Job Description
Bring your talent and passion to Accenture – sharpen your skills, build an extraordinary career and play a key role in creating solutions that transform organizations and communities around the world.
We are a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. With more than 449.000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, we drive innovation to improve the way the world works and lives.
We focus equally on employees’ development by creating a culture of excellence and offering extensive training programs that support professional growth.
We are looking for Security Architect to join our Security Consulting team! We are currently building a unique team of people working in the field of Security Consulting, that would be a new part of Accenture Security, helping our clients with security, alongside our Cyber Fusion Centre.
Role summary:
- Review security requirements and assess the security posture to identify gaps or improvements
- Define secure design of business, IT, and security solutions
- Participate in designated projects and business initiatives as the security subject matter expert
- Play an active role in developing security technical architecture and design which supports a robust technology solution, taking into account the client business priorities
- Review business processes from security perspective and identify threats, risks, and solutions accordingly
- Perform R&D in the field of IT security, including the IT security trending topics, including cloud security and IoT
- Support the development and implementation of security and compliance legislation, such as GDPR, PSD2, and Cybersecurity law
- Prepare security standards, guidelines and polices
Qualifications
Experience in some of the following areas:
Identity and Access Management
Application Security, cryptography and protocols
Secure System Development Live Cycle
Security Incident Management and monitoring
Security Operations, and Cyber Security
Vulnerability management and penetration testing
Information Security Management, Risk Management, and Asset Security
Computer, IT Security, Network Security, and Cloud Security
Security standards, laws, and compliance
Experience in implementing security controls to improve system/platform overall security
Knowledge and experience with identifying and understanding the most common application security vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
Ability to work independently and pro-actively contribute in a global team environment
Excellent interpersonal, communication and presenting skills; able to concisely communicate security risks to both technical and business audiences
Successfully completed university studies (preferably in the field of computer science or engineering)
Nice to have
Previous technical background in:
Web application development/ architecture or related fields
JAVA, .NET, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Python and/or C/C++ experience
Industry certification from vendors: ISC2, ISACA, GIAC, EC-Council, CompTIA, ITIL, Comptia Security +
Knowledge in Risk and Compliance Management, Operational Models, Business Continuity Plan, Disaster Recovery Plan
Reasons for being our colleague:
Continuous growth in a positive and multicultural work environment
We take care to help you gain skills, knowledge and experience, together with highly marketable specialist
Opportunity to work on complex projects for Global TOP Clients
Competitive benefits package, including: meal vouchers, public transportation, medical services, private pension, life insurance, gym
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
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