Threat-Informed Defense Leader for Security Programs

Accenture; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 133,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead a global cyber threat intelligence program within our security organization in Minnesota. You will own the capability that turns intelligence into defensive outcomes, structuring data for detection, hunting, and response across Accenture's stacks and client environments.

You will define threat data structures, assess defensive capabilities, and implement architecture and standards for machine-consumable intelligence.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years across cyber threat intelligence, threat-informed defense, detection engineering, threat hunting, or security operations.
• Minimum of 5 years leading technical teams including second-line leadership.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR and how intelligence is operationalized.
• Minimum of 5 years with structured threat data and MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Minimum of 5 years defining data structures and normalization standards across tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and operationalize a global threat intelligence program for enterprise-scale defense.
• Define how threat actors, campaigns, TTPs, malware, and infrastructure are modeled and consumed across security tools.
• Govern data models, schemas, and threat content across multiple platforms.
• Advise on improvements to detection and hunting capabilities and provide senior leadership updates.

Skills

Threat-informed defense program design

Detection engineering

Threat hunting

Security operations experience

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree in CS/cybersecurity/data engineering

Tools

TIP

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

MITRE ATT&CK

YARA

Sigma

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead a global cyber threat intelligence program within our security organization in Minnesota. You will own the capability that turns intelligence into defensive outcomes, structuring data for detection, hunting, and response across Accenture's stacks and client environments.

You will define threat data structures, assess defensive capabilities, and implement architecture and standards for machine-consumable intelligence.