Senior Principal Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead

Accenture; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a Principal Operational Intelligence Analyst to act as a flexible, high-impact resource across multiple intelligence teams. You will be deployed by priority needs and surge demand, contributing across the intelligence lifecycle and briefing senior stakeholders on tight timelines.

You will deliver across domains, produce analytical products to support strategic decisions, and mentor analysts while applying rigorous analytic methods and ATT&CK-based threat modeling.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in cyber threat intelligence (CTI), cyber operations, or intelligence analysis.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience across at least two intelligence disciplines, including collection, attribution, campaign analysis, or technical threat analysis.
• Minimum 3 years of experience using at least one Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) and at least 2 years of experience leveraging commercial CTI providers (e.g., Flashpoint, Recorded Future, Intel 471, Cybersixgill)
• Minimum 3 years of experience applying the MITRE ATT&CK framework in intelligence analysis, reporting, or threat modeling
• Minimum 3 years of experience using structured analytic techniques (e.g., Analysis of Competing Hypotheses, key assumptions checks, diamond model) in intelligence production
• Minimum 3 years of experience applying estimative language and confidence levels in written intelligence assessments
• Minimum 2 years of experience serving in a senior analytical capacity (e.g., deputy analyst, principal analyst, or equivalent role supporting operational or enterprise intelligence functions)
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

• Deliver intelligence analysis across multiple domains, including collection, attribution, campaign tracking, and technical threat analysis
• Produce high-quality intelligence products that support operational and strategic decision-making
• Apply structured analytic techniques to assess threat activity and develop defensible assessments
• Conduct quality review of analytical products, including attribution and campaign analysis
• Support cross-team coordination and contribute to priority intelligence efforts without formal management responsibility
• Provide surge support to high-priority intelligence requirements and emerging threat scenarios
• Mentor and onboard analysts across multiple teams, contributing to overall analytical capability development
• Brief senior stakeholders on intelligence findings, often on short timelines

Skills

CTI

Collection

Attribution

Campaign analysis

Technical threat analysis

MITRE ATT&CK

Structured analytic techniques

Estimative language

Senior analytical capacity

Stakeholder briefings

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

TIP

CTI providers

CTI platforms

Job description

Accenture seeks a Principal Operational Intelligence Analyst to act as a flexible, high-impact resource across multiple intelligence teams. You will be deployed by priority needs and surge demand, contributing across the intelligence lifecycle and briefing senior stakeholders on tight timelines.

You will deliver across domains, produce analytical products to support strategic decisions, and mentor analysts while applying rigorous analytic methods and ATT&CK-based threat modeling.