Cyber security engineer

Role: Cyber Security Engineer

Location: London, Manchester, Birmingham

Salary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experience

Career Level: Specialist

Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and the candidate being granted a level of security clearance which typically requires 5 years continuous UK address history, usually including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK, and a declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and manage security tools, systems and processes to protect infrastructure, applications and data.
• Partner with other engineering and security teams to embed security best practices.
• Automate support for security tooling such as SIEM log ingestion.
• Manage firewalls within hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• Develop and maintain security policies, standards and procedures.
• Conduct security assessments, including infrastructure reviews using tools such as CIS benchmarks.

Desirable Attributes

• Core concepts of cyber security and platform engineering such as networking, cloud security, CI/CD pipelines, virtualisation and IaC.
• Software development skills using Linux or WSL.
• SIEM and log routing experience with tools such as Splunk, Sentinel, Cribl and ELK.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure and GCP services.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and communication skills.
• Experience with IDS/IPS solutions, vulnerability management and endpoint security.

This role may require on-call availability for high priority incidents. Additional compensation is provided and the frequency is client dependent.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary.

Up to 25 days of vacation per year.

Private medical insurance.

Three days leave per year for charitable work.

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver the role.

Application Deadline

Closing Date for Applications: 30/06/2026

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

Equal Employment Opportunity

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.