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# Cyber Threat Hunt (CTH) Lead

- **Company:** Accenture
- **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $116,900.0 - $243,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Identity and Access Management, Security Information and Event Management, Cyber Threat Analysis, Purple Team (Cyber Security)
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/B069F73AA7F34582A22B898BCF4D8835/job/

## About the Role

We are seeking an elite Cyber Threat Hunt Lead to build and guide a proactive threat hunting capability for our client. In this role, you will lead a specialized team in identifying advanced malicious activity that evades traditional security measures. This position requires a deep understanding of attacker TTPs, an offensive mindset, and expert-level skills with SIEM and endpoint management tools., * 5+ years of hands-on experience with network-based security monitoring and cybersecurity capabilities.

 * Certifications: CEH or equivalent (e.g., DoD 8570 IAT Level II, IAM Level I, or CSSP Analyst/Incident Responder).

Preferred Skills:

 * Proven ability to lead Purple Team engagements.
 * Strong technical analysis and network traversal skills.
 * Experience in developing proactive security measures to detect advanced threats.

## Description

* Lead the CTH team to conduct iterative threat-hunting missions across networks and high-value assets.
 * Develop and execute hunt hypotheses using threat models and Cyber Threat Intelligence.
 * Propose corrective actions, escalate security issues, and recommend best practices.
 * Collaborate with the SOC to create new detections, signatures, and alerts from hunt mission findings.
 * Report findings to leadership and coordinate with asset owners to deconflict results.


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