Senior Information Systems Security Engineer

The Work

• Serve as a security engineering SME for containerized environments, service mesh technologies and microservices.
• Design, implement, and manage security controls for containerized workloads solutions, including image scanning firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, endpoint protection, and encryption mechanisms, runtime protection, role-based access control (RBAC), and network segmentation to ensure the organization's networks and systems remain secure.
• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows, ensuring compliance with RMF, NIST SP 800-53, ICD 503, and FedRAMP requirements.
• Configure and optimize security monitoring and logging solutions and work with container security tools such as Prisma Cloud or similar.
• Monitor network traffic, system logs, and security alerts to detect and respond to potential security incidents. Analyze and investigate anomalies and security breaches, taking appropriate actions to mitigate risks.
• Monitor and assess threat intelligence feeds, conduct threat analysis, and perform risk assessments to proactively identify emerging threats and vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with platform engineers, ISSOs, and developers, among other cross-functional teams, to establish, embed, and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures throughout the system lifecycle.
• Conduct regular security assessments of container orchestration platforms, microservices, and APIs to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in systems, networks, and applications and recommend mitigations.
• Develop and implement incident response plans to effectively address security breaches, incidents, and other security concerns.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, software development, and compliance, to integrate security into all phases of the development lifecycle and ensure a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity.
• Maintain thorough and accurate documentation of security architecture processes, control implementation procedures, configurations, and continuous monitoring strategies. Prepare detailed reports on security findings, incidents, and actions taken.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience as a cybersecurity engineer with a specialization in designing and building implementations of required security controls; and implementing continuous monitoring and auditing of solutions for compliance with security controls.
• Hands-on experience securing containerized/Kubernetes environments (OpenShift preferred).
• Strong skills in specifying and implementing log collection into tools such as Splunk, and performing querying and analysis of aggregated logs to identify security-relevant anomalies or risks
• Strong experience with designing and building implementations of required security controls (e.g., NIST SP 800-53, RMF, ICD 503, FISMA, FedRAMP); and implementing continuous monitoring and auditing of solutions for compliance with security controls.
• Experience with implementing controls for cloud, container, and DevSecOps services and solutions within IL5 to IL6+ environments.
• Strong understanding of network protocols, operating systems, and infrastructure components.
• Experience performing periodic (Daily, Weekly, Monthly) security checks to support continuous monitoring AI.

Bonus Points if you have

• Proficiency in incident response, security incident handling, and forensic analysis techniques.
• Experience with security tools such as Fortify, Acunetix, and Prisma Cloud
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• CISSP or equivalent certification to support DoD 8140 requirements

Eligibility Requirements

• Active TS//SCI clearance with Polygraph required.

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:

$124,000—$246,400 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.