Senior Security Architect & Threat Lead

ACCENTURE; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave per year for Charit

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Technical Security Consultant to lead security architecture across a portfolio of complex projects, including health, public sector, defence and central government. The role requires UK-wide client travel and security clearances.

You will drive secure design principles, threat modelling and risk assessments while mentoring security practitioners in a dynamic, globally connected environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in security architecture, engineering and cloud security.
• Strong knowledge of cloud, infrastructure and enterprise security technologies.
• Ability to translate complex security concepts into clear business recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior Security Architect and technical authority across a portfolio of projects and services.
• Lead security architecture reviews and provide expert guidance on secure design principles.
• Assess and advise on cloud, network, infrastructure and application security controls.
• Review complex technical solutions and ensure they align with security, regulatory and business requirements.
• Conduct and support threat modelling, risk assessments and vulnerability assessments.
• Provide technical oversight and recommendations for security testing and penetration testing activities.
• Support vulnerability management activities, helping teams prioritise and remediate security risks.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, testers and assurance teams to deliver secure solutions.
• Act as an escalation point for complex technical security challenges.
• Coach and mentor security practitioners, helping to improve the quality and consistency of technical security outputs.
• Promote security best practice and contribute to the development of technical standards across the security community.
• Engage with both senior stakeholders and technical delivery teams to communicate security risks and recommendations effectively.

Skills

Security Architecture

Security Engineering

Cloud Security

Network Security

Application Security

Penetration Testing

Threat modelling

Secure-by-design principles

Cloud infrastructure security

Stakeholder management

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Senior Technical Security Consultant to lead security architecture across a portfolio of complex projects, including health, public sector, defence and central government. The role requires UK-wide client travel and security clearances.

You will drive secure design principles, threat modelling and risk assessments while mentoring security practitioners in a dynamic, globally connected environment.