SecOps Modernization & Agentic SOC Manager

Job Description

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We are a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives. Help us show the world what’s possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning, and a global community of diverse talent and perspectives, we drive success in a new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. Our expertise spans 40+ industries across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day. We turn ideas into reality.

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:

Managers work with the delivery and client leadership layer of the Cyber Resilience & Defense practice, responsible for helping our clients improve their capabilities in the SOC to defend against the evolving AI-enabled threat landscape.

They work on workstreams or full engagement programs, bring specialized depth in one or more SOC domains, and operate with senior client stakeholders. They translate defensive security requirements concepts into clear, business-relevant narratives for director and C-suite audiences.

Manager will also contribute to the development of the security operations modernization offerings assets, accelerators, and methodologies to differentiate Accenture Cyber Security. They will train and mentor junior team members on the offering and build a team that can deliver on the new capabilities and scale the offering.

The Work:

• Lead end-to-end SOC modernization engagements, from current-state assessment through target-state design, technology selection, and implementation oversight

• Develop SOC maturity roadmaps, operating models, staffing models, and playbook frameworks tailored to client environments

• Lead and quality-assure threat detection engineering, triage workflow redesign, and metrics/KPI framework development

• Lead integration of SIEM, SOAR, TIP, EDR, NDR, and UEBA platforms as part of broader modernization programs
• Work with the project team, team leaders, project delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create cutting edge capabilities powered by technology partners

• Build and maintain relationships with technology partners (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, Google SecOps) to support go-to-market efforts
• Build and scale the SOC modernization offering, including methodologies, toolkits, frameworks (NIST, ISO, etc.) and accelerators
• Serving as a trusted advisor, bring your knowledge of LLM-specific attack surfaces, including prompt injection, model poisoning, and data exfiltration vectors, with the ability to advise clients on securing AI systems deployed within the SOC
• Develop and mentor senior consultants, managers, and architects on the team

• Collaborate with adjacent domains (Cloud Security, Identity, CTEM, AI security) to bring integrated solutions to clients

• Develop strong relationships with clients and gain the trust of key advisors

• Work on the business case for technology solutions recommended to the client

• Pitch in on Accenture sales efforts when needed

Travel may be required for this role.  The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s What You Need:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in security operations across multiple domains
• Minimum 3 years of experience in any of the following:
  • Designing, optimizing and assessing log ingestion architectures, including normalization schemas, parsing logic, and data routing strategies that ensure telemetry quality and coverage across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
  • Experience and proven track record of business development, including $2M+ in annual bookings or pipeline ownership
  • Experience with threat intelligence frameworks and detection engineering methodologies
  • Experience on any leading SIEM/SOAR platform
• Minimum of 2 years in a leadership role in the SOC, Security Architecture or equivalent consulting roles
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in at least one Secure AI, Agentic coding, AI architecture, or AI governance frameworks
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate’s degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)   

Professional Skills Requirement

• Executive communication skills; ability to distill technical complexity for C-suite audiences

Bonus Points If You Have

• Advanced credentials such as GCIA, GDET, GCIH, CISSP, CISM or similar executive-level certifications
• Collaborate across diverse communities—including domain experts, engineers, and designers

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 12/13/2026.

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:

https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/benefits

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

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