Security Architect

The work

The Senior Cybersecurity Architect serves as a strategic and technical leader driving cybersecurity innovation, modernization, and operational excellence across a large federal enterprise. This role shapes and advances cybersecurity strategy while overseeing execution across Security Operations, Engineering, Application Security, Vulnerability Management, and emerging AI-enabled capabilities.

Success requires balancing long-term strategic direction with hands-on operational leadership, enabling secure adoption of new technologies, and cultivating high-performing teams that safeguard critical federal systems at scale.

Key responsibilities

• Cybersecurity Strategy & Architecture: Define and mature enterprise security architecture aligned with federal mandates, mission needs, and modernization priorities. Advise executives on threats, investments, cloud and hybrid security, AI governance, and technical standards.
• Security Operations Leadership: Improve SOC functions including detection engineering, incident response, threat hunting, and cyber intelligence. Strengthen visibility, detection, response workflows, and automation.
• Security Engineering & Modernization: Lead the adoption and optimization of security platforms across identity, endpoint, network, cloud, and data. Champion Zero Trust and automation.
• Application Security & SDLC: Build secure-by-design practices, integrate security into modern development pipelines, strengthen supply chain security, and drive scalable AppSec automation.
• Vulnerability Management: Oversee enterprise vulnerability strategy, integrating threat intelligence and business context for risk-based prioritization. Advance automation and AI-driven discovery, analysis, and remediation.
• AI Innovation & Cyber Transformation: Assess and guide responsible use of AI, ML, and agentic technologies to advance cyber defense, engineering productivity, and automation.
• Leadership & Workforce Development: Mentor cyber talent, build adaptable high-performing teams, and foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Here's what you need

• 12+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience with leadership across multiple domains
• Deep expertise in SOC operations, incident response, detection, vulnerability management, engineering, and AppSec
• Experience implementing enterprise-scale security programs and platforms
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate executive priorities into action
• Experience working in federal or regulated environments

Nice to have

• Experience supporting federal agencies
• Knowledge of NIST frameworks, RMF, Zero Trust architectures
• Cloud security experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with AI-enabled security, SOAR, automation, analytics
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, SABSA, or TOGAF

Eligibility requirements

• US Citizen (no dual citizenship)
• Must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance
• Willingness to travel up to 25%

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:

$135,200—$278,500 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.