Threat-Informed Defense Strategy Lead

Accenture PLC; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead the technical core of a global threat intelligence program. You will structure threat data to drive detection, hunting, and response across Accenture's managed stacks and client environments.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in threat intelligence, leadership experience, and deep hands-on knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, data normalization, and enterprise security architectures. Travel may be required for client work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in cyber threat intel, threat-informed defense, detection engineering, threat hunting, or security operations.
• Minimum 5 years leading technical teams and second-line leadership experience.
• Extensive experience with TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR and how to operationalize threat intel across them.
• Hands-on with structured threat data and MITRE ATT&CK framework including threat modeling.
• Experience defining data structures and normalization across tools or teams.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (12 years).

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence the technical/engineering core of a global threat intelligence program.
• Structure and operationalize threat data to drive detection, hunting, and response.
• Define how threat actors, campaigns, TTPs, malware, and telemetry are consumed across TIP/SIEM/SOAR/EDR.
• Assess defensive capabilities, recommend improvements, and implement architecture standards.
• Govern analytic and engineering tradecraft; shorten the gap between adversary action and defense.

Skills

Threat-informed defense

Threat hunting

Detection engineering

Security operations

Team leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/cybersecurity or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

12+ years work experience (if no degree)

Tools

TIP

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

YARA

Sigma

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager to lead the technical core of a global threat intelligence program. You will structure threat data to drive detection, hunting, and response across Accenture's managed stacks and client environments.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in threat intelligence, leadership experience, and deep hands-on knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, data normalization, and enterprise security architectures. Travel may be required for client work.