Cyber Security Engineer

Washington, DCfull time

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$106k–$206k

H1B: no

Accenture Federal Services Cyber Security Engineer at Accenture Federal Services designs, implements, and maintains security systems to protect networks and data. The role conducts security assessments and develops incident response plans.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain security systems and data protection measures
Conduct regular security audits, penetration tests, and vulnerability assessments
Monitor systems for anomalies, investigate security incidents, and apply necessary patches or configuration changes
Develop and maintain incident response plans to ensure business continuity
Create, update, and enforce security policies, standards, and operating procedures
Write clear and accessible documentation for both technical and non‐technical audiences
Facilitate discussions across engineering teams, ISSOs, assessors, and technical stakeholders
Review and interpret architecture documentation and design diagrams
Apply knowledge of cloud, networking, IAM, logging, and security control concepts
Leverage version control, CI/CD pipeline concepts, and vulnerability management workflows
Support tracking of security findings from discovery through remediation
Contribute to federal security compliance activities, including ATO lifecycle and POA&M management

Qualification

Eligibility requirementsMust have active Top Secret clearanceAs required by local law

Required

Ability to write clear security and compliance documentation
Strong facilitation and stakeholder-management skills
Ability to read and discuss architecture documentation and diagrams

Preferred

Experience tracking security findings from vulnerability scanning through remediation
Hands‐on experience with federal security compliance, including the ATO lifecycle and POA&M management
Experience participating in Scrum activities
Eligibility requirements:
U.S. Citizenship required
Must have active Top Secret clearance
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is: