Cyber Security Engineer

Accenture; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Private medical insurance

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Security Engineer to safeguard client systems, applications and data. You will design, implement, and maintain security solutions while identifying risk and ensuring compliance with security standards.

The role emphasizes collaboration across teams and solving complex client problems in hybrid environments. The successful candidate will bring expertise in cloud and security tooling, scripting, and incident response, with the ability to work in SOC-like settings and deliver

Qualifications

• Experience with cyber security concepts and platform engineering.
• Knowledge of cloud security, CI/CD pipelines, virtualization, and IaC.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• SIEM and log routing experience with tools like Splunk, Sentinel, Cribl, ELK.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, and GCP services.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience with IDS/IPS, vulnerability management, and endpoint security.
• Familiarity with IaC technologies (CloudFormation, Terraform, Bicep).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage security tools, systems, and processes to protect infrastructure, applications, and data.
• Partner with engineering and security teams to embed security best practices.
• Automate security tooling like SIEM log ingestion.
• Manage firewall and network settings in hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• Develop and maintain security policies, standards and procedures.
• Conduct infrastructure security assessments using CIS benchmarks.

Skills

Cyber security concepts

Cloud security

CI/CD pipelines

Virtualisation

IaC

Linux/WSL

SIEM/log routing

Scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Splunk

Sentinel

Cribl

ELK

AWS

Azure

GCP

CloudFormation

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

Location: London, Manchester, Birmingham

Salary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experience

Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and the candidate being granted a level of security clearance which typically requires 5 years continuous UK address history, usually including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK, and a declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement

Our Engineering practice is a growing community of industry leading experts, covering Security Engineering, DevOps, Software Engineering and Quality Engineering. The Engineering practice prides itself on quality development practices and solving highly complex client problems whilst also providing a safe environment for engineering talent to grow and learn within the organisation.

As part of our Security Engineering team, you will be exposed to the latest technologies in a mixture of environments ranging from cloud, on-premises and hybrid as well as direct experience with security tooling to for incident detection, response and threat intelligence.

Job Description

We are seeking a Security Engineer to join our team and play a key role in safeguarding client systems, applications and data. You will be tasked with designing, implementing, and maintaining security solutions whilst proactively identifying risk and enforcing compliance with common security standards. The ideal candidate has strong technical expertise, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for staying ahead of the evolving threat landscape.

Key responsibilities of the role are summarised below:

• Design, implement, and manage security tools, systems, and processes to protect infrastructure, applications, and data.
• Partnering with other engineering and security teams to embed security best practices
• Automation to support security tooling like SIEM tooling log ingestion
• Firewall and network management within hybrid cloud and on-premises environments
• Develop and maintain security policies, standards and procedures
• Conduct security assessments in the form of infrastructure reviews using assessment tooling such as CIS benchmarks

Desirable Attributes

The successful candidate should have experience in some of the following areas:

• Core concepts of cyber security and platform engineering such as networking, Cloud security, CI/CD pipelines, virtualisation, and IaC
• Software development skills using Linux or WSL
• SIEM and log routing experience in tools such as Splunk, Sentinel, Cribl, and ELK
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, and GCP services
• Proficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Experience with IDS/IPS solutions, vulnerability management, and endpoint security
• Familiarity with AI hardening techniques
• Experience in working within SOC teams
• Familiarity with IaC technologies (CloudFormation, Terraform, Bicep)

Note: This role may require on-call availability for high priority incidents. Please note there is additional compensation for this and the frequency is client-dependent.

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 up to 30 days of vacation per year, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role to deliver the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 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. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Accenture provides a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all 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.

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