Federal A&A Engineer: NIST & Compliance Focus

Accenture-Federal-Services-2; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 91,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in the United States is seeking an A&A Engineer to lead engineering, planning, design, and implementation of cybersecurity services aligned with NIST publications and federal compliance.

You will apply policy requirements, test controls, deploy tools, and research hardening guidance, collaborating with stakeholders to strengthen the government's cybersecurity posture and help missions.

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 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

Security testing

Security tools deployment

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Accenture Federal Services in the United States is seeking an A&A Engineer to lead engineering, planning, design, and implementation of cybersecurity services aligned with NIST publications and federal compliance.

You will apply policy requirements, test controls, deploy tools, and research hardening guidance, collaborating with stakeholders to strengthen the government's cybersecurity posture and help missions.