Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager

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

We Are

Accenture is a global collective of innovators whose aim is to improve the way the world works and lives. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning and a global community of diverse talent, we drive success in new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. And we are looking to add an experienced Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to an already outstanding team.

Accenture Security helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond to, and recover, at all points of the security lifecycle. We hire the very best security talent and arm them with the coolest tools and latest tech so they can help our clients build resilience as we create integrated, customized turnkey solutions. We blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and managed service solutions to rethink the entire security lifecycle.

You Are

Passionate about security, love what you do and have a genuine desire to outsmart the bad guys. You have the experience to analyze a clients’ security posture, anticipate security requirements and help find right‑sized solutions based on industry leading practices. You have a proven track record working successfully in a fast‑paced, agile environment.

The Work

Is an exciting opportunity to lead, influence, and execute on the technical and engineering core of a global cyber threat intelligence program serving mission‑critical industry environments. As the Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager, you will own the capability that turns intelligence into defensive outcomes — structuring, normalizing, and operationalizing threat data so it drives detection, hunting, and response across Accenture's managed security stacks and those of our clients.

In this role, you will define how threat actors, campaigns, TTPs, malware, infrastructure, indicators, and telemetry are structured and consumed across TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR. You will assess client and program defensive capabilities, recommend improvements, and implement the architecture and standards that make intelligence machine‑consumable at enterprise scale. You'll have the opportunity to structure threat intelligence programs, govern analytic and engineering tradecraft, and continuously shorten the gap between adversary action and defensive response.

Ideal candidates for this category have previous experience leading or supporting one or more of the following:

• Threat-informed defense program design, including the threat profile → threat modeling → detection → hunting → response lifecycle,
• Central data model, common schema, or threat data normalization across multiple security tools or platforms (TIP, SIEM, SOAR, EDR),
• Detection engineering and detection-content governance (YARA, Sigma, behavioral signatures),
• Telemetry pipeline integration and threat hunt program development across EDR, network, identity, cloud, and OT data sources.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s what you need

• Minimum of 10 years of experience across cyber threat intelligence, threat-informed defense, detection engineering, threat hunting, or security operations, with demonstrated technical depth in at least two of these areas.
• Minimum of 5 years leading technical teams, including experience managing other team leads or managers (second‑line leadership).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience and demonstrated working knowledge of the core security stack — TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR — and how intelligence and detection content is operationalized across them.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience with structured threat data and the MITRE ATT&CK framework, including modeling threat actors, campaigns, TTPs, malware, and infrastructure as related objects.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience defining or governing data structures, schemas, or normalization standards that span multiple tools or teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Professional Skills Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief executive and client stakeholders and to report status, risk, and blockers clearly to senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in computer science, cybersecurity, data engineering, or a related discipline.
• Direct experience designing or owning a central data model, data fabric, or common data schema for a security or intelligence program.
• Practical familiarity with threat-informed defense methodologies and frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, D3FEND, MITRE Threat-Informed Defense) and the threat profile → threat modeling → detection → hunting → response lifecycle.
• Working knowledge of STIX/TAXII and intelligence interchange standards.
• Experience in an MxDR/MDR or incident response consulting environment, ideally at global scale.
• Exposure to telemetry across diverse data sources — EDR, network, identity, cloud, and OT.
• Familiarity with relevant regulatory and reporting contexts (e.g., NIS2, DORA) as they affect intelligence and detection requirements.
• Relevant certifications such as GCTI, GREM, GCFA, GDAT, GCDA, or CISSP.
• Published threat research, detection content, or open-source contributions to the security community.
• Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/05/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long‑term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

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Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $132,500 to $338,300 Colorado $132,500 to $292,200 Connecticut $132,500 to $292,200 District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200 Illinois $122,700 to $292,200 Maine $112,900 to $249,000 Maryland $132,500 to $292,200 Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200 Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200 New York $122,700 to $338,300 New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300 Ohio $122,700 to $270,600 Virginia $122,700 to $311,200 Washington $141,100 to $311,200

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