Cyber Defense Consultant

Choose a career at Accenture and enjoy an innovative and creative global work environment where you will be exposed to and you can excel at challenging and interesting work that will make a real difference to our clients. With Accenture’s integrated global organisation, resources and deep technical know-how, we collaborate with clients to cultivate ideas and deliver extraordinary results. 

All of our professionals receive comprehensive training covering business, technical and professional skills development. You will have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in Cyber Security as part of our global security practice. The sheer variety and scale of work we do, and the experience it offers, provides an unbeatable platform to build and prosper your career. In addition, our growth, combined with our integrated career counselling, offers great opportunities for your professional development and rapid advancement. 

Description 

Accenture’s Security Practice is one of the fastest growing areas of the business with significant growth plans through additional recruitment and acquisitions. We are seeking a Cyber Defense Subject Matter Expert (CL9) to deliver advanced detection, response, and engineering capabilities across endpoint, network, SIEM, and SOC operations. This role strengthens client cyber defense postures through proactive monitoring, threat hunting, and technical leadership in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), SIEM platforms, and firewall technologies.defense postures through proactive monitoring, threat hunting, and technical leadership in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), SIEM platforms, and firewall technologies. 

What will be expected of you? 

• Lead detection, monitoring, and response activities across SIEM, EDR, and NDR capabilities. 

• Provide expertise in SIEM engineering and content development, including use case creation and MITRE ATT&CK mapping. 

• Support SOC operations by guiding L1/L2 analysts and participating in threat hunting. 

• Ensure effective firewall governance, including configuration reviews and tuning across traditional, NGFW, cloud, and OT firewalls. 

• Engage in cyber defense improvement initiatives including SIEM/SOC uplift, telemetry improvements, and operational monitoring.defense improvement initiatives including SIEM/SOC uplift, telemetry improvements, and operational monitoring. 

• Assist in architecture and resilience of security tooling across SIEM, SOAR, EDR, NDR, IDS/IPS, and firewalls.