Security Delivery Consultant

IT & Network
Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
November 15, 2023

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Title: Security Delivery Consultant – Threat Researcher

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 
About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 738,000+ people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

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Role Description

The primary objectives of CTI-Threat Researcher Specialist (CTI) is to provide support for Accenture customers’ Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Program. They provide source monitoring activities, cyber threat analysis and mitigation courses of action, provide the actionable intelligence used in organizational IT Asset protection, strategic cyber threat trending and situational awareness of customer leadership. This role also focusses on the ability to develop software products, analysis tools, and solutions to enable the collection and dissemination of cyber threat intelligence data. In this position, you will be responsible for all aspects of software development and will operate within an Agile DevOps environment. The successful candidate has both the technical skills and the operational experience to develop robust enterprise applications in support of CTI’s services strategy and roadmap. The successful candidate also embodies a passion for continuous improvement and test-driven development. Communication, teamwork, and technical acumen will be critical to success in this role.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

  • Compile cyber threat data gathered through independent research and analysis along with Security Operations Center activity, and look at emerging technology, techniques and adversarial capabilities and tactics.

  • On a near real-time basis, analyze cyber threat Indications & Warning and fuse unclassified/open source cyber threat information correlating internal activity to external indicators across numerous boundaries. The correlation provides insight into every stage of a potential intruder and cyber kill chain as well as other activities in the wild.

  • Cyber intelligence consultant will leverage relationships with various intelligence organizations to gain and share intelligence data.

  • Cyber intelligence consultant will advise on countermeasures and defensive techniques based on intelligence gathered.

  • Leverage threat intelligence, document threats as needed and share intelligence from analysis to further enhance service quality and delivery.

  • Identify emerging threat activities globally and across the region.

  • Produces cyber intelligence reports communicating technical issues to a broad audience including information security staff, non-technical business representatives and senior management.

  • Produce intelligence products for varied consumption levels (e.g., tactical, operational, strategic)

  • Conduct open-source intelligence collection and analysis including: Open-source intelligence (OSINT), social media intelligence (SOCMINT), human intelligence (HUMINT), and technical intelligence (TECHINT)

  • Basic knowledge of open-source tools, such as Shodan, Maltego, PassiveTotal)

  • Knowledge of how to work on regulatory-driven engagements, such as CBEST and TIBER (Threat Intelligence-Based Ethical Red-teaming) engagements

  • Collaborative production of threat assessment reports that highlight a company’s risk score based on a prior assessment of that company’s industry-based threat landscape and company-specific digital footprint

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

  • Investigate analysis of threats faced by specific industry verticals in which Accenture operates

  • Contribution to the team’s overall delivery effectiveness and efficiency, such as by contributing to consultant workflow automation, trialing new tools, and contributing to strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) analysis of existing delivery methodologies

  • Innovate around analysis tools and CTI delivery capabilities through continuous integration and continuous delivery leveraging Agile DevOps principles.

  • Maintain development and testing environments for non-production systems and implement business-defined software features, bug fixes, and security remediations.

  • Manage infrastructure and operations through code and established baselines.

  • Manage system compliance and client data protection (CDP) practices.

  • Document functional and system specifications for reference and reporting.

  • Troubleshoot functional and operational issues effectively

  • Work closely with CTI stakeholders, Customer Success members, Product & Service Owners, and other Engineers to help refine technical requirements.

  • Support other engineering team members through cross-development and cross-training exercises.

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Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience (Intel/cyber experience)

  • Experience in Cyber Intelligence concepts and implementation and the ability to conduct open-source intelligence collection and analysis

  • Experience in cyber intrusion kill chain concepts and implementation

  • Experience writing Cyber Threat Intelligence products and white papers in clear language for presentation to senior leadership

  • Ability to manage Linux infrastructure and cloud-managed services.

  • Proficiency in Python programming language.

  • Ability to design and develop cloud-native software solutions in Amazon Web Services (AWS).

  • Experience with Terraform.

  • Experience with CI/CD model.

  • Experience operating within an Agile DevOps environment.

  • Ability to design APIs and RESTful microservices.

  • Working knowledge of DevOps practices and containerization approaches (e.g., using Docker and Kubernetes)

  • Ability to use Git or related version control systems.

  • English and Arabic language proficiency (both written and oral)

  • Research skills, excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

  • Willingness to work on a team or independently with minimal supervision.

  • Experience with Synapse (Vertex) architecture and technology.

  • Unit Testing & TDD experience a plus.

  • Experience with Java programming language.

  • Experience with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and other user interface technologies.

  • Experience with Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and other Atlassian tools.

  • Ability to think outside of the box when it comes to solutioning against broad requirements.

Why join us?

  • We offer a transparent, fast paced approach career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues

  • You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools

  • Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards

  • You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends

  • You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live 

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