Accenture Federal Services

Accenture Federal Services

Security Engineer

Hill AFB, UT

No sponsorship$100k-$203kDetected 2 days ago
TypeScriptPythonBashPowerShellAWSAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformAnsibleLinuxDevOpsData EngineeringCybersecuritySIEMMicrosoft DefenderIncident ResponseAuditingTCP/IP

About the role

  • At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.
  • Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.
  • Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to incident detection and response, including developing detections, improving telemetry, tuning alerts, and supporting investigation efforts
  • Select, architect, develop, and deploy solutions supporting vulnerability management, auditing, logging, patch management, and risk remediation across enterprise and cloud-hosted environments
  • Engineer and implement security requirements for DoD cloud environments (AWS, Azure) in accordance with RMF and JSIG
  • Perform advanced engineering to improve system security posture, including access control (least privilege), configuration baselines, and endpoint security
  • Partner with ISSM/ISSO on RMF A&A activities, SSP updates, ConMon, control ownership/inheritance, and audit preparation
  • Develop and maintain key technical documentation (SOPs, runbooks, architectural designs, etc.)
  • Mentor teams on secure design principles and provide recommendations for complex system architectures
  • As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people.
  • As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.
  • This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

Requirements

  • 3 years of experience in a security engineering or similar role (e.g.: DevOps or security background, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with SIEM (e.g.: administration, data normalization, data pipelines, alerting, and/or correlation)
  • Expertise in cybersecurity engineering disciplines (e.g.: patch/configuration management, vulnerability assessment, monitoring, access control, incident response, etc.)
  • Experience with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Powershell, Bash, Python)
  • Familiarity with RMF/JSIG accreditation processes
  • Familiarity with TCP/IP networking model
  • Must have an active Secret level clearance; TS/SCI preferred
  • Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Nice to have

  • Experience in a security engineering or system administration role
  • Proactive and agile mindset to improving system security posture and team efficiency
  • AWS or Azure technical certifications
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, Cybersecurity, or related field
  • Experience with security incident response teams (NOC/SOC)
  • Familiarity with container security (Docker/Kubernetes/ECS/EKS/AKS)
  • Ability to balance security requirements with operational efficiency
  • Experience with Windows and/or Linux (RHEL preferred)

Skills

  • Evaluate-STIG and/or SCAP Compliance Checker
  • Microsoft Defender and/or Trellix (ePO)
  • Integrate ancillary monitoring and assessment tools into SIEM
  • Enable "security-as-code" via automation with Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, or Python

Compensation

  • The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont,
  • 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, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland.
  • 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.
  • $100,200 - $203,400 USD

Benefits

  • Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits.
  • You can find more information on benefits here.

Company info

  • We are seeking a highly skilled Security Engineer to join our team supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs.

Equal opportunity

  • We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences.
  • All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
  • Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
  • For details, view a copy of the Accenture Federal Services Equal Opportunity Policy Statement.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
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