Senior SOC Leader: 24/7 Security Operations & Response

accenturefederalservices; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Leader to oversee a continuously staffed SOC for a large cybersecurity program. You will lead its people, processes, and detection platforms, using operational metrics and threat intelligence to improve incident detection and response.

This role blends escalation leadership with staffing, training, quality assurance, and coordination across security functions.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of cybersecurity experience, including 5 or more years leading a SOC.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM and SOAR platforms, incident response, and detection engineering.
• A record of leading and developing large technical teams in continuous operations.
• CISSP, CISM, or GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) certification.

Responsibilities

• Own round-the-clock SOC performance and act as the escalation authority.
• Track detection and response measures, including time to detect and time to respond, and lead improvement efforts.
• Manage a tiered analyst organization that combines human expertise with AI-enabled capabilities.
• Set SIEM and SOAR platform direction and prioritize detection use cases.
• Oversee staffing, scheduling, training, and quality assurance.
• Coordinate major incident response and post-incident reviews; brief leaders on threats and SOC performance.
• Keep playbooks current and work with threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and engineering teams to improve coverage.

Skills

SOC leadership

Incident detection

Threat intelligence

Staff management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field

Equivalent experience may be considered

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Leader to oversee a continuously staffed SOC for a large cybersecurity program. You will lead its people, processes, and detection platforms, using operational metrics and threat intelligence to improve incident detection and response.

This role blends escalation leadership with staffing, training, quality assurance, and coordination across security functions.