Cloud Security Engineer

Accenture PLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to design and manage cloud security across multiple cloud platforms for government and industry clients. You will ensure security controls, patching, and compliance while supporting an accredited DevOps ecosystem in a cleared environment.

The role requires extensive experience in cloud infrastructure and security, and collaboration with security leadership, engineering, and compliance to implement defense-in-depth strategies.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience and a Master’s degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Define the cloud security framework and architecture to meet business requirements and performance goals.
• Document implementation of cloud security controls and transition to cloud security-managed operations.
• Ensure all cloud and DevOps environments follow the client’s Cyber Security Strategy of defense-in-depth best practices.
• Assist with security accreditation activities for DevOps tools and cloud environments.
• Manage cloud security applications across providers, ensuring patches, compliance, and timely issue resolution.
• Identify and resolve security issues across the cloud infrastructure.
• Design scalable processes to provision cloud access.
• Build, deploy, and manage security tools and services.
• Collaborate with security leadership, engineering, and compliance to execute security strategies.

Skills

Cloud security

Security design

DevOps collaboration

Cybersecurity governance

Education

Master's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure

AWS Security

Google Cloud Platform

CI/CD pipelines

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!

Job Description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to work with government and industry customers to develop a multi-cloud solution. The candidate will manage cloud security applications for each cloud provider, ensuring the applications are patched and updated, applications adhere to the customer security requirements, and issues are resolved within customer specified timeframes.

If you are looking to support a multi-disciplinary engineering team to solve unique challenges in the cleared cloud, this is the position for you!

The work you'll do

• Define the cloud security framework and architecture, ensuring it meets the business requirements and performance goals.
• Document the implementation of the cloud security controls and transition to cloud security‑managed operations.
• Ensure all cloud and DevOps environments utilize the client's Cyber Security Strategy of defense‑in‑depth best practices.
• Assist with activities required for security accreditation of DevOps tools and all cloud‑related environments.
• Manage cloud security applications for each cloud provider, ensuring the applications are patched and updated, applications adhere to client's security requirements, and issues are resolved within client‑specified timeframes.
• Identify and resolve security issues across the cloud infrastructure.
• Design and implement scalable processes to provision cloud access.
• Build, deploy, and manage security tools and services.
• Collaborate with security leadership, engineering, and compliance to execute security strategies.

Here’s what you need

• 11+ years of experience, and a Master's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience working with cloud infrastructure and/or cloud security.
• Experience in the following areas:
• Azure
• AWS Security
• Google Cloud Platform
• Using CI/CD pipelines for change management and automated security testing

Security clearance

• Active TS clearance, and must able and willing to upgrade to TS/SCI with Poly upon onboarding

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. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/your-future-rewards-benefits) 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. 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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