OT Security Manager

Accenture PLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced OT Cybersecurity leader to drive consulting engagements across strategy, risk management, and architecture for critical infrastructure clients. You will translate complex OT requirements into actionable business outcomes, lead multidisciplinary teams, and shape innovative cybersecurity offerings.

You will leverage IEC 62443, NIST, and ISO standards while collaborating with OT OEMs and vendors to deliver high-impact solutions.

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of cybersecurity experience, including significant OT/ICS expertise.
• Proven track record leading OT cybersecurity consulting engagements for industrial and critical infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of OT/ICS environments, architectures, industrial protocols, and control systems.
• Experience working with OT OEMs, system integrators, and technology vendors.
• Professional certifications such as GICSP, GRID, CISSP, CISM, ISA/IEC 62443 or equivalent are highly desirable.
• Consulting experience within Energy, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Manufacturing, Mining, or other Critical Infrastructure sectors is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead OT Cybersecurity engagements from client discovery and solution design through delivery and implementation.
• Advise clients on OT cybersecurity strategy, operating models, risk management, security architecture, and transformation programs.
• Conduct OT cybersecurity assessments, maturity reviews, gap analyses, and risk assessments across complex OT environments.
• Develop and present executive-level recommendations, roadmaps, business cases, and cybersecurity strategies.
• Apply leading OT cybersecurity frameworks and standards, including IEC 62443, NIST, NERC CIP, ISO 27001/27019.
• Provide technical leadership across OT security architecture, network segmentation, secure remote access, asset management, monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident preparedness.
• Collaborate with major OT technology vendors and OEMs to assess solutions, architectures, and security capabilities.
• Lead multidisciplinary consulting teams, ensuring high-quality delivery, adherence to timelines, and effective stakeholder management.
• Support business development activities through proposals, RFP responses, client workshops, thought leadership, and the development of new OT cybersecurity offerings.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and serve as a strategic advisor on OT cybersecurity matters.
• Stay current with emerging OT cybersecurity threats, technologies, regulations, and industry trends, translating insights into innovative client solutions.

Skills

OT/ICS cybersecurity

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Vulnerability management

Education

Certifications (GICSP, GRID, CISSP, CISM)

Job description

Job Description:

Role Overview

Lead OT Cybersecurity consulting engagements, providing both strategic and technical leadership to clients across OT security strategy, risk management, architecture, assessments, and transformation initiatives. This role requires deep expertise in OT environments, cybersecurity standards, OEM ecosystems, and the ability to translate complex technical requirements into practical business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead OT Cybersecurity engagements from client discovery and solution design through delivery and implementation.
• Advise clients on OT cybersecurity strategy, operating models, risk management, security architecture, and transformation programs.
• Conduct OT cybersecurity assessments, maturity reviews, gap analyses, and risk assessments across complex OT environments.
• Develop and present executive-level recommendations, roadmaps, business cases, and cybersecurity strategies.
• Apply leading OT cybersecurity frameworks and standards, including IEC 62443, NIST, NERC CIP, ISO 27001/27019, and other relevant regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical leadership across OT security architecture, network segmentation, secure remote access, asset management, monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident preparedness.
• Collaborate with major OT technology vendors and OEMs to assess solutions, architectures, and security capabilities.
• Lead multidisciplinary consulting teams, ensuring high-quality delivery, adherence to timelines, and effective stakeholder management.
• Support business development activities through proposals, RFP responses, client workshops, thought leadership, and the development of new OT cybersecurity offerings.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and serve as a strategic advisor on OT cybersecurity matters.
• Stay current with emerging OT cybersecurity threats, technologies, regulations, and industry trends, translating insights into innovative client solutions.

Desired Experience & Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of cybersecurity experience, including significant experience in OT/ICS cybersecurity.
• Proven track record leading OT cybersecurity consulting engagements for industrial and critical infrastructure organizations.
• Strong understanding of OT/ICS environments, architectures, industrial protocols, and control systems.
• Experience working with OT OEMs, system integrators, and technology vendors.
• Deep knowledge of OT cybersecurity standards and frameworks, particularly IEC 62443 and NIST.
• Experience developing OT cybersecurity strategies, security architectures, assessments, roadmaps, and transformation programs.
• Strong client‑facing consulting, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage complex consulting engagements.
• Professional certifications such as GICSP, GRID, CISSP, CISM, ISA/IEC 62443, or equivalent are highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, presentation, and communication skills.
• Consulting experience within Energy, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Manufacturing, Mining, or other Critical Infrastructure sectors is strongly preferred.

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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