OT Security Consultant - Resources

Accenture; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Role: OT Security Consultant - Resources

Location: London

Please Note: Due to the nature of client work you will be undertaking, you will need to be willing to go through a Security Clearance process as part of this role, which requires 5+ years UK address history at the point of application.

As a team:

You will work with some of the best in the industry, on prestigious projects with the world's most high-profile clients within the Resources sector (covering Energy, Utilities, Chemicals and Natural Resources) and enjoy the benefits of being part of Accenture Security. You will be using the latest technologies with clients to help them get to the next level.

In our team you will:

• Experience working within the Resources sector covering Energy, Utilities, Chemicals and Natural Resources. Our clients include critical national infrastructure and clients of national significance with both IT and OT cyber risks.
• Support the delivery of Accenture's security offerings across our cyber resilience, cyber protect and cyber strategy domains that covers areas like security governance, cloud, AI, cyber strategy, risk assessments, identity and access management and managed security services.
• Learn skills to implement security compliance measures to complex technical transformation and capability enhancement projects.

As an OT Consultant, you will:

• Conduct cyber security strategy, readiness and discovery assessments; be familiar with security frameworks, compliance requirements and security operations.
• Provide expert security compliance advice, guidance and support to both technical and non-technical teams within complex projects.
• Assess and articulate project, information and business risks and propose proportionate mitigations.
• Conduct technical analysis, deploy security controls, and produce documentation to support technical delivery of security programmes.
• Produce project deliverables such as threat and risk assessments, security policies and procedures, security assurance management plans and accreditation evidence.
• Introduce holistic security compliance processes to projects, encompassing both technical and procedural controls.

The following skills and experience are essential for this role:

• Knowledgeable about the threat landscape and cyber risks for clients within the Resources sector.
• Knowledgeable about the regulatory landscape for clients within the Resources sector and the implementation patterns required to be compliant.
• Knowledge and experience of security standards, procedures, reviews and automation.
• Familiarity with common frameworks within the Resources sector e.g.: NIST, NISD, ISO27001 and CIS controls.
• Knowledge and experience of security processes and operating models.
• Familiarity with IT and OT security risks, challenges and solutions.
• 4+ years of working experience in cyber security.
• Knowledge of Industry best practice and applicable standards for Cloud Security.
• Knowledge and experience of third-party landscape and public cloud services that can assist in providing robust security solutions.
• Comfortable working with both waterfall and agile methodologies and exposure across the full delivery lifecycle.
• Demonstrate ability to contribute content to business development / proposal efforts.
• Comfortable working with senior management (CISO, CIO, CTO, Security teams, Enterprise / Security Architects, Application teams, Cloud engineers, Ops and SecOps).
• Strong stakeholder management & communication skills.

Set yourself apart:

• Relevant qualifications such as CISSP, CISM or similar.
• Knowledge and experience of OT security.
• Experience of delivering cloud-based solutions and platforms.

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 25 days' vacation per year, 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 may be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

Closing Date for Applications: 31/03/2024

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