Security Senior Analyst

We Are
Accenture Security helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond, and recover along all points of the security lifecycle. Cybersecurity challenges are different for every business in every industry. Leveraging our global resources and advanced technologies, we create integrated, turnkey solutions tailored to our clients’ needs across their entire value chain. Whether we’re defending against known cyberattacks, detecting and responding to the unknown, or running an entire security operations center, we will help companies build cyber resilience to grow with confidence. Our team of the security sector’s brightest people use the coolest tech to out-hack the hackers and help clients build resilience from within. 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, team-oriented environment. You’re a creative, analytical problem solver with above average documentation skills who can speak to both technical and non-technical audiences. Can apply deep security skills to design, build and protect enterprise systems, applications, data, assets and people for Accenture and our clients. You are eager to put your skills to use by helping us help our clients inject security at every level of their organization.

JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a Security Sr Analyst to join our Managed Services team. In this operational role, you will enhance clients’ security posture by optimizing Microsoft Defender and other security infrastructure tools. You will collaborate closely with clients and internal teams to implement security improvements, automation, and compliance measures while maintaining operational excellence within defined service levels.

Key Responsibilities:
• Enhance security posture by configuring and optimizing Microsoft Defender and other infrastructure security tools.
• Support audits and ensure compliance with relevant security standards and regulations.
• Identify and implement automation and innovation opportunities to improve efficiency and add client value.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams to design, build, and maintain effective security controls.
• Maintain operational and security standards within service level agreements (SLAs).
• Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to team members on Microsoft Defender best practices.
• Stay updated on the latest cloud security trends and technologies to enhance project outcomes.