Threat-Informed Defense Program Lead

Accenture; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will define data structures and standards, govern analytic tradecraft, and enable intelligence to be

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 second-line leadership experience.
• 5+ years of working knowledge of TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR and how intelligence is operationalized across them.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with structured threat data and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• 5+ years defining or governing data structures and normalization standards across tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead, influence, and execute on the technical core of a global cyber threat intelligence program.
• Define how threat data is structured and consumed across TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR.
• Assess client capabilities, recommend improvements, and implement enterprise-scale architecture and standards.
• Structure threat intelligence programs and govern analytic and engineering tradecraft.
• Shorten the gap between adversary action and defensive response across managed security stacks.

Skills

Threat-informed defense

Threat intelligence

Detection engineering

Team leadership

MITRE ATTACK

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

TIP

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Job description

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

You will define data structures and standards, govern analytic tradecraft, and enable intelligence to be