AI-Driven SOC Modernization Senior Manager

Accenture; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 151,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the CyberResilience & Defense practice in the US, driving end-to-end SOC modernization engagements and client-focused delivery. You will own workstreams, shepherd sales opportunities, and mentor teams while growing integrated security capabilities across SIEM/SOAR platforms and AI-enabled defenses.

You will translate complex defensive security concepts for C-suite audiences, build partnerships with technology vendors, and help shape scalable security

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in security operations across multiple domains.
• Minimum of 7 of years of experience designing, optimizing and assessing log ingestion architectures, including normalization schemas, parsing logic, and data routing strategies that ensure telemetry quality and coverage across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Minimum of 7 of years of experience and proven track record of business development, including $2M+ in annual bookings or pipeline ownership.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SOC modernization engagements, from current-state assessment through target-state design, technology selection, and implementation oversight.
• Develop SOC maturity roadmaps, operating models, staffing models, and playbook frameworks tailored to client environments.
• Lead and quality-assure threat detection engineering, triage workflow redesign, and metrics/KPI framework development.
• Oversee integration of SIEM, SOAR, TIP, EDR, NDR, and UEBA platforms as part of broader modernization programs.
• Create battle-tested Incident Response (IR) runbooks and facilitate automation using cutting-edge AI capabilities via playbooks and agents.

Skills

Executive communication

Security operations

SOC design

Threat detection

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SIEM/SOAR

Sigma rules

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the CyberResilience & Defense practice in the US, driving end-to-end SOC modernization engagements and client-focused delivery. You will own workstreams, shepherd sales opportunities, and mentor teams while growing integrated security capabilities across SIEM/SOAR platforms and AI-enabled defenses.

You will translate complex defensive security concepts for C-suite audiences, build partnerships with technology vendors, and help shape scalable security