Senior Cyber Strategy & Risk Consultant

Accenture PLC; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Consultant – Strategy & Risk in New Zealand to help clients strengthen cyber resilience and make informed security decisions. The role involves leading client engagements, building trusted relationships and delivering strategic outcomes with autonomy.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years’ IT security experience across corporate or government sectors, with strong translation of technical risk into business strategy and action.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in corporate or government IT security.
• Ability to translate technical risk into business risk, strategy and action.
• Experience across multiple cyber security domains, such as risk assessment, frameworks (NIST CSF, ISM, ISO/IEC 27001), vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and consultation activities with client stakeholders to shape recommendations and outcomes.
• Support the development of cyber security strategies and risk-based solutions.
• Facilitate cyber security awareness and engagement with executive and leadership teams.
• Prepare high-quality proposals, reports and presentations for senior client stakeholders.
• Manage client expectations with professionalism, clarity and confidence.
• Contribute to clients’ preparedness for significant cyber incidents through strategic advisory work.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Risk assessment

Penetration testing

Vulnerability assessments

NIST CSF

ISO/IEC 27001

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Senior Consultant – Strategy & Risk in New Zealand to help clients strengthen cyber resilience and make informed security decisions. The role involves leading client engagements, building trusted relationships and delivering strategic outcomes with autonomy.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years’ IT security experience across corporate or government sectors, with strong translation of technical risk into business strategy and action.