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Senior Technical Threat Intelligence Analyst

Career Level: Senior Analyst

About Accenture Cyber Intelligence (ACI)

ACI is a global team that spans 13 countries and 4 continents and speaks more than 30 languages. We are passionate about delivering intelligence analysis, and providing industry-leading analytic insights, cyber context, and critical services our clients need to achieve their business-line and strategic-growth initiatives. We know success is only possible by developing and supporting our most-critical resources: our talented analysts, developers, and supporting team members. We value creativity and entrepreneurship in our team; where possible, we back staff initiatives with opportunities and investments. We strive to automate and innovate while working with powerful resources and vast data. Above all else, we value an egoless approach to guiding our clients as they navigate their businesses through all aspects of the cyber domain.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Who You Are

You are a research-minded threat intelligence professional with experience of analysing and tracking threat campaigns, adversary tooling and infrastructure. You stay abreast of the latest threats, recognize the value of intelligence, and believe it should drive operations. You are a devoted team member who is always willing to lend a hand, mentor a colleague, or increase our global team’s awareness by sharing your knowledge and approaches with others. You are productive, easy to work with, and understand that adherence to a good process is key to excellence.

As a Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, you will report to the ACI EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Research Lead. You will be responsible for conducting technical and operational threat intelligence research, both independently and as part of a wider team, to support our client’s intelligence requirements. You will identify emerging threats, techniques and trends, the means of protecting or defending against them, and articulate these in a range of formats to relevant stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Independent and collaborative production of intelligence alerts and intelligence research products.

• Production of ad-hoc cyber threat intelligence alerts and reports aimed at meeting client requirements.

• Deep dive analysis of threats facing Accenture clients.

• Contribution to the team’s overall delivery effectiveness and efficiency, such as by contributing to analyst workflow automation, developing new tools, and improving existing delivery methodologies.

• Supporting the ACI Consulting and ACI Managed Services teams, Readiness and Testing, Cyber Response and Recovery, and Security Operations/MxDR functions with up-to-date technical intelligence, detection logic and situational awareness on current and emerging threats.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualifications, preferably relating to politics, intelligence, information technology or information security OR equivalent knowledge through apprenticeship, vocational training or work experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience in technical threat intelligence or an adjacent role

Required Skills

• Ability to work with geographically dispersed teams,

• Strong analytical skills,

• Knowledge of open-source intelligence collection, and processing and analysis of multiple data sources, most of which are open source,

• Familiarity using threat intelligence, data analysis or technical analysis tools and platforms

• Familiarity of using common threat intelligence frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model) in intelligence reporting,

• Experience in tracking adversary infrastructure, intrusions, and malware campaign activity,

• Ability to work as part of a team and independently with minimal supervision,

• Ability to conduct quality assurance and provide feedback,

• Ability to produce intelligence products for varied audiences (e.g., tactical, operational, strategic),

• Experience in a similar role.

Desired Skills

• Experience in conducting Attack Surface Assessment or Dark Web research

• Experience with Intelligence Led Penetration Testing (ILPT) frameworks such as CREST STAR TI, CBEST, GBEST, TIBER-EU, CORIE, iCAST or AASE

• Understanding of geopolitical landscape and how real-world events and geopolitics influence cyber activity.

• Experience in project management or leading peers during engagements

• Experience delivering presentations and managing client relations

• Ability to obtain and hold national security clearance

• CREST Registered Threat Intelligence Analyst, SANS FOR578 or equivalent qualifications

If you have experience of or exposure to any of the following disciplines, please highlight them in your application and explain how these could be applied to the role.

• International Relations, Politics, Criminology, English, Sociology

• Academic research, journalism

• Cyber security, Incident Response, Penetration testing, Security Operations or Systems Administration

• Software development

• Military intelligence

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there may be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

Closing Date for Applications: 25/02/2026

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior

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