Cyber Security Engineer — Hybrid Cloud & SIEM Expert

Accenture PLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Private medical insurance

Charitable leave

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to join its Security Engineering team in a hybrid environment, spanning cloud, on-premises and hybrid setups. You will design, implement, and maintain security solutions to safeguard client systems, applications and data.

The role requires hands-on technical expertise, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and the ability to stay ahead of evolving threats. Accenture offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Core cyber security concepts and platform engineering basics such as networking and cloud security.
• Experience with scripting or programming (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Familiarity with SIEM/log routing tools (Splunk/Sentinel/ELK).
• Experience with IAM, threat detection, vulnerability management and SOC teamwork.

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.
• Automation to support security tooling and SIEM log ingestion.
• Firewall and network management within hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.
• Develop and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Conduct security assessments with CIS benchmarks and related tooling.

Skills

Networking

Cloud security

CI/CD

Python scripting

Analytical thinking

Tools

Splunk

Sentinel

Cribl

ELK

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

PowerShell

Job description

Accenture PLC is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to join its Security Engineering team in a hybrid environment, spanning cloud, on-premises and hybrid setups. You will design, implement, and maintain security solutions to safeguard client systems, applications and data.

The role requires hands-on technical expertise, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and the ability to stay ahead of evolving threats. Accenture offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for career growth.