OT Cybersecurity Consultant
AI summary of the role
Accenture's OT Security practice is hiring a consultant to lead hands-on security engagements across industrial environments (energy, utilities, oil & gas, manufacturing, water, life sciences).
What you’ll do
- Conduct OT/ICS security assessments against NERC CIP, IEC 62443, NIST CSF, DOE C2M2, and client-specific frameworks
- Deploy and configure OT-native security tooling (Dragos, Claroty, Nozomi, RunZero, NetRise) and perform threat hunting/incident response in ICS/SCADA environments
- Develop security assessment reports, risk registers, and remediation roadmaps tailored to operational context
- Support OT security program development and collaborate with client IT/OT teams, system integrators, and OEM vendors
What you’ll bring
- Minimum 5 years in OT/ICS environments (utilities, oil & gas, manufacturing, etc.)
- Minimum 3 years hands-on with ICS technologies (SCADA, DCS, EMS/ADMS, RTUs, PLCs, HMIs) and protocols (Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850, PROFINET, OPC, EtherNet/IP)
- Minimum 3 years cybersecurity experience in OT contexts (vulnerability management, IAM, monitoring/incident response)
- Experience with OT security frameworks (NERC CIP, IEC 62443, NIST CSF, DOE C2M2) and tools (Dragos, Claroty, Nozomi, Armis)
Technologies
OT/ICS · SCADA · DCS · EMS/ADMS · RTUs · PLCs · HMIs · Modbus · DNP3 · IEC 61850 · PROFINET · OPC
About Accenture
Accenture helps enterprises and governments reinvent strategy, technology, operations and customer growth through global consulting, managed services, AI/data, cloud and ecosystem partnerships.
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Source and classification
Implementation & delivery · Evidence for this classification:
security looks like in an increasingly complex industrial world. Our OT Security practice works at the intersection of operational technology and cybersecurity—helping critical infrastructure owners across energy, utilities, oil & gas, manufacturing, water, and life sciences defend what matters most. The Work As an OT Cybersecurity Consultant, you will lead and support hands-on security engagements across industrial environments. You will assess, design, and help implement security solutions across OT/ICS ecosystems—working directly with client engineers, operators, and security teams to reduce risk without disrupting operations. You are equally comfortable in a substation, a control room, and a boardroom. Beyond client delivery, you will contribute as a subject matter expert on active pursuits—helping Accenture win new OT security work while maintaining excellence on your own
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