Senior Consultant - Cyber Security Strategy & Data Privacy

CyberCX; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave benefits

Health benefits

Wellbeing lifestyle benefits

Career development

Job summary

CyberCX, part of Accenture, is seeking a Senior Consultant to engage with clients on the most challenging cyber security problems and deliver high-quality deliverables with minimal supervision.

You will lead client meetings, shape cyber security strategies, and identify new business opportunities including proposals and presentations. Australian citizens with clearance readiness are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in cyber security, ideally with a global consulting firm or large technology company.
• Demonstrated leadership with ability to engage senior client stakeholders.
• Strategic mindset and understanding of how engagements fit into a broader business context.
• Excellent structured, clear, and precise communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery activities with client stakeholders to inform deliverables and shape client outcomes.
• Support development of cyber security strategies and solutions to protect clients and their customers.
• Facilitate cyber security awareness among client leadership teams.
• Produce high-quality proposals, reports, and presentations for senior client stakeholders.
• Manage client expectations, communicate effectively, and develop professional relationships with clients.

Skills

Cyber security

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Analytical

Problem solving

Multi-domain security

Tools

NIST CSF

ISO/IEC 27001

Job description

CyberCX, part of Accenture, protects and defends our customers and communities by providing the most comprehensive range of cyber security professional services in the region.

With more than 1,400 team members across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and US, we are a leading force in cyber security, offering services from strategy, GRC, managed security services, cloud security, digital forensics and cyber education.

If you’re ready to work with teammates that get you, a leader that supports you and customers that need you, then you’re ready for CyberCX.

How You Will Make An Impact

The Senior Consultant is responsible for engaging with customers to solve their most challenging cyber security problems, protect their future, and empower them to thrive in an uncertain world.

You will be an experienced cyber security professional capable of leading client meetings and producing high-quality deliverables with minimal supervision.

You will also use your business acumen to identify new opportunities and support business development activities including proposals and presentations.

Day to day you will

• Lead discovery activities with client stakeholders to inform deliverables and shape client outcomes
• Support the development of cyber security strategies and solutions to protect clients and their customers
• Facilitate cyber security awareness amongst our clients' leadership teams
• Produce high-quality proposals, reports, and presentations for senior client stakeholders
• Manage client expectations, communicate effectively, and develop professional relationships with clients
• Prepare clients for critical cyber security incidents through contributing to their cyber security strategic direction

Skills & Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of experience working in cyber security, ideally with experience working for a global consulting firm or large technology company
• Strong people leadership qualities, including personal presence and the ability to engage with senior client stakeholders
• Strategic mindset and understanding of how engagements fit into a broader business context
• Ability to communicate with structure, clarity, and precision
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Skilled in responding to setbacks in an agile and resilient manner
• Proficiency and experience across more than one cyber security areas. For example, risk assessment and management, cyber security frameworks (such as NIST CSF, ISM, ISO/IEC27001) or vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, security research etc

Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a mandatory requirement that all applicants are Australian citizens with the ability to hold an Australian Security Clearance.

Great advantages for great people

Generous leave benefits, health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits, strong career development and employee recognition through training.

Be yourself.

We embrace diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Please let us know if you require support or adjustments to assist with your recruitment experience.

We take security seriously.

We require all employees to complete background checks (including police and global sanction list checks) annually.

Where appropriate, the CyberCX Talent Team will work with our preferred panel of agencies. Fees will not be paid for unsolicited resumes that are submitted directly to hiring managers and not through our approved process.