Senior Manager, SecOps Modernization & AI-Driven SOC

Accenture PLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 381,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Manager in Cyber Resilience & Defense to lead end-to-end SOC modernization engagements, from scoping to delivery. You will develop roadmaps, drive detection engineering, and oversee SIEM/SOAR integrations, while mentoring teams and guiding executive stakeholders across multi-cloud environments.

You will also cultivate senior client relationships, pursue sales opportunities, and collaborate with technology partners to deliver cutting-edge capabilities powered by

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in security operations across multiple domains.
• Minimum 7 years designing and optimizing log ingestion architectures for hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
• Minimum 7 years in business development with $2M+ in annual bookings or pipeline ownership.
• Minimum 7 years' experience with threat intelligence frameworks and detection engineering methodologies.
• Minimum 5 years in a leadership role in the SOC or Security Architecture.
• Minimum 5 years' experience on leading SIEM/SOAR platforms.
• 1 year in at least one Secure AI, AI governance, or related framework.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SOC modernization engagements from current-state assessment to target-state design and implementation oversight.
• Develop SOC maturity roadmaps, operating models, staffing models and playbook frameworks.
• Lead threat detection engineering, triage workflow redesign, and KPI framework development.
• Oversee integration of SIEM, SOAR, TIP, EDR, NDR, and UEBA platforms.
• Define and refine delivery standards for high-quality outcomes across engagements.
• Mentor senior consultants, managers and architects on the team.

Skills

Executive communication

Business development

Client relationships

Sales opportunity development

Leadership

Threat detection engineering

SOC modernization

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years)

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

Palo Alto

CrowdStrike

Google SecOps

Sigma rules

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Senior Manager in Cyber Resilience & Defense to lead end-to-end SOC modernization engagements, from scoping to delivery. You will develop roadmaps, drive detection engineering, and oversee SIEM/SOAR integrations, while mentoring teams and guiding executive stakeholders across multi-cloud environments.

You will also cultivate senior client relationships, pursue sales opportunities, and collaborate with technology partners to deliver cutting-edge capabilities powered by