Job Summary:

The primary objectives of the Security Operations Senior Analyst are to review and investigate security issues and take appropriate action for our external clients.

Key Responsibilities:
• Analyze escalated security incidents to determine if incident qualifies as a legitimate security breach in line with operational processes
• Perform security incident investigations, determining the cause of the incident
• Initiate escalation procedure to counteract potential threats/vulnerabilities
• Appropriately inform and advise management on incidents and incident prevention
• Document processes related to security monitoring
• Participate in on call rotation
• Limited travel is possible

Requirements:
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks
• Advanced IT security knowledge (system and network security)
• Advanced IT knowledge (operating systems, networking, databases)
• Good knowledge of office collaboration tools
• At least 3 years of professional experience with IT Security products and services, ideally related to SIEM or security operations
• Willingness to continually learn and improve
• Good English communication skills (written and oral)
• At least one independent or vendor-specific Security Certification

Nice to have skills:
• Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools like ArcSight, QRadar, Splunk, etc.
• Knowledge of security standards and regulations (ISO 27001, ISO27035, SOX, PCI, etc.)
• Programming and scripting skills
• IT Security Certifications like CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, GCIH, GCIA, OSCP, etc.
• Knowledge of German or Italian language.

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.

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