Security Engineer - Senior
Accenturefederalservices · Chantilly, VA
About this role
**Accenture Federal Services — Security Engineer (Senior)** **Who you’ll be** You’ll secure enterprise applications, cloud environments, and critical infrastructure. You’ll advance the organization’s security posture through proactive monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and continuous improvement—leading security engineering across multiple systems, designing and implementing security controls, supporting cloud platforms, and mentoring others while ensuring compliance with security policies and cybersecurity requirements. **What you’ll do** - Secure applications, cloud platforms, networks, and enterprise infrastructure - Lead incident response, cyber resiliency, vulnerability management, and threat detection - Design and implement security controls; support cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud - Use security monitoring, logging, SIEM, and alerting tools effectively - Develop security policies, procedures, and technical documentation - Provide technical mentorship and align work with defense-in-depth principles and security policies - Support multi-model and multi-modality orchestration, including advanced AI implementations and data architecture - Manage enterprise infrastructure and cross-domain solutions, including air-gapped and hybrid environments - Develop and integrate applications using modern programming languages and frameworks **What you need** - US Citizen with a **Top Secret Clearance** - Bachelor’s degree required - Minimum **8 years** securing applications, cloud platforms, networks, and enterprise infrastructure - Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) - Proficiency with security monitoring, logging, SIEM, and alerting tools - Strong understanding of network security, encryption, authentication, and access control - Experience developing security policies, procedures, and technical documentation - Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills - Experience with custom-developed applications and advanced AI/GenAI and multi-model engineering - Data architecture expertise (e.g., vector, graph, multi-database orchestration) - Experience with air-gapped, hybrid, and on-premise environments - Application development/integration knowledge (e.g., TypeScript, React, Python, FastAPI, etc.) **Nice to have** - Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, or related field - Certifications such as CISSP, Security+, CCSP, CISM, GIAC, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or similar - Experience supporting government, defense, intelligence, or highly regulated environments - Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture, NIST frameworks, RMF, and compliance requirements - Experience with DevSecOps, container security, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security - Experience managing COMSEC resources or cryptographic key management systems - Familiarity with security automation, SOAR platforms, and advanced threat hunting **Pay transparency (base pay range)** - **$88,100 — $178,200 USD** (for the listed states/locations) **Equal Employment Opportunity** Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunities, including reasonable accommodations when needed.
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