Security Consulting Consultant (Financial Services)

Financial Services Security Consultant

Location: London

Salary: Competitive Salary & Benefits

Career Level:  Consultant

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. 

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

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As a team:

We are one of the world's leading providers of cybersecurity solutions. You'll work on innovative projects with colleagues to drive collaboration from strategy through to implementation. You will be using the latest technologies with clients to help them get to the next level. Do you want to work in an environment where you'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that will set you up for success, enable you to develop to your full potential, and drive your career in new and exciting ways.

If you’re looking for a challenging career, working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job. 

In our team you will learn:

·       How to provide security solutions to real world problems across our vast variety of FS clients, with a specific focus on strategy, risk & compliance and cloud technology

·       How to work with our wider Accenture business on large business driven, technology transformation programmes 

As a Financial Services Security Consultant, you will:

·       Support the delivery of Accenture's security offering, including security governance, strategy, risk assessments and management, data protection and identity & access management

·       Map security controls to compliance requirements to client need

·       Demonstrate ability to contribute content to business development / proposal efforts

·       Conduct security strategy assessments and be familiar with security frameworks, compliance requirements and security operations

·       Ability to quickly ramp up on new security technologies

·       Lead the definition and articulation of security principles and standards to be adopted 

·       Review our clients’ existing security measures and processes, advising on best practices and recommendations based on leading industry insights

·       Ensure the appropriate tooling, automation and operational processes and models are in place to support our clients’

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Financial Services industry experience or background
• Knowledge and experience of security standards, procedures, processes, operating models, reviews and automation,
• Knowledge of the regulatory & risk landscape for the FS industry
• Knowledge and experience of third-party landscape that can assist in providing robust security solutions,
• Working with senior management (CISO, CIO, CTO, Architecture leads, Application teams, Cloud engineers, Ops and SecOps),
• Shaping and designing top to bottom cloud solutions with a focus on all aspects of security (Network, Infrastructure, Access, Cloud Services, Controls, and SecOps),
• Comfortable working with both waterfall and agile methodologies and exposure across the full delivery lifecycle,
• Security certifications and understanding of current industry best practices.
• Proven success in project management skills including working in technical project teams
• Knowledge of cloud industry trends, including public, private & hybrid cloud platforms & technologies such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platforms

Set yourself apart:

• Ability to build, manage and foster a team that are specialised in the FS industry Have a keen interest in technology
• Demonstrate ability to lead and manage business development / proposal efforts
• Support business development activities such as sales origination, proposal writing, effort estimation, and client relationship development
• Ability to interpret relevance of security controls to relevant compliance with legal, best-practice, and regulatory requirements for the FS industry
• Ability to translate technical security requirements into business terms for C-level Executive stakeholders
• Engage with Senior account stakeholders to identify requirements, drivers and context, to derive a gap and maturity assessment
• Conduct security strategy, readiness and discovery assessments; be familiar with security frameworks, compliance requirements and security operations

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, gym subsidy, 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.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Closing Date for Applications 30/06/2021

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.