Senior DarkWeb Intelligence LeadA highly experienced cyber threat intelligence professional with direct operational experience in underground environments. You bring both technical depth and leadership capability, with a proven ability to collect intelligence firsthand and translate it into actionable insight. You operate with strong discipline, discretion, and a commitment to protecting long-term access and operational integrity.
The WorkYou will lead and contribute to Accenture's dark web and underground intelligence collection capability. This includes persona-based collection, monitoring criminal ecosystems, and producing actionable intelligence for operational teams.
Key responsibilities include:- Executing persona-based access and intelligence collection within criminal forums and marketplaces
- Monitoring ransomware leak sites, Initial Access Broker (IAB) activity, and underground ecosystem trends
- Producing intelligence reporting derived from firsthand collection activities
- Developing and executing collection requirements aligned to stakeholder needs
- Evaluating source credibility and validating claims within underground environments
- Maintaining secure persona infrastructure and anonymized collection environments
- Mentoring junior analysts and supporting persona development lifecycle
- Partnering with legal and compliance stakeholders to ensure adherence to collection authorities
- Delivering briefings to senior stakeholders while protecting sensitive collection methodologies
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 7 years of professional experience in cyber threat intelligence (CTI), cybercrime investigations (law enforcement), or intelligence community equivalent
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience conducting direct dark web or underground collection, including active engagement in forums or marketplaces
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with at least two of the following platforms: Flashpoint, Intel 471, Cybersixgill, Recorded Future
- Minimum 1 year of experience leading, mentoring, or supervising analysts, including tasking and reviewing analytical output
- At least 12 months of experience operating one or more personas within restricted or criminal online communities
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)
Professional Skill Requirements- Demonstrated experience producing original intelligence reporting based on firsthand collection, with at least 5-10 completed intelligence products (e.g., reports, alerts, briefings)
Bonus points if you have- Practical experience accessing and collecting intelligence via TOR, I2P, or comparable anonymization networks
- Experience building or maintaining secure persona infrastructure, including virtual machines, VPN/proxy chaining, and compartmented digital identities
- Experience with structured or semi-automated data collection methods, including forum scraping, data extraction tools, or indexing workflows
- Demonstrated familiarity with ransomware ecosystems, including tracking ransomware groups or leak sites
- Demonstrated familiarity with cybercriminal ecosystem components, including forums, marketplaces, or Initial Access Broker (IAB) communities
- Experience contributing to or supporting intelligence requirements development or collection planning processes
- Deep understanding of criminal underground ecosystems and actor behaviors
- Ability to assess source credibility, persona trust dynamics, and claim validation
- Familiarity with cryptocurrency tracing concepts
- Understanding of relationships between cybercrime and APT activity
- Strong operational security (OPSEC) discipline
- Experience working with legal and compliance teams on collection governance
- Demonstrated discretion in handling sensitive intelligence operations
- Ability to translate complex underground activity into clear, executive-level reporting
- Experience briefing senior leadership while protecting sensitive sources and methods
- Experience mentoring junior analysts through persona development lifecycle
- Strong written communication across both short-form alerts and long-form reporting
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 11/30/2026.
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. See more information on our benefits here:
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Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $94,400 to $293,800
Colorado $94,400 to $253,800
Connecticut $94,400 to $253,800
District of Columbia $100,500 to $270,300
Illinois $87,400 to $253,800
Maine $80,400 to $216,200
Maryland $94,400 to $253,800
Massachusetts $94,400 to $270,300
Minnesota $94,400 to $253,800
New York $87,400 to $293,800
New Jersey $100,500 to $293,800
Ohio $87,400 to $235,000
Virginia $87,400 to $270,300
Washington $100,500 to $270,300
