Accenture Federal Services
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Application Security Engineer - Senior

Pay
$94,000 – $187,600 per year
Location
Leesburg, VA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Senior
Experience
5+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Listed
30 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • TS/SCI clearance
  • application system administration
  • security impact assessment
  • ATO/ATT documentation
  • federal security logging compliance

Also useful

  • CompTIA Security+
  • AWS Certified Security - Specialty

Who you'll be

Join our team as an Application Security Engineer, where you'll provide specialized security engineering and sustainment support for the Agency's application systems throughout their lifecycle. This role involves integrating Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) into security tools, administering and tuning applications, and supporting ISSOs during security processes.

What you'll do

  • Administer, configure, maintain, tune, and secure application systems to prevent unnecessary POA&Ms and risks.
  • Operate and maintain mandated applications and emerging technologies under the Agency's SOC control.
  • Support ISSOs during the Agency's ATO/ATT process, ensuring completion of necessary documentation.
  • Develop, deploy, and integrate ML and AI into the Agency's security tools.
  • Perform weekly security impact assessments and assist with vendor product evaluations.
  • Ensure continuous monitoring and alerting for CSD-managed applications.
  • Manage application configuration items under the Agency's change management tool.
  • Ensure compliance with Federal Security Logging mandates and support the CSD Service Desk in vulnerability management.

What you need

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development with a focus on Cybersecurity; or 3 years of experience with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field.
  • TS/SCI clearance required due to elevated-access programs supported by other federal offices.

Nice to have

  • CompTIA Security+ certification
  • AWS Certified Security - Specialty certification

Pay and benefits

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:

$94,000—$187,600 USD

What We Believe

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.

About Accenture Federal Services

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. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

Read the original posting

From Accenture Federal Services's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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