Threat-Informed Defense Leader for Detection & Response

Accenture PLC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 123,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead a global threat intelligence program and turn intelligence into defensive outcomes across Accenture's managed security stacks and those of our clients.

You will define how threat actors, campaigns, TTPs, malware, infrastructure, indicators, and telemetry are structured and consumed across TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR, while guiding program governance and architecture at scale.

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 (second-line leadership).
• Minimum of 5 years working knowledge of TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR; operationalization across them.
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on with structured threat data and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Minimum of 5 years defining or governing data structures spanning multiple tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical and engineering core of a global cyber threat intelligence program.
• Turn intelligence into defensive outcomes across TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR.
• Define data structures, schemas, and normalization standards for enterprise use.
• Assess client defenses, recommend improvements, and implement scalable architecture.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Threat-informed defense

Detection engineering

Threat hunting

Security operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

TIP

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead a global threat intelligence program and turn intelligence into defensive outcomes across Accenture's managed security stacks and those of our clients.

You will define how threat actors, campaigns, TTPs, malware, infrastructure, indicators, and telemetry are structured and consumed across TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR, while guiding program governance and architecture at scale.