Security Consultant - Products

Job Role: Security Consultant - Products
Location: UK (Hybrid + client's visits)
Career Level: Consultant

As a team:
Accenture Security helps organisations build cyber resilience and navigate complex business and technology transformation. We work with some of the world's leading organisations to manage cyber risk, modernise security capabilities and drive secure innovation.

Joining our team means working alongside a global network of security professionals who combine deep technical expertise with industry insight to help clients solve their most pressing security challenges. You will have the opportunity to work on complex programmes, develop new skills, and grow your career in an environment that values collaboration, innovation and continuous learning.

About the Role:

As a Security Consulting Consultant in the Products Security industry group, you will be responsible for overseeing security-related activities at one of our clients in areas such as Retail, Consumer Goods, Industrials and Life Sciences.

You will support clients in addressing cybersecurity challenges by combining technical, business and industry knowledge across a range of security domains.

We are looking for candidates with experience in one or more cybersecurity domains and an interest in developing industry and commercial skills.

In this role, you will work with delivery teams to ensure existing projects are operating as expected, while also building relationships and developing new opportunities with clients. You will act as a bridge between the client, the client account team, and our group of experts in the security domain teams.

In this role you will:

• Conduct cybersecurity strategy assessments, maturity and readiness evaluations, and discovery workshops using industry frameworks and compliance mandates
• Lead security workstreams and deliver agreed outcomes, managing activities, dependencies and quality throughout delivery.
• Perform detailed analysis of risks, identifying vulnerabilities and recommending mitigations aligned with industry standards
• Create high-quality deliverables including threat and risk assessments, security policies, procedures, and compliance evidence
• Work collaboratively with project teams to embed security controls and risk management practices into technology solutions from design through to operation.
• Support design and implementation of robust cybersecurity solutions tailored to client environments and risk profiles
• Stay current on emerging threats, AI-driven security solutions, and regulatory developments, contributing insights to shape client strategies
• Contribute to sales pursuits, proposals, and commercial responses
• Develop strong industry-specific knowledge to help clients define, implement, and run tailored security solutions.
• Develop expertise in a wide range of innovative tools, technologies, and methodologies across all Security offerings.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• 3–5 years of work experience in Cyber Security

• Proven experience in consultancy projects and/ or large organizations

• Relevant experience in one of these domains: GRC, IAM, Cloud Security, Application Security, Operational Technology (OT) security and Security Operations.

• Familiarity with at least one recognised security framework

• Experience delivering cybersecurity assessments, security initiatives or technical implementation projects.

• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams across security, technology and business functions.

• Experience producing client-facing deliverables, reports, presentations and recommendations.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make informed security recommendations based on technical evidence.

• High attention to detail and rigorous logical thinking ability

• Good communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage client stakeholders

• Willingness to travel across the UK as projects require

Set yourself apart:

• Professional certifications: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP or equivalent.

• Experience in one of these sectors: Retail, Consumer Goods, Industrials or Life Sciences.

• Commercial awareness and an interest in understanding how cybersecurity supports business outcomes.

• Familiarity with AI security risks, AI-enabled security capabilities, and other emerging technologies and practices, with an understanding of how they are influencing the cybersecurity landscape.

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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