Senior SecOps Modernization & AI-Driven SOC Lead

Accenture; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 414,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Manager for Cyber Resilience & Defense in the Atlanta area. You will lead end-to-end SOC modernization engagements, craft maturity roadmaps, and guide detection engineering while collaborating with clients and tech partners.

You will mentor teams, drive security domain excellence, and contribute to growth through new offerings and strategic energy around AI-enabled defenses.

Qualifications

• Strong executive communication skills; ability to distill technical complexity for C-suite audiences.
• Advanced credentials such as GCIA, GDET, GCIH, CISSP, CISM or similar executive-level certifications.
• Build strong client relationships and partner with organizations to reimagine their business through innovation.

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.
• Implement detection-as-code practices, including authoring and managing Sigma rules, building CI/CD pipelines for detection deployment, and versioning detection logic in source control environments.
• Work with the project team, team leaders, project delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create cutting edge capabilities powered by technology partners.
• Build and maintain relationships with technology partners (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, Google SecOps) to support go-to-market efforts.
• Deliver and evolve SOC offerings that incorporate automation and AI to improve our clients’ defensive posture.

Skills

Executive communication

GCIA

GDET / CISSP / CISM

Client relationships

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

Palo Alto

CrowdStrike

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Senior Manager for Cyber Resilience & Defense in the Atlanta area. You will lead end-to-end SOC modernization engagements, craft maturity roadmaps, and guide detection engineering while collaborating with clients and tech partners.

You will mentor teams, drive security domain excellence, and contribute to growth through new offerings and strategic energy around AI-enabled defenses.