Security Consultant - H&PS

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application. This role also requires full British Nationality at point of application.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement

• How to identify and deploy innovative security solutions to real world problems, across a variety of industries

• How to work with both clients and internal stakeholders, across a wide range of disciplines, providing expert input and influencing design of large and complex IT solutions

• How to apply a range of risk methodologies, advising both internal and external stakeholders on risk mitigations.

• How to work with a wide range of security technologies, including new and emerging technologies

• Get to work with leading technologies, experts, and industry leaders

• Design security architectures for a range of IT solutions, including large digital transformational programmes

• Provide advisory to wider complex transformation programmes that shape the future of the UK

• Advise clients on regulatory compliance (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, PCI-DSS)

• Communicate to a wide range of stakeholders on secure design solutions and IT risk mitigation strategies 

• Solve challenging security problems via research and innovation

• Identify security vulnerabilities in system architectures and articulate these via risk terminology  

• Passion for improving the UK public sector security posture

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and risk management

• Experience applying security technologies to architectures and solution designs, such as Privilege Access Management, SSO, IDAM, Network security and encryption

• Understanding of IT infrastructure, technical concepts, and design methodologies

• Understand threat modelling and development of reference architecture

• Ability to learn and adapt quickly Preferred hands on experience in Network and/or Cloud security   

• Ideally hold SABSA/CISSP or similar certification

• Preferred current Government Security Clearance  (SC, DV etc.) or ability to gain clearance 

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

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