Security Consultant – Architect - Financial Services

Salary: £50,000 - 75,000 per year

Requirements:

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

Responsibilities:

• Work with clients and delivery teams to design secure technology solutions, reduce cyber risk, and embed security throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• 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.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• GCP
• IAM
• Support
• Network
• Security
• TOGAF

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We are Accenture, a leading global professional services company with a strong focus on innovation, inclusion, and diversity. We are seeking a Financial Service Cybersecurity Architect to join our rapidly growing UK & Ireland Financial Services Cybersecurity Practice. This is a flexible UK role with client travel, based in London, offering a competitive salary and package dependent on experience. You will work on complex security challenges across banking, payments, capital markets, and insurance, alongside leading cyber security professionals using cutting-edge technologies. We offer 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, private medical insurance, three days of paid volunteering leave each year, access to industry-leading learning and certifications, opportunities to work with leading financial institutions and global organisations, flexible and hybrid working arrangements, and a diverse, inclusive, collaborative environment.

last updated 36 week of 2026