablers.
• Promote technological advances, creating an environment where people and technology thrive together.
• Identify gaps in the market and convert opportunities to success for the Firm.
• Adhere to and enforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance).

Benefits

• PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more.

Pay

The salary range for this position is: $155,000 - $410,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws.

Schedule

Full time

Travel

Up to 40%