Senior OT Security Architect

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.

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As a team:

You will work with some of the best in the industry, on prestigious projects with the world’s most high-profile clients within the Resources sector (covering Energy, Utilities, Chemicals and Natural Resources) and enjoy the benefits of being part of Accenture Security. You will be using the latest technologies with clients to help them get to the next level.

Our Operational Technology (OT) team helps clients protecting their industrial environments and critical infrastructure from cyber threats. An OT / ICS security manager provides advisory and technical expertise to help our clients securely design and deploy industrial control systems and operational technology. You will provide subject matter expertise and utilize your business acumen to work collaboratively with our clients to advise, design, build and implement pragmatic industrial control system security solutions.

Do you want to work in an environment where you’ll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways?

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you.

In our team you will:

• Experience working within the Resources sector covering Energy, Utilities, Chemicals and Natural Resources. Our clients include critical national infrastructure and clients of national significance with both IT and OT cyber risks.
• Support the delivery of Accenture's security offerings across our cyber resilience, cyber protect and cyber strategy domains that covers areas like security governance, cloud, AI, cyber strategy, risk assessments, identity and access management and managed security services.
• Learn skills to implement security compliance measures to complex technical transformation and capability enhancement projects.

As a Cyber Resilience Delivery Manager you will:

• Be responsible for safeguarding industrial control systems, SCADA systems, and other critical infrastructure from cyber threats. This role involves implementing security measures, conducting risk assessments, and responding to incidents within OT environments. The specialist will work closely with engineering and IT teams to ensure the resilience and security of essential operations. You will be required to:

• Conduct cyber security strategy, readiness and discovery assessments; be familiar with security frameworks, compliance requirements and security operations.
• Provide expert security compliance advice, guidance and support to both technical and non-technical teams within complex projects.
• Assess and articulate project, information, and business risks and propose proportionate mitigations.
• Produce project deliverables such as threat and risk assessments, security policies and procedures, security assurance management plans and accreditation evidence.
• Introduce holistic security compliance processes to projects, encompassing both technical and procedural controls.
• Perform analysis of the architecture and infrastructure of Industrial Control Systems (SCADA / DCS / IIoT) in context of cybersecurity.
• Design and implement cybersecurity solutions for Industrial Control Systems.
• Develop ICS security control frameworks, based on industry best practices as well as international and applicable national standards.
• Implement or improve ICS security management processes at the clients’ organization.