Security Analyst – Emerging Technology - Financial Services
Location Flexible: UK (With Client Travel)
Career Level: Senior Analyst
Responsibilities
•Support cyber security, technology risk, and resilience assessments for financial services clients.
•Assist in identifying cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and emerging risks across technology environments.
•Contribute to cyber risk assessments, control reviews, and security maturity assessments.
•Support Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) activities, including exposure identification, prioritisation, and remediation tracking.
•Research emerging technologies and their security implications, including Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, cloud technologies, and automation.
•Assist in the analysis of cyber threat intelligence and industry trends to identify relevant risks and opportunities.
•Support operational resilience and cyber resilience initiatives, including scenario testing, tabletop exercises, and resilience assessments.
•Help develop presentations, reports, and recommendations for technical and business stakeholders.
•Contribute to security governance, compliance, and regulatory assessments within financial services environments.
•Support third-party and supply chain security reviews.
•Collaborate with cyber security consultants, architects, data scientists, risk specialists, and client teams on complex transformation programmes.
•Develop expertise in industry frameworks, regulatory requirements, and cyber security best practices.
About the Team
We are seeking a Financial Services Cybersecurity Emerging Technology Analyst to join our rapidly growing UK & Ireland Financial Services Cybersecurity Practice. As a Financial Services Cybersecurity Analyst, you will work alongside experienced cyber security professionals to help leading banks, insurers, and financial institutions identify risks, strengthen resilience, and navigate emerging cyber threats. You'll gain exposure to cutting-edge topics including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), quantum computing, cyber resilience, and next-generation security technologies. You will become a member of a high-performing team working on complex security challenges in the financial sector – banking, payments, capital markets, and insurance.
Requirements
•Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Business, or a related field.
•Experience in cyber security, technology risk, IT audit, technology consulting, engineering, or a related discipline.
•Demonstrated interest in cyber security and emerging technologies.
•Understanding of core cyber security principles, including risk management, defence-in-depth, identity and access management, and secure-by-design concepts.
•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to assess information, identify patterns, and communicate findings clearly.
•Strong written and verbal communication skills.
•Enthusiasm for learning new technologies and security concepts.
•Experience using AI-enabled tools to improve productivity, analysis, or problem solving.
•Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence and AI security concepts.
•Interest in quantum computing and post-quantum cryptography.
•Familiarity with Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) concepts and vulnerability management.
•Understanding of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
•Knowledge of cyber security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK, or CIS Controls.
•Awareness of cyber resilience, operational resilience, business continuity, or disaster recovery principles.
•Experience working within financial services or another highly regulated industry.
•Industry certifications such as: Security+, SC-900, AZ-900, ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC), AWS Cloud Practitioner, Cisco CyberOps Associate.
What's on Offer
•25 days annual leave, plus public holidays.
•Private medical insurance.
•An additional three days of paid volunteering leave each year.
•Access to industry-leading learning, certifications, and career development programmes.
•Opportunities to work with leading financial institutions and global organisations.
•Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
•A diverse, inclusive, and collaborative working environment.
•Flexibility and mobility are important for this role, as there may be opportunities to spend time onsite with clients and partners while delivering high-quality services.
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services. It is a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
