Strategic Threat-Informed Defense Lead

Accenture; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 133,000 - 338,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead a global cyber threat intelligence program. You will structure threat data and drive detection, hunting, and response across managed security stacks and client environments.

You will define threat intelligence processes, govern data schemas, and oversee detection-content governance. Travel may be required; a strong track record in leadership and security operations is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience across cyber threat intelligence, threat-informed defense, detection engineering, threat hunting, or security operations.
• Minimum of 5 years leading technical teams, including experience managing other team leads or managers (second‑line leadership).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience and demonstrated working knowledge of the core security stack — TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR — and how intelligence and detection content is operationalized across them.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience with structured threat data and the MITRE ATT\&CK framework, including modeling threat actors, campaigns, TTPs, malware, and infrastructure as related objects.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience defining or governing data structures, schemas, or normalization standards that span multiple tools or teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical core of Accenture's global threat intelligence program and drive outcomes.
• Structure, normalize, and operationalize threat data across TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR.
• Assess client and program capabilities, recommend improvements, and implement architecture and standards.
• Govern analytic and engineering tradecraft and shorten the gap between adversary action and defensive response.

Skills

Threat-informed defense

Threat intelligence

Detection engineering

Threat hunting

Security operations

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

TIP

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

MITRE ATT&CK

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead a global cyber threat intelligence program. You will structure threat data and drive detection, hunting, and response across managed security stacks and client environments.

You will define threat intelligence processes, govern data schemas, and oversee detection-content governance. Travel may be required; a strong track record in leadership and security operations is essential.