Security Architect Senior Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Cyber Security Architect

Locations: Any UK - must be willing to travel to client sites throughout the UK on an ad hoc basis

Level: Senior Manager

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Dependent on Experience)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC+ security clearance which typically requires 10 years continuous UK address history usually including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK and declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

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As a Cyber Security Architect – Senior Manager you will:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of security projects in complex, regulated, public sector environments

• Act as the primary point of contact for client stakeholders, building trust-based relationships and ensuring seamless execution

• Be the Security Architecture SME for projects, leading teams of specialists in defining security solutions, strategy and roadmaps, and be a technical authority for alignment to national (HMG and NCSC) and industry standards and good practice.

• Drive business development by identifying opportunities within existing accounts and building new client relationships. Support and lead bid activities, delivering security responses to RFPs and SoWs.

• Support the development of the Security Architecture and Cyber practice, mentoring team members, developing best practice approaches to support delivery, and contributing to thought leadership.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

Significant technical experience of security in at least one of the following areas:

• IP networking & OT

• Software and Application Security

• Public cloud platforms and Containerization technologies

• Mobile technologies (Mobile application security, device/embedded systems security)

• On-premises architecture and Virtualization

• AI solutions

Excellence in technical security delivery including:

• Define the security architecture for high-profile, public facing, government digital services

• Define the security strategy, enterprise architecture and roadmap for large programmes of work aligned to organisation and business objectives

• Managing security requirements through the delivery and operational lifecycle of the system

• Provide authoritative specialist security advice

• Review and thoroughly understand applications from a security perspective, using your knowledge of Secure by design, NCSC best practice and control frameworks such as NIST, ISO, CIS

• Threat modelling techniques to identify security threats to systems

• Provide risk and threat-based mitigation advice on system designs

• Develop excellent working relationships with key stakeholders

Communicate effectively verbally and in writing, demonstrated through:

• Effectively explain complex technical solutions to a non-technical audience

• Writing meaningfully to deliver clear information, and guidance

• Giving impactful presentations, articulating clearly key points

Demonstrate critical thinking by:

• Analysing and evaluating information

• Using information gathered to present solutions and reach decisions

Work in partnership with others to:

• Effectively manage both internal and external stakeholders to ensure synergy

• Collaborate meaningfully with all parties to ensure outcomes are reached effectively

Whilst having experience in a consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in other settings will always be considered.

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

Closing Date for Applications 31/05/26

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Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

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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