Security Architect

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres.

Our approximately 750,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities!

All of our professionals receive comprehensive training covering business, technical and professional skills development. You will have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in Cyber Security as part of our global security practice. The sheer variety and scale of work we do, and the experience it offers, provides an unbeatable platform to build and prosper your career. In addition, our growth, combined with our integrated career counselling, offers great opportunities for your professional development and rapid advancement.

Description

Accenture’s Security Practice is one of the fastest growing areas of the business with significant growth plans through additional recruitment and acquisitions. The Cyber Security Architect provides advisory and technical support to help our clients improve their Information Security posture to respond to the dynamic Cyber Security threats. You will provide information security domain expertise and utilise your business insight to work closely with our clients to advise, design, build and deploy pragmatic security solutions that will give real and tangible benefits.

What will be expected of you?

• Analysis and Implementation of Security Solutions to meet customer requirements
• Creation and maintenance of cybersecurity reference architectures in line with industry best practice
• Review and development of security strategies, policies, standards and processes
• Review and assess client’s security posture in line with emerging threats and assess the risk that these may pose
• Work in interesting environments including large Enterprise, Cloud, Operational Technology and IOT
• Assessment of security requirements to meet control objectives and risk appetite
• Security Operations Management, SOC Assessment and Implementation
• Security Incident Response and Investigations
• Security Engineering including IT and OT security
• Identification and research of security solutions for use with clients
• Leading teams to deliver security change in complex organisations
• Contributing to business development

Role Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of working experience in cyber security or industrial automation.
• A Higher degree (Bachelor or Master) in Automation, Robotics, Mechatronics, Electronics, Cybersecurity, Computer Science (IT) or similar.
• Security architecture qualifications including SABSA or TOGAF
• Security qualifications including CISSP, GICSP, CISM, CISA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS
• Strong passion for advisory and cybersecurity topics.
• Willingness to continuously self-develop.
• Good communication skills (written and verbal) to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to author technical and non-technical documents for varying audiences.
• English at the B2 level both in speaking and writing.

At Accenture Ireland, in addition to a competitive base salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes pension, private health insurance, discounted gym membership, emergency caring facilities, and 2 days’ leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexible working arrangements can be discussed depending on the position.

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 750,000 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. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song. These capabilities, 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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