Senior Analyst – Information Assurance & Secure by Design

Job: Senior Analyst- Information Assurance & Secure by Design

Career Level: Senior Analyst

Location: UK Nationwide, preference for Cheltenham/ Manchester (hybrid working)

 

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, and applicants must be sole British nationals.

 

Join Accenture and help secure the systems that matter most

 

At Accenture, we help organisations build digital systems that are secure, resilient and trusted from day one. As a Senior Analyst in our Information Assurance & Secure by Design team, you’ll play a key role in supporting UK Government, Defence and Government Supply Chain clients to design and deliver secure services that protect critical data, operations and national interests. This is an exciting opportunity for someone early in their career who is passionate about cyber security, risk and assurance, and wants to develop their skills while working on meaningful, high impact programmes.

 

In our team you will:

 

  • Support Secure by Design activities across digital and technology projects, ensuring security is considered throughout the system lifecycle.
  • Assisting with information assurance and cyber risk assessments, identifying risks and helping teams understand how to manage them.
  • Contributing to the creation of security and assurance artefacts, such as risk assessments, security management plans and evidence packs.
  • Engage and collaborate with clients to understand their Security challenges and identify how to drive their Security strategy and impact across various industries and sectors.
  • Support consulting teams in the delivery of client engagements across workstreams
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and deliver outcomes.
  • Build trusted relationships with our clients to ensure requirements, outcomes and expectations are met and exceeded.
  • Work on high impact, purpose driven programmes that really make a difference.
  • Have a clear learning and development pathway, including formal training and professional certifications.
  • Work within supportive teams and a culture that values inclusion, wellbeing and continuous learning.

 

You’ll be supported through structured training, on the job learning and coaching, with clear opportunities to grow your career within Accenture’s Security practice.

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