Senior Financial Services Cybersecurity Analyst: Emerging Tech

Accenture UK & Ireland; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Volunteering leave (3 days)

Industry-leading learning and certs

Career development programmes

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Analyst to join our Financial Services Cybersecurity Practice as a Cybersecurity Emerging Technology Analyst. You’ll work with banks, insurers, and financial institutions to identify risks, bolster resilience, and navigate evolving cyber threats using AI, CTEM, and cloud technologies.

You’ll collaborate with cyber security consultants, architects, data scientists, and risk specialists on complex programmes, contributing to risk assessments, governance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• Experience in cyber security, technology risk, IT audit, technology consulting or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Support cyber security, technology risk, and resilience assessments for financial services clients.
• Identify cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and emerging risks across technology environments.
• Contribute to cyber risk assessments, control reviews, and security maturity assessments.
• Support CTEM activities including exposure identification, prioritisation, and remediation tracking.
• Research emerging technologies and their security implications (AI, quantum, cloud, automation).
• Assist in analysis of cyber threat intelligence and industry trends.
• Support operational and cyber resilience initiatives, including tabletop exercises.
• Develop presentations, reports, and recommendations for stakeholders.
• Contribute to security governance, compliance, and regulatory assessments within financial services.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Cybersecurity knowledge

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Business, or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Analyst to join our Financial Services Cybersecurity Practice as a Cybersecurity Emerging Technology Analyst. You’ll work with banks, insurers, and financial institutions to identify risks, bolster resilience, and navigate evolving cyber threats using AI, CTEM, and cloud technologies.

You’ll collaborate with cyber security consultants, architects, data scientists, and risk specialists on complex programmes, contributing to risk assessments, governance,