Senior Analyst – Information Assurance & Secure by Design

Accenture UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days vacation

Private medical insurance

Charitable leave (3 extra days)

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Accenture UK is seeking a Senior Analyst in Information Assurance & Secure by Design to help secure government and defence-related systems. The role offers hybrid working with preference for Manchester or Cheltenham, and involves working with UK Government and Defence clients to design and deliver secure services.

You'll develop expertise in risk assessments, security artefacts, and Security strategies while developing through formal training and certifications.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in cyber security, information assurance or technology risk.
• Good analytical skills and ability to understand complex problems.
• Clear verbal and written communication with experience delivering deliverables.
• Project delivery capabilities with teamwork and time management.
• Willingness to travel to client sites when required.

Responsibilities

• Support Secure by Design activities across projects, ensuring security is considered throughout the lifecycle.
• Assist with information assurance and cyber risk assessments, identifying risks and controls.
• Contribute to security artefacts such as risk assessments and security management plans.
• Engage with clients to understand security challenges and influence strategy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes and meet client needs.
• Build trusted client relationships to manage expectations and value.
• Support learning and development through formal training and certifications.

Skills

Cyber security

Information assurance

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Project delivery

Team collaboration

Job description

Job: Senior Analyst- Information Assurance & Secure by Design

Career Level: Senior Analyst

Location: UK Nationwide, preference for Cheltenham/ Manchester (hybrid working)

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, and applicants must be sole British nationals.

Join Accenture and help secure the systems that matter most

At Accenture, we help organisations build digital systems that are secure, resilient and trusted from day one. As a Senior Analyst in our Information Assurance & Secure by Design team, you’ll play a key role in supporting UK Government, Defence and Government Supply Chain clients to design and deliver secure services that protect critical data, operations and national interests. This is an exciting opportunity for someone early in their career who is passionate about cyber security, risk and assurance, and wants to develop their skills while working on meaningful, high impact programmes.

In our team you will:

• Support Secure by Design activities across digital and technology projects, ensuring security is considered throughout the system lifecycle.
• Assisting with information assurance and cyber risk assessments, identifying risks and helping teams understand how to manage them.
• Contributing to the creation of security and assurance artefacts, such as risk assessments, security management plans and evidence packs.
• Engage and collaborate with clients to understand their Security challenges and identify how to drive their Security strategy and impact across various industries and sectors.
• Support consulting teams in the delivery of client engagements across workstreams
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and deliver outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with our clients to ensure requirements, outcomes and expectations are met and exceeded.
• Work on high impact, purpose driven programmes that really make a difference.
• Have a clear learning and development pathway, including formal training and professional certifications.
• Work within supportive teams and a culture that values inclusion, wellbeing and continuous learning.

You’ll be supported through structured training, on the job learning and coaching, with clear opportunities to grow your career within Accenture’s Security practice.

The following skills and experience are essential for this role:

We’re looking for people who are curious, motivated and eager to learn. You don’t need to be a security expert already — we’ll help you build that expertise.

• A strong interest in cyber security, information assurance or technology risk
• Good analytical skills and the ability to understand complex problems
• Communication and engagement skills with clear verbal and written communication skills, with experience delivering and presenting deliverables.
• Project Delivery capabilities with the ability to work well in a team and manage your time across multiple tasks.
• A flexible approach, with willingness to travel to client sites when required

Desirable experience for this role:

• Familiarity with recognised security standards and frameworks (e.g. ISO/IEC 27001, NIST, UK Government security frameworks)
• Awareness of assurance and compliance requirements within highly regulated environments.
• Progress towards, or holding, relevant security certifications (e.g. ISO 27001, CISSP, CISM or equivalent)

Set yourself apart:

• Awareness of Information Assurance/ Secure by Design Frameworks or secure system development principles
• Experience gained through study, placements, internships or early career roles related to IT, security or risk.

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.

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 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.

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