Accenture

Threat Informed Defense Senior Manager

Accenture$122K — $311K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in cyber threat intelligence, threat-informed defense, or security operations
  • 5+ years leading and managing technical teams
  • 5+ years with core security tools: TIP, SIEM, SOAR, EDR
  • 5+ years utilizing structured threat data and the MITRE ATT&CK framework
  • 5+ years defining data structures or normalization standards
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent professional experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical core of a global cyber threat intelligence program
  • Turn intelligence into actionable defensive outcomes using threat data
  • Define structures for threat actors, campaigns, and telemetry across security platforms
  • Assess and recommend improvements for client defensive capabilities
  • Implement architecture and standards for machine-consumable intelligence
  • Govern analytic and engineering practices in threat intelligence programs
  • Continuously improve the response time between adversary actions and defenses

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Life and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan and bonus opportunities
  • Paid holidays and time off
Full Job Description
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 12 threat modeling 12 detection 12 hunting 12 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 12 threat modeling 12 detection 12 hunting 12 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 08/16/2026.

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:

U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $132,500 to $338,300

Cleveland $122,700 to $270,600

Colorado $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

Virginia $122,700 to $311,200

Washington $141,100 to $311,200

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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