Application Security Engineer - Sr

Accenture Federal Services; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an Application Security Engineer to secure agency applications across their lifecycle and integrate ML/AI into security tools. The role requires a TS/SCI clearance to support high-access programs.

You will help ensure compliance with federal security mandates, support ATO/ATT processes, and maintain robust security monitoring and incident reporting for CSD-managed applications.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in system administration, DB admin, network engineering, software engineering, or software development with a concentration in cyber security.
• TS/SCI clearance required due to elevated-access programs.
• Nice to have: CompTIA Security+ and AWS Certified Security - Specialty.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, maintain, tune, and secure application systems; create SOPs.
• Operate and maintain mandated applications and emerging technologies under SOC control; lifecycle management.
• Support ISSOs during ATO/ATT processes; ensure documentation is available.
• Develop, deploy, and integrate ML and AI into security tool suites.
• Conduct weekly security impact assessments and assist with vendor evaluation.

Skills

Security engineering

Application security

ML/AI security

Secure software lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT/Cybersecurity

Job description

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!

Who you'll be:

We are seeking a dedicated Application Security Engineer to provide specialized security engineering and sustainment support for our Agency's application systems. The role involves securing applications throughout their lifecycle, integrating ML and AI into our security tools, and ensuring compliance with Federal Security Logging mandates. This position requires a TS/SCI clearance to support programs with elevated access.

What you'll do:

• Administer, configure, maintain, tune, and secure application systems to avoid unnecessary POA&Ms and risks; create and maintain application tuning and O&M SOPs.
• Operate and maintain mandated applications and emerging technologies under Agency's SOC control, providing complete software lifecycle management.
• Support ISSOs during the Agency's ATO/ATT process, ensuring all necessary documentation and information are available.
• Develop, deploy, and integrate ML and AI into the Agency's security tool suite.
• Perform weekly security impact assessments for applications and assist with vendor product evaluations and impact analysis for new software/products.
• Ensure continuous monitoring of all CSD-managed applications with alerting for critical incidents and daily status reporting.
• Manage application configuration items under the agency CM tool, supporting Change Management policy compliance for maintaining, testing, and deploying application components.
• Ensure application systems comply with Federal Security Logging mandates, tuning logging for efficiency, and support the CSD Service Desk in vulnerability identification and remediation.

What you need:

• 7 years of experience in system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development with a concentration in Cyber Security; or, with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field, 3 years of such experience.
• TS/SCI clearance due to elevated-access programs.

Nice to have:

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

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:

$109,500-$213,500 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. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. 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.

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