Federal A&A Engineer: NIST-Centric Cybersecurity Lead

Accenture Federal Services; Charleston (AR); On-site; USD 91,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an A&A Engineer to lead the engineering, design, and implementation of cybersecurity services aligned with NIST and federal frameworks. You will assess, strengthen, and maintain secure client environments while guiding compliant solutions.

You will test controls, deploy tools, and collaborate with stakeholders to monitor remediation and drive continuous improvement of the cybersecurity posture across client environments, aligning with federal expectations.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of NIST special publications, federal cybersecurity standards, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience implementing federal security requirements in enterprise technology environments.
• Hands‑on experience testing, evaluating, and deploying security controls and security tools.
• Strong analytical skills for identifying security weaknesses and proposing compliant solutions.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to improve cybersecurity governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering efforts to plan, design, and implement cybersecurity services aligned with NIST special publications
• Apply expert knowledge of federal cybersecurity policy requirements, standards, and guidelines
• Evaluate and test security controls across established security frameworks and deploy security tools/solutions
• Conduct research into compliance hardening guidance to identify gaps and weaknesses in client technologies
• Work closely with stakeholders to recommend compliant cybersecurity solutions and track remediation progress
• Support continuous improvement of cybersecurity posture across client environments

Skills

NIST standards

Federal cybersecurity policy

Security testing

Security controls

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytical skills

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an A&A Engineer to lead the engineering, design, and implementation of cybersecurity services aligned with NIST and federal frameworks. You will assess, strengthen, and maintain secure client environments while guiding compliant solutions.

You will test controls, deploy tools, and collaborate with stakeholders to monitor remediation and drive continuous improvement of the cybersecurity posture across client environments, aligning with federal expectations.