Security Consultant: Cyber Risk & Threat Modelling - Travel

Accenture UK & Ireland; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Client travel opportunities

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Consultant to join our security team, delivering cutting-edge cyber security solutions for clients across health, public sector, defence and government sectors. You will work on strategy through to implementation, using the latest technologies and a global network of experts.

The role involves reducing cyber risk, conducting threat modelling, defining monitoring requirements, and ensuring security controls are embedded in delivery, with potential client travel

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge in at least one of the following areas: Public cloud, Application security, Networking, On-premises infrastructure.
• Understanding of threat modelling, security controls, and risk analysis principles.
• Ability to assess risks and recommend proportionate security controls and monitoring measures, rather than relying solely on templates or standard security checklists.
• Experience working across cloud, hybrid, third-party, and non-standard technology environments.
• Familiarity with at least one recognised security framework.
• Ability to validate security assumptions through evidence-based activities, including: Security testing, Configuration reviews, Technical investigations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make informed security recommendations based on technical evidence.
• Ability to translate technical security concepts into practical guidance for delivery teams and stakeholders.
• Comfortable working within varying levels of service complexity and autonomy, aligned to SFIA levels 3–5.

Responsibilities

• Reduce cyber risk within technology projects by ensuring appropriate security requirements, controls, monitoring, and assurance activities are identified, specified, and evidenced throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct threat modelling activities, including alignment with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, to identify credible threats and define proportionate security controls.
• Define monitoring and logging requirements to detect control failures, security incidents, or compromises in live operational environments.
• Support procurement activities by developing security requirements and contractual security schedules.
• Maintain traceability and evidence linking security obligations, threats, requirements, controls, testing outcomes, risks, and decision-making.
• Provide assurance evidence to support risk owners’ go‑live and in‑service risk decisions.
• Interpret relevant laws, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements and translate them into practical security requirements for project teams.
• Support compliance and governance activities by ensuring security requirements are understood, implemented, and evidenced throughout delivery.
• Work collaboratively with project teams to embed security controls and risk management practices into technology solutions from design through to operation.

Skills

Public cloud

Application security

Networking

On-premises infrastructure

Threat modelling

Security controls

Risk analysis

Cloud environments

Hybrid environments

Third-party environments

Security frameworks

Security testing

Configuration reviews

Technical investigations

Job description

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Consultant to join our security team, delivering cutting-edge cyber security solutions for clients across health, public sector, defence and government sectors. You will work on strategy through to implementation, using the latest technologies and a global network of experts.

The role involves reducing cyber risk, conducting threat modelling, defining monitoring requirements, and ensuring security controls are embedded in delivery, with potential client travel