Role description

Join Accenture's Cyber Security practice

At Accenture, we protect the world's leading organizations against an ever-evolving threat landscape. We're looking for a Security Consultant to join our growing Cyber Security practice, someone who brings deep expertise in at least one security domain and the drive to make a real impact for our clients.

What you'll do

• Advise clients on their security posture and help them design and implement tailored solutions
• Conduct assessments, gap analyses, and roadmap planning aligned to industry standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, both internally and on the client side, to deliver security programs end to end
• Stay ahead of emerging threats, technologies, and regulations to bring fresh thinking to every engagement
• Contribute to proposals, thought leadership, and the development of Accenture's security offerings

We welcome candidates with a strong background in any of the following areas:

• Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC): risk frameworks, regulatory compliance (ISO 27001, NIST, SOC2), policy development, and audit support
• Identity & Access Management / Privileged Access Management (IAM/PAM):  identity lifecycle, privileged access governance, SSO/MFA, directory services, and PAM tooling (CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Sailpoint)
• Cloud Security: securing cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), cloud architecture reviews, CSPM, and DevSecOps practices
• Security Operations (SOC/SIEM): threat detection and response, SIEM platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar), incident management, and security monitoring
• Application Security: secure SDLC, code reviews, penetration testing, vulnerability management, and OWASP frameworks
• Data Privacy & Protection: data classification, DLP strategies, privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA), and data governance programs
• Threat Intelligence & Hunting: adversary profiling, IOC analysis, proactive threat hunting, and intelligence-led defense
• Network & Infrastructure Security: firewall and perimeter management, zero trust architecture, endpoint security, and network segmentation

What we're looking for

• 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in one or more cybersecurity domains
• A solid understanding of the security landscape and the ability to translate technical risk into business language
• Experience working in consulting, professional services, or a client-facing role is a plus
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Relevant certifications are valued (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, CyberArk Defender, Azure/AWS Security, or equivalent)
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, project-driven environment

Why Accenture?

You'll work alongside some of the sharpest minds in the industry, on some of the most complex security challenges in the world. We invest in your growth through continuous learning, certifications, and career development and we celebrate the diversity of backgrounds and perspectives that make our teams stronger.

Accenture is an equal opportunity employer.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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