Threat-Informed Defense Leader

Accenture; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 271,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead the technical core of a global threat intelligence program. You will own the capability that turns intelligence into defensive outcomes—structuring, normalizing, and operationalizing threat data for detection, hunting, and response across Accenture's stacks and client environments.

You will define data models, govern analytic tradecraft, and drive improvements across TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in cyber threat intelligence, threat-informed defense, detection engineering, threat hunting, or security operations with depth in at least two areas.
• Minimum of 5 years leading technical teams, including second-line leadership roles.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR and how intelligence is operationalized across them.
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience with structured threat data and MITRE ATT&CK framework—modeling actors, campaigns, TTPs, malware, and infrastructure.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience defining or governing data structures, schemas, or normalization standards across tools/teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence the technical and engineering core of a global threat intelligence program.
• Define how threat data is structured and consumed across TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR to drive detection, hunting, and response.
• Assess client capabilities, recommend improvements, and implement scalable architecture and standards for machine-consumable intelligence.
• Structure threat intelligence programs and govern analytic and engineering tradecraft to shorten the gap between adversary action and defense.

Skills

Threat-informed defense

Team leadership

Threat intelligence

MITRE ATT&CK

Data modeling

Detection engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

TIP

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead the technical core of a global threat intelligence program. You will own the capability that turns intelligence into defensive outcomes—structuring, normalizing, and operationalizing threat data for detection, hunting, and response across Accenture's stacks and client environments.

You will define data models, govern analytic tradecraft, and drive improvements across TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR.