Senior Security Architect & Tech Lead – Cloud & Threats

Accenture UK & Ireland; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25-30 days vacation

Private medical insurance

Charitable leave

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Technical Security Consultant - H&PS with flexible location across UK offices and client travel. You will act as a senior security architect across a portfolio, shaping secure designs for health, public sector, defence and central government projects.

The role demands leading security reviews, threat modelling, vulnerability assessments, and security testing oversight.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in security architecture across enterprise environments.
• Experience applying secure-by-design principles and threat modelling.
• Ability to translate complex security concepts into business-focused recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior Security Architect and authority across projects.
• Lead security architecture reviews and provide secure design guidance.
• Assess and advise on cloud, network, infrastructure, and application security controls.
• Review complex solutions for security alignment with regulatory and business needs.
• Conduct threat modelling, risk and vulnerability assessments.
• Oversee security testing and penetration testing activities.
• Coach juniors and mentor security practitioners.
• Communicate risks and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Security Architecture

Security Engineering

Cloud Security

Network Security

Application Security

Penetration Testing

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Technical Security Consultant - H&PS with flexible location across UK offices and client travel. You will act as a senior security architect across a portfolio, shaping secure designs for health, public sector, defence and central government projects.

The role demands leading security reviews, threat modelling, vulnerability assessments, and security testing oversight.