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Accenture is a global collective of innovators whose aim is to improve the way the world works and lives. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning and a global community of diverse talent, we drive success in new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. And we are looking to add an experienced ICS (Industrial Control Systems)/OT (Operational Technology) Cybersecurity Consultant to an already outstanding team.

Accenture Security helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond to, and recover, at all points of the security lifecycle. We hire the very best security talent and arm them with the coolest tools and latest tech so they can help our clients build resilience as we create integrated, customized turnkey solutions. We blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and managed service solutions to rethink the entire security lifecycle.

You Are passionate about security, love what you do and have a genuine desire to outsmart the bad guys. You have the experience to analyze a clients’ security posture, anticipate security requirements and help find right-sized solutions based on industry leading practices. You have a proven track record working successfully in a fast-paced, agile environment.

The Work is an exciting opportunity to lead, influence and execute on ICS/OT security engagements in critical infrastructure and/or mission critical industry environments. In this role, you will assess, identify, and develop security solutions for OT environments and the latest industrial technologies across multiple industries. Responsibilities include helping clients access their security posture, recommend improvements and implementing those solutions. Assessments include security frameworks, existing security measures and alignment with best practices. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity perform testing against ICS/OT devices, networks and security control mechanisms. This includes testing on devices used in the field as well as future deployment devices, and investigation of device ecosystem and monitoring.

Ideal candidates for this category have previous experience leading/supporting one or more of the following:

• Monitoring & response operations for OT environments, equipment, and/or systems,

• OT security sensor/tool deployment,

• OT security assessment experience,

• OT security program/governance development,

• Systems Engineering experience within OT environments

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience (e.g., manufacturing facilities, and/or oil and gas facilities, and/or automotive plants, and/or electric substations, and/or water treatment facilities, and/or power generation facilities, and/or natural gas environments, and/or life sciences, and/or data center OT, etc.)

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working with ICS technologies and/or environments. Examples include: SCADA, DCS, EMS, DMS, ADMS, PCN, RTUs, IACS, PLCs, HMIs, etc.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience with cybersecurity functions including vulnerability assessment and management processes, identity and access management in ICS environments, incident response and monitoring, etc.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience of common ICS protocols and technologies.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience authoring detailed reports and/or deliverables on security assessments and recommendations with ability to present findings to non-technical executive staff

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

• Travel will be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience providing consulting services to Fortune / Global 1000 clients and/or domain experience within relevant industry verticals such as Oil and Gas, Utilities, Manufacturing, etc.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience assessing against standards and frameworks including DOE C2M2, IEC-62243/ISA-99, NIST CSF, NERC CIP, etc.

• Minimum 3 years' of experience working with security analysis techniques, identifying indicators of compromise, threat hunting, and identification of intrusions and potential incidents.

• At least one relevant industry certification (CISSP, GICSP, GRID, GCIP, etc.).

• Minimum 2 years' of experience in deploying or supporting OT security sensors in operational environments

• Minimum 2 years' of experience in IT or OT networking infrastructure (Switches, Firewalls, Routers, Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, etc.)

• Minimum 2 years' of experience performing reverse engineering of embedded devices and/or industrial protocols.

• Minimum 2 years' of experience designing, organizing, and executing security assessments and testing

• Minimum 3 years' of experience developing proposals, business development, SOW’s, and general content to support business capture

• Minimum 3 years' experience working in SOC's with security tooling such as OT NSM's, SIEMs, Endpoint Security tools for Operational Environments

• Master’s Degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or similar educational study

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Colorado $93,400 to $223,300

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New York $86,500 to $258,500

Maryland $86,500 to $206,800

Washington $99,500 to $237,800

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