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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Security Controller to lead government security, vetting, and security assurance for our Health & Public Safety and Aerospace & Defence Accounts. This role provides senior-level security guidance and oversight in personnel security and vetting, facility and physical security, and security governance and risk management. A key focus will be managing complex international security requirements, including overseas personnel, multinational programs, and individuals outside standard UK National Security Vetting. The Security Controller will also serve as the primary contact with the Industrial Security Assurance Centre (ISAC) and collaborate with senior leaders, clients, and security teams.

Responsibilities

Support the delivery of BPSS, SC, and DV vetting in line with government requirements.
Lead complex vetting cases involving non-UK and internationally mobile personnel.
Manage F1686 approvals for UK subcontractors and overseas collaborations.
Work with clients, programme teams, and international security authorities to resolve clearance requirements.
Maintain appropriate personnel security policies, records, and risk controls.
Oversee security across government-accredited facilities, including List X/List N sites and Government Classified Assets.
Support physical security assessments, site reviews, and accreditation activity.
Ensure appropriate controls are in place for access, visitors, secure areas, and storage.
Lead security assurance activity and provide clear reporting to senior leadership.
Act as the named Security Controller and principal contact with ISAC.
Ensure compliance with relevant UK Government security requirements, including GovS 007, JSP 440, MOD CSM, and Security Aspects Letters.
Advise senior leaders and clients on security obligations, risks, and controls.
Lead the response to security incidents and breaches, including investigation, escalation, and remediation.
Chair the quarterly Security Working Group and drive improvements to security policies and processes.
Provide security input into bids, proposals, and new contracts.
Deliver security awareness activities and promote a strong security culture.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of UK Government security and National Security Vetting frameworks, including GovS 007, JSP 440, MOD CSM, SPF, and IPSA.
Experience supporting or managing BPSS, SC, and DV vetting, including complex or international cases.
Experience working with ISAC or a comparable government security body.
Experience managing government-accredited facilities and Government Classified Assets.
Strong security governance, assurance, risk management, and incident management experience.
Experience advising senior stakeholders and clients within a large, complex organization.
Experience within Health & Public Safety and/or Aerospace & Defence.
Experience with F1686 approvals and multinational security programmes is highly desirable.
Current DV clearance, or ability to obtain it.
IQ Level 3 Organisation Award for the Security Controller within the Defence Industry, or DISA-certified equivalent.
DISA Security Vetting Procedures certification.
Ability to communicate confidently with everyone from operational teams to senior leaders and clients.
Ability to influence stakeholders while building trusted relationships.
Comfortable managing complex security requirements and competing priorities.
Ability to take a collaborative and pragmatic approach to solving problems.
Ability to confidently challenge existing ways of working and drive improvements.
Ability to bring gravitas and diplomacy when communicating security obligations.
Ability to keep up to date with changes in UK and international security regulation.

Location

United Kingdom

Work Type

Hybrid
Onsite

Experience Level

Benefits

30 days’ vacation per year
Private medical insurance
3 extra days leave per year for charitable work

About the Company

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—creating tangible value at speed and scale.
We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships.
We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.
Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships.
We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
Visit us at www.accenture.com

Equal Opportunity

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.