Cyber Shield Team Lead

Job description / Role

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries - powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises.

Accenture Security

Join Accenture Security to pioneer security solutions that blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and managed services. Using the coolest next-gen tech, you'll have every chance to stay one step ahead of cybercrime and out-hack the hackers.

Accenture Security provides comprehensive security services - from security strategy development to business transformation, to managed security services - on demand and at a global scale to help mitigate risks and take full advantage of advanced technologies and proven risk management models. Our experienced team of global security professionals helps businesses understand their risks and build resilience from the inside out, giving them the confidence to focus on what matters most: innovation and business growth.

Responsibilities

• Management and delivery of challenging, complex technical client engagements to ensure quality and value to our clients by advising on various aspects of cyber defense response.
• Leading a team of cyber resilience professionals in delivering security monitoring and response services.
• Supporting them in the development of their cyber defense and response capability.
• Anticipating future needs and requirements and building innovative services to address them.
• Managing and delivering medium to large sized engagements.
• Business development, including leading proposals and participating in client presentations.
• Developing constructive client relationships, both inside and outside of Accenture.
• Coaching and developing team members through sharing of experience and knowledge, as well as managing the performance and development of other team members.
• Upholding Accenture's values by acting with integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree preferably in computer science, software engineering or cyber security.
• Leadership experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or detection response function.
• Solid technical understanding of cybersecurity concepts, standards, guidelines, and principles.
• Experience with industry recognized security and analysis frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, NIST, etc.
• Experience with sandbox solutions.
• Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure (Amazon, Azure, Google).
• Security analysis skills including logfile analysis and analysis of mixed data sources/types.

About Accenture

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.

We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.

At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people's physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We're proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best workplaces.

Join Accenture to work at the heart of change.