Our cyber practice is a fast-growing community of industry leading experts. The
practice covers Assurance, Compliance, Security Operations (SecOps), Offensive
Security and Security Research. It is critical that the relevance and quality of the
services that we provide is maintained and augmented and that the team
members have every opportunity to grow and learn with the organisation.
We are looking for enthusiastic information security professionals to solidify our
strong position in the market.

6point6, now a part of Accenture, are recruiting Cyber Security Architects to join
our growing Cyber practice. Leading with strategy, architecture, and design, we
connect cloud, data, and cyber to engineer and deliver large-scale, complex
transformations across public and private sectors, working with some of the
most complex and interesting technology problems in the UK today.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are integral to the success of 6point6. We
welcome applicants with different perspectives, skills, life experiences and
backgrounds, and are proud to have an organisational culture where employees
can bring their authentic selves to work. During your career with us, we actively
encourage and support employees to continually upskill and develop their skills
and knowledge.

A previous career in cyber security / architecture is preferred but not essential.
We welcome anyone with a passion for cyber security to work with us in
supporting our clients to solve problems and deliver lasting value. Every client is
different and has a unique set of challenges. Everyone brings something
different to 6point6; you do not have to meet all of the requirements to be
considered for this role.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
●Lead and/or assist the design of the security architecture for high-profile,
public facing, government digital services
●Contribute to the definition of internal and client digital transformation
and security strategy
●Support the development of roadmaps for large programmes of work;
●Utilise industry best practice and standards (e.g. NCSC, CIS) to
understand client challenges and operating environments
●Work closely with Enterprise Architecture teams and other teams to
provide risk and threat-based advice on systems designs
●Build effective relationships with our clients and key stakeholders.

The successful candidate should have the following skills and competencies:
●Working knowledge of cyber security, including standards, design patterns
and frameworks relevant to security architecture
●Knowledge of market leading security technologies and solutions
●Display competence in a breadth of technologies (appropriate to the level
of the role) and an appreciation of how they can be combined and applied
to solve customer problems
●Effectively manage both internal and external stakeholder relationships to
ensure shared outcomes are reached
●Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
●Explain complex technical solutions to both a technical and non-technical
audience
●Demonstrate critical thinking by:
oAnalysing and evaluating information
oUsing information gathered to present solutions to stakeholder
groups and influence decision making

If you have any of the below skills, then this would be beneficial but not required:
●Familiarity with major Cloud technologies, working experience of at least
one major PaaS provider, e.g. Azure or AWS
●Experience with architectural concepts, methodologies and approaches
●Hands-on technical experience, preferably from a cyber security practice,
such as security monitoring, systems engineering or working with security
management systems

Whilst having experience in consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience
in working with clients/external partners in other settings will always be
considered.
Due to the nature of the client engagements, every employee needs to be able
to achieve Security Clearance. This means that you need to have the right to
take up employment within the UK, do not have or require any visa to work, and
have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years without any gap(s) totalling
more than 6 months.
Our hybrid work pattern that typically sees employees in the office for 2 days
per week, although this may be more or less depending on the project’s
requirements. We aim to work with you to be as accommodating as possible to
your needs as well as those of our clients.
You should be able to easily commute to our London or Manchester offices. For
some roles/projects, travel to the clients’ offices will be required and the
frequency is often determined by the client.

Who are 6point6, part of Accenture?
Now part of Accenture, 6point6 drives the right change in every organisation
through the positive impact of technology. Leading with strategy, architecture,
and design, we connect cloud, data, and cyber to engineer and deliver large-
scale, complex transformations across public and private sectors.

We help organisations realise the value of their business strategy, allowing them
to engage in a more meaningful way with their end customers. Our clients work
with us because they know for us it’s never just about the project at hand. It’s
about creating lasting partnerships built on trust and enabling their long-term
success.
We have lead offices in central London and Manchester, as well as access to
other Accenture office locations around the UK.

Why us?
6point6 strives to create and maintain a work environment in which people are
treated with dignity, decency and respect. We champion diversity and are
committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. A number of
employee-led groups work with us to create a unique, fun and fulfilling
environment that contributes positively to our culture and our corporate social
responsibility commitments.
We are fully committed to hiring, developing and retaining the best people and
operate a zero tolerance culture towards any discrimination.
Irrespective of your needs, and no matter how small, please let the Recruitment
Team know if there are any ways that we can support you during the hiring
process.
Benefits
From health and wellness to lifestyle and finances, we have your best interests at
heart.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes all the
standard offerings you’d expect like company bonus plan, pension, private
medical, life assurance and income protection. Employee wellbeing is also of the
utmost importance to us and we have many benefits supporting wellbeing
including an employee assistance programme, life coaching, a cycle to work
scheme with bike storage and much more.

Our Values

Our people shape our culture and our values are embedded into everything we
do.
HUMAN: We celebrate our differences and bring our authentic selves to work. We
are one, inclusive, team.
DEDICATED: We are dedicated to each other, our clients and to our profession.
We care.
HONEST: We embrace transparency, act with integrity and encourage everyone
to speak openly.
BRAVE: We empower each other to make bold decisions, to take ownership and
to challenge with respect

We are a disability confident committed employer.
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