
Accenture
Cybersecurity Consultant
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 14/09/2025
Job overview
Date posted
31/07/2025
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
14/09/2025
Job description
The Security Consulting Consultant at Accenture's Cyber Strategy team is responsible for delivering cybersecurity solutions tailored to client needs, aligning them with business goals and risk appetites. The role includes developing cybersecurity strategies, conducting risk assessments, performing maturity gap analyses, advising clients on compliance with frameworks such as GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST, and PCI-DSS, and collaborating with internal teams across GRC, SOC, data privacy, and cloud security domains. The consultant also contributes to thought leadership through articles and conference presentations, and must maintain expertise in security tools like IAM, PKI, SIEM, and DLP. Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA are preferred. The position is based in Abu Dhabi and requires excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Develop and implement cybersecurity strategies aligned with client business objectives and risk appetite
- Identify security risks and design mitigation strategies ensuring regulatory compliance
- Analyze evolving threat landscapes to inform client defense strategies
- Conduct cybersecurity maturity assessments and gap analyses
- Manage client relationships and provide strategic cybersecurity advice
- Design and implement cybersecurity solutions in collaboration with technical teams
- Stay current with cybersecurity trends and contribute to thought leadership
- Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams to deliver integrated cybersecurity services
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field
- 3–5 years experience in security consulting or cybersecurity roles
- Experience in cybersecurity strategy development and risk assessments
- Familiarity with GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS
- Proficiency in governance, risk, incident response, data protection, and cloud security
- Knowledge of IAM, PKI, SIEM, and DLP tools
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- CISSP, CISM, or CISA certification preferred