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About Accenture Middle East and the Role

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology, and operations, with digital capabilities across all these areas. We apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets, and next-generation technology to each business challenge. Our core values include Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual, and Integrity. We are seeking a Cyber Readiness & Crisis Senior Manager to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a full-time capacity.

The Cyber Investigation and Forensic Response (CIFR) Practice

Accenture Security is one of the fastest-growing areas of the business. Our global Cyber Investigation and Forensic Response (CIFR) practice is expanding to deliver around-the-clock incident response services to an expanding portfolio of enterprise customers. As part of this specialized team, you will respond to some of the largest and most complex data breaches globally, and conduct cyber threat hunting in complex business environments, leveraging a variety of tools and Digital Forensic and Incident Response (DIFR) techniques. The team operates across Europe, providing expertise to multi-national clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead incident response engagements, including coordination of other assigned resources for on-site and remote investigations.
• Identify and investigate intrusions to determine the cause and extent of the breach.
• Conduct data collection, host and network digital forensics, log analysis, malware analysis, and living-off-the-land techniques in support of incident response investigations, including leveraging EDR solutions and threat intelligence.
• Lead threat hunting engagements.
• Conduct incident response within various Cloud platforms.
• Identify attacker Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to develop indicators of compromise.
• Develop and implement dynamic remediation plans in conjunction with incident response engagements.
• Take a lead role in authoring comprehensive client reports on investigative findings.
• Effectively communicate and interface with customers, both technically and strategically, to customer stakeholders and legal counsel throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Support Accenture leadership in properly scoping engagements with methodical approaches, based on customer requirements.
• Mentor and train CIFR team members.
• Work as part of the global practice to develop and maintain service offerings.

Candidate Profile and Expertise

Candidates for this role are expected to be highly credible with the ability to engage on a broad C-suite agenda. This includes possessing the personal and professional attributes necessary to guide senior leadership in the formulation of strategies that produce robust and dynamic security capabilities, as well as enterprise resilience capabilities. Deep industry expertise is required to understand industry nuances and guide client executives in developing suitable strategies within the dynamic incident response environment. The ability to understand current and future client needs in the security marketplace and client industry dynamics is essential to recommend both short and long-term value creation for clients.

Required Experience

A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in cyber security, incident response, or a related field is required for this role.

Work Environment and Career Development

You will work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment with a diverse team of talent, supporting the mission of providing expert incident response services to Accenture customers. This role offers an innovative culture that thrives on shared success and diverse ways of thinking, enabling opportunities for career advancement. As part of our global team, you will have access to training and a global network of experts, working with cutting-edge technologies and developing a wide range of new skills.