Cyber Security Architect

This is a highly rewarding and hands on role with exposure across both traditional and ground-breaking enterprise IT, as well as custom operational technology systems, with a clear and defined pathway to achieve NCSC certification and greater responsibility.

Your work will see you lead and develop solutions to customer problems in an agile, innovative and team centric manner.

Qualification

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

Define the security architecture for high-profile, public facing, government digital services

Define the security strategy, enterprise architecture and roadmap for large programmes of work aligned to organisation and business objectives

Managing security requirements through the delivery and operational lifecycle of the system

Provide authoritative specialist security advice

Review and thoroughly understand applications from a security perspective, using your knowledge of Secure by design, NCSC best practice and control frameworks such as NIST, ISO, CIS

Threat models/techniques to identify security threats to systems

Provide risk and threat-based mitigation advice on system designs

Develop excellent working relationships with key stakeholders

Communicate effectively verbally and in writing, demonstrated through:

Effectively explain complex technical solutions to a non-technical audience

Writing meaningfully to deliver clear information, and guidance

Giving impactful presentations, articulating clearly key points

Demonstrate critical thinking by:

Analysing and evaluating information

Using information gathered to present solutions and reach decisions

Work in partnership with others to:

Effectively manage both internal and external stakeholders to ensure synergy

Collaborate meaningfully with all parties to ensure outcomes are reached effectively

Whilst having experience in a consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in other settings will always be considered.

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience), At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 25 days' vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

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