Threat-Informed Defense Lead - Enterprise Security

Accenture; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead a global threat intelligence program. You will own the capability converting intelligence into defensive outcomes, structuring data for use across TIP, SIEM, SOAR and EDR.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in threat intel or defense, and 5+ years in technical leadership, with hands‑on experience across core security stacks and data modeling.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years in cyber threat intel, threat-informed defense, detection engineering, threat hunting, or security operations.
• Minimum of 5 years leading technical teams including second‑line leadership.
• Strong working knowledge of TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR at enterprise scale.
• Hands‑on experience with structured threat data and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience defining data structures, schemas, or normalization across tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical and engineering core of a global threat intelligence program.
• Structure, normalize, and operationalize threat data to drive detection, hunting, and response.
• Define threat actor models, campaigns, and TTPs across ATT&CK and related frameworks.
• Govern data models and detection content across security tools.

Skills

Threat-informed defense

Detection engineering

Threat hunting

MITRE ATT&CK

Data normalization

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

TIP

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead a global threat intelligence program. You will own the capability converting intelligence into defensive outcomes, structuring data for use across TIP, SIEM, SOAR and EDR.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in threat intel or defense, and 5+ years in technical leadership, with hands‑on experience across core security stacks and data modeling.