Senior DarkWeb Intelligence Lead

Accenture; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a Senior Dark Web Analyst in Seattle to lead underground intelligence collection efforts, monitor crime forums, and produce actionable intelligence for operational teams. You will manage persona-based collection, validate sources, and mentor junior analysts while coordinating with legal and compliance to ensure governance.

The role requires extensive CTI experience, direct underground collection, and leadership capabilities to translate complex underground activity into

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cyber threat intelligence (CTI) experience or equivalent
• 3+ years direct dark web/underground collection
• 1+ year leading, mentoring, or supervising analysts
• Experience with persona-based collection in restricted/underground forums

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to Accenture’s dark web and underground intelligence collection
• Produce intelligence reports from firsthand collection and monitoring
• Develop collection requirements aligned to stakeholder needs
• Mentor junior analysts and support persona development lifecycle
• Deliver briefings to senior stakeholders while protecting sources and methods
• Collaborate with legal/compliance to ensure governance

Skills

CTI experience

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Flashpoint

Intel 471

Cybersixgill

Recorded Future

Job description

We Are

Accenture is a global collective of innovators whose aim is to improve the way the world works and lives. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning, and a global community of diverse talent, we drive success in new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. We are looking to add an experienced Senior Dark Web Analyst to an already outstanding team.

Accenture Security helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond to, and recover across all points of the security lifecycle. We hire top-tier security talent and equip them with advanced tools and technologies to build resilience through integrated, customized solutions.

You Are

A highly experienced cyber threat intelligence professional with direct operational experience in underground environments. You bring both technical depth and leadership capability, with a proven ability to collect intelligence firsthand and translate it into actionable insight. You operate with strong discipline, discretion, and a commitment to protecting long-term access and operational integrity.

The Work

You will lead and contribute to Accenture’s dark web and underground intelligence collection capability. This includes persona-based collection, monitoring criminal ecosystems, and producing actionable intelligence for operational teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Executing persona-based access and intelligence collection within criminal forums and marketplaces
• Monitoring ransomware leak sites, Initial Access Broker (IAB) activity, and underground ecosystem trends
• Producing intelligence reporting derived from firsthand collection activities
• Developing and executing collection requirements aligned to stakeholder needs
• Evaluating source credibility and validating claims within underground environments
• Maintaining secure persona infrastructure and anonymized collection environments
• Mentoring junior analysts and supporting persona development lifecycle
• Partnering with legal and compliance stakeholders to ensure adherence to collection authorities
• Delivering briefings to senior stakeholders while protecting sensitive collection methodologies

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s what you need

• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in cyber threat intelligence (CTI), cybercrime investigations (law enforcement), or intelligence community equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of hands‑on experience conducting direct dark web or underground collection, including active engagement in forums or marketplaces
• Minimum 3 years of hands‑on experience with at least two of the following platforms: Flashpoint, Intel 471, Cybersixgill, Recorded Future
• Minimum 1 year of experience leading, mentoring, or supervising analysts, including tasking and reviewing analytical output
• At least 12 months of experience operating one or more personas within restricted or criminal online communities
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Professional Skill Requirements

• Demonstrated experience producing original intelligence reporting based on firsthand collection, with at least 5–10 completed intelligence products (e.g., reports, alerts, briefings)

Bonus points if you have

• Practical experience accessing and collecting intelligence via TOR, I2P, or comparable anonymization networks
• Experience building or maintaining secure persona infrastructure, including virtual machines, VPN/proxy chaining, and compartmented digital identities
• Experience with structured or semi-automated data collection methods, including forum scraping, data extraction tools, or indexing workflows
• Demonstrated familiarity with ransomware ecosystems, including tracking ransomware groups or leak sites
• Demonstrated familiarity with cybercriminal ecosystem components, including forums, marketplaces, or Initial Access Broker (IAB) communities
• Experience contributing to or supporting intelligence requirements development or collection planning processes
• Deep understanding of criminal underground ecosystems and actor behaviors
• Ability to assess source credibility, persona trust dynamics, and claim validation
• Familiarity with cryptocurrency tracing concepts
• Understanding of relationships between cybercrime and APT activity
• Strong operational security (OPSEC) discipline
• Experience working with legal and compliance teams on collection governance
• Demonstrated discretion in handling sensitive intelligence operations
• Ability to translate complex underground activity into clear, executive-level reporting
• Experience briefing senior leadership while protecting sensitive sources and methods
• Experience mentoring junior analysts through persona development lifecycle
• Strong written communication across both short-form alerts and long-form reporting

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/30/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

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Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $94,400 to $293,800

Colorado $94,400 to $253,800

Connecticut $94,400 to $253,800

District of Columbia $100,500 to $270,300

Illinois $87,400 to $253,800

Maine $80,400 to $216,200

Maryland $94,400 to $253,800

Massachusetts $94,400 to $270,300

Minnesota $94,400 to $253,800

New York $87,400 to $293,800

New Jersey $100,500 to $293,800

Ohio $87,400 to $235,000

Virginia $87,400 to $270,300

Washington $100,500 to $270,300

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