Cyber Resilience Detection And Response Engineer

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 Cyber Resilience Detection and Response Engineer 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.

You're a creative, analytical problem solver with above average communication skills who can speak to both technical and non-technical audiences. You are eager to put your skills to use by helping us help our clients inject security at every level of their organization.

The Work

We are expanding our team in search of experienced professionals to grow our Cyber Resilience practice, helping our clients transform and optimize their defensive capabilities. Accenture provides the opportunity to support world-class cybersecurity programs for some of the largest organizations in the world, through a focus on rapid threat identification, incident response, cyber threat intelligence infusion, and mitigations to ensure defensive resiliency. You will be part of a specialized team that advises and executes for our clients on managing their cyber risk and solving hard security problems through a combination of strategic vision and operational expertise. In our experience, no two client challenges are the same, and all will provide you with opportunities to learn and grow.

The successful candidate will ideally have a strong background in cyber defense transformation, SIEM architecture and implementation, threat detection engineering, security automation (SOAR) engineering, EDR deployment and tuning, SOC operations, technology integration, and managed security services. The candidate will also have extensive experience selling and delivering these solutions to clients as a true partner who will realize the best value for our clients through comprehensive and thoughtful solutions.

Projects that you might lead or deliver for our clients include:

• Assessing security operations maturity while recommending short- and long-term capability improvement

• Identifying and integrating the best solutions for clients to achieve their technical and budget objectives

• Building a SOC or insider risk program by establishing a strong operating model, process library, and governance framework

• Planning the build-out of a leading SIEM and SOAR architecture as part of a global cyber defense strategy

• Aligning Accenture's world-class Managed Threat Detection & Response (MxDR) solution to help clients achieve high-value 24x7 coverage and scale rapidly

• Shepherding a company through recovery from a severe cyber-attack and into improved business resilience

• Leveraging our industry-leading cyber intelligence team to deliver threat briefings

• Leading delivery teams while serving in an executive advisor role for strategic projects

• Defining go-to-market strategies; and/or originating new cyber resilience work with clients

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 years of 7 years of experience leading and/or executing within a Security Operations Center or similar environment entailing continuous monitoring, intrusion detection, threat analysis, identifying indicators of compromise, incident handling, mitigations processing and tracking, threat hunting, and proactive intelligence.

• Minimum years of 7 years of demonstrated knowledge of the cyber threat landscape, including the categories of adversaries, their campaigns, and the motivations that drive them.

• Minimum years of 7 years of experience with designing and developing cyber defense capability models, operational processes and procedures, and other SOC artifacts which are codified in a knowledge management system.

• Minimum years of 7 years of proven ability to solution and/or advise on security technologies to include SIEM (such as Splunk ES, Microsoft Sentinel, Google Chronicle SecOps, Palo Alto XSIAM, etc.), SOAR (e.g., Palo Alto XSOAR, Chronicle SOAR, Splunk SOAR, etc.), XDR (e.g., CrowdStrike, Defender, Palo Alto XDR, SentinelOne, etc.), and other cyber threat detection and response platforms.

• Minimum years of 7 years of experience with applying industry-recognized network defense frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model, etc.) and integrating with cyber defense processes.

• Bachelor's Degree in an IT related field or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience).

Professional Skills Requirement:

• Proven experience in problem solving with novel solutions and adopting new technology in an agile environment

• Experience working across organizational lines of business to implement mitigations, remediations, and countermeasures resulting from cyber threat intrusions.

• Must be self-motivated and able to lead multiple engagements concurrently, operating independently and as part of a broader leadership team, with proven experience in establishing and achieving KPIs (and in the the case of managed security services, SLAs) to deliver projects successfully.

• Strong communication (both verbal and written) and client relationship-building skills, with experience engaging and influencing stakeholders ranging from SOC Analysts and Security Engineers to CISOs and the C-suite.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Cyber Security or Technology field and/or equivalent experience.

• Fifteen years of experience in cybersecurity and/or technology.

• Certifications: SIEM Architect, SOAR Engineer, CISSP, CISM, GCIH, GCFA, GCFE, GMON, GSEC, OSCP, or other relevant security certifications.

• Experience in technical leadership roles within key Cyber Resilience functions, such as Threat Exposure Management, Crisis Response, and Cyber Threat Intelligence.

• Demonstrated interest in learning new technology and technical mentorship (e.g. Communities of Practice, apprenticeships, executing pilot programs)

• Experience in managing cyber security functions, strategy, and risk within Fortune 500 companies, or providing those services in a consulting capacity.

• Experience in leading diverse engagements in security consulting, security platform implementation, and managed security services.

• Knowledge of security best practices in hardening and protecting networks, servers, endpoints, applications, and databases.

• Experience working with network security tools and technologies such as firewall (FW), proxies, IPS/IDS devices, full packet capture (FPC), and email platforms.

• Project Management experience, including a deep understanding of delivery excellence principles and core concepts such as project plans, schedules, milestones, and status reporting.

• Knowledge of industrial control systems, compliance standards (e.g., NERC CIP, TSA Security Directive), and related cyber security standards (e.g., IEC 62443).

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 in California, Colorado, New York or Washington as set forth below.

We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $131,100 to $336,900

Colorado $131,100 to $291,100

New York $121,400 to $336,900

Washington $139,600 to $309,900

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