CyberCX - Senior Consultant - GRC in Adelaide

The work we do matters. CyberCX, part of Accenture, protects and defends our customers and communities by providing the most comprehensive range of cyber security professional services in the region.

About the Role

The Senior Consultant – GRC has a deep theoretical understanding of the Governance, Risk and Compliance domain that allows them to perform complex projects independently and actively contribute to the development of customer relationships. The Senior Consultant – GRC is responsible for driving quality outcomes to meet customer expectations. This includes the ability to lead and mentor other consultants that may support the Senior Security Consultant in meeting this objective.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Work with our customer base to assist them in identifying and effectively managing cybersecurity risk.
• Lead complex cyber security projects in the Governance, Risk and Compliance domain.
• Prepare and present high-quality reports detailing security issues, making recommendations, and identifying solutions.
• Contribute to the development of customer relationships through direct customer support and working with Customer Sales, Customer Solutions and Marketing teams to support relevant activities.
• Demonstrate strong alignment with CyberCX values to peers and customers.
• Actively collaborate across CyberCX, and continuously look for ways to add value.
• Facilitate communication, partnerships, and cross-pollination across the business to allow teams to better engage and service customers.

Preferred Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Australian citizenship (and willingness to obtain security clearance).
• Experience across major security frameworks, including NIST, ISM, PCI DSS, Essential Eight and PSPF.
• Bachelor level tertiary qualification in cyber security, forensics, or similar field.
• Ideally having at least one major security certification (CISM, CISA, CISSP, ISO LA/LI).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience dealing with a diverse range of information/cyber security projects and challenges, preferably over a number of industry domains.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills that enable them to actively contribute to the development of customer relationships.
• Diplomatic, tactful, and empathic.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to build sustainable, scalable solutions and processes to meet complex operational problems.
• A high performing and proficient consultant with a deep theoretical understanding of Governance, Risk and Compliance domain that allows them to perform complex projects independently.
• Skilled in responding to setbacks in an agile and resilient manner.
• Attentive to detail, proactive and organised.

Based on business requirements, candidates applying for this role can also be assessed for other opportunities within Accenture.

Benefits of working at Accenture:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave.
• Long & short-term career break opportunities.
• Structured career development program.
• Local and international career opportunities.
• Flexible Work Arrangements - centered around Accenture's Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.

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