Security Consultant – Architect - Financial Services

Security Consultant – Architect - Financial Services
Location Flexible: UK (With Client Travel)
Career Level: Consultant
Salary: Competitive Salary & Package (Dependent on Experience)

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As a team:

We are seeking Financial Service Cybersecurity Architect to join our rapidly growing UK & Ireland Financial Services Cybersecurity Practice.

You will become a pivotal member of a high-performing team that working on the most complex security challenges in the financial sector – banking, payments, capital markets, and insurance – to help safeguard the economy of which we all depend. 

You'll work on innovative projects with colleagues to drive collaboration from strategy through to implementation. You will be using the latest technologies with clients to help them get to the next level.  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. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

Role Responsibilities:

As part of our Cyber Security team, you will work with clients and delivery teams to design secure technology solutions, reduce cyber risk, and embed security throughout the delivery lifecycle.

You will:

• Help reduce cyber risk across technology programmes by identifying, defining, and assuring appropriate security requirements, controls, and risk treatments throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct threat modelling exercises using industry frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK to identify credible threats and recommend proportionate security controls.
• Design and advise on functional and technical security requirements that support business objectives and regulatory obligations.
• Support solution design, development, and deployment activities to ensure security requirements are implemented effectively.
• Define monitoring, logging, and security assurance requirements to identify control failures, security incidents, and potential compromises.
• Support procurement and third-party risk activities by developing security requirements and reviewing supplier security controls.
• Maintain clear traceability between threats, risks, requirements, controls, testing outcomes, and risk decisions.
• Produce security assurance evidence to support risk acceptance, go-live approvals, and operational readiness reviews.
• Interpret relevant laws, regulations, standards, and internal policies and translate them into practical requirements for delivery teams.
• Partner with architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to embed security-by-design principles into technology solutions.
• Contribute to security governance, risk management, and compliance activities across client engagements.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience in cyber security, security architecture, solution architecture, technology risk, or a related field.
• Experience delivering security requirements and controls within technology transformation or application delivery programmes.
• Experience within financial services or other highly regulated industries.
• Understanding of core security principles, including Zero Trust, defence-in-depth, least privilege, secure-by-design, and resilience-by-design.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following domains: 
  • Cloud security (Azure, AWS, GCP)
  • Network security
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Application security / DevSecOps
  • Infrastructure and platform security
  • Continuous Threat Exposure Management
• Ability to analyse technical risks and communicate recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI-enabled tools to improve productivity, delivery quality, or security outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, Security+, or equivalent. 
• Knowledge of financial services regulations and frameworks, including PRA, FCA, DORA, NIS2, ISO 27001, and NIST. 
• Understanding of emerging technologies such as quantum, agentic progression 
• Understanding of operational resilience, technology resilience, and risk management practices. 
• Familiarity with banking, payments, capital markets, or insurance technology environments. 
• Experience supporting security assessments, audits, or compliance reviews. 
• Consulting experience and exposure to client-facing engagements.

What’s in it for you:

At Accenture, you'll work alongside some of the industry's leading cyber security professionals, helping clients solve complex business and technology challenges.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

• 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays
• Private medical insurance
• An additional three days of paid volunteering leave each year
• Access to industry-leading learning, certifications, and career development programmes
• Opportunities to work with leading financial institutions and global organisations
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• A diverse, inclusive, and collaborative working environment

Flexibility and mobility are important for this role, as there may be opportunities to spend time onsite with clients and partners while delivering the high-quality services for which Accenture is known.

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