Security Consulting Consultant

Security Consulting Consultant – Accenture Middle East – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Title : Security Consultant

Location : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Accenture Security

Join Accenture Security to pioneer security solutions that blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and managed services. Using the coolest next-gen tech, you’ll have every chance to stay one step ahead of cybercrime and out-hack the hackers.

Accenture Security provides comprehensive security services – from security strategy development to business transformation, to managed security services – on demand and at a global scale to help mitigate risks and take full advantage of advanced technologies and proven risk management models. Our experienced team of global security professionals helps businesses understand their risks and build resilience from the inside out, giving them the confidence to focus on what matters most : innovation and business growth.

Responsibilities

• Governance : Develop cyber frameworks, policies, processes, procedures, guidelines, and related documentation.
• Review existing and proposed policies and related documentation with stakeholders.
• Develop reporting metrics, KPIs, and dashboards.
• Monitor how effectively cybersecurity policies, principles and practices are implemented in the delivery of planning and management services.
• Ensure that cybersecurity workforce management policies and processes comply with legal and organizational requirements.
• Interpret and apply applicable laws, statutes and regulatory documents to ensure they are reflected in the cybersecurity policies.
• Provide policy guidance to cybersecurity management, staff and users.
• Risk Management : Effectively communicate Cybersecurity risks and posture to senior management.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies to effectively manage risk in accordance with organizational risk appetite.
• Ensure that decisions relating to Cybersecurity are based on sound risk management principles.
• Perform risk analysis whenever an application or system undergoes a major change.
• Provide input to the risk management framework and related documentation.
• Ensure Cybersecurity risks are identified and managed appropriately through the organization\'s risk governance process.
• Carry out a Cybersecurity risk assessments.
• Work with others to implement and maintain a Cybersecurity risk management program.
• Identify and assign individuals to specific roles associated with the execution of the Risk Management Framework.
• Establish a risk management strategy for the organization that includes a determination of risk tolerance.
• Conduct an initial risk assessment of stakeholder assets and update the risk assessment on an ongoing basis.
• Work with organizational officials to ensure continuous monitoring tool data provides situation awareness of risk levels.
• Use risk management related tools such as eGRC and monitoring tools to assess risks.
• Develop methods to effectively monitor and measure risk, compliance, and assurance efforts.
• Determine and document supply chain risks for critical system elements, where they exist.
• Compliance & Regulation : Analyze the organization\'s Cybersecurity policies and configurations to evaluate compliance with regulations and organization compliance frameworks.
• Recognize patterns of non-compliance with Cybersecurity policies and related documentation to identify ways to improve the documentation.
• Periodically review Cybersecurity strategy, policies, and related documents to maintain compliance with applicable legislation and regulation.
• Work with stakeholders to resolve Cybersecurity incidents and vulnerability compliance issues.
• Develop methods to effectively monitor and measure risk, compliance, and assurance efforts.
• Develop specifications to ensure that risk, compliance, and assurance efforts conform with Cybersecurity requirements.
• Monitor and evaluate a system\'s compliance with Cybersecurity, resilience, and dependability requirements.
• Develop Cybersecurity compliance processes and audits for services provided by third parties.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable legislation, regulation, and accreditation standards and regularly review these to ensure continued organizational compliance.
• Cooperate with relevant regulatory agencies and other legal entities in any compliance reviews or investigations.

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