Federal A&A Engineer - NIST Cybersecurity Lead

Accenture Federal Services; South Carolina; 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 the engineering, planning, design, and implementation of cybersecurity services in alignment with NIST publications and federal compliance frameworks.

You will assess security controls, deploy tools, and drive remediation with stakeholders to strengthen the client's cybersecurity posture and ensure ongoing federal alignment. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of NIST SPs, federal cybersecurity standards and compliance frameworks.
• Experience implementing federal security requirements in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on testing, evaluating, and deploying security controls and security tools.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to improve governance and remediation.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering efforts to plan, design, and implement cybersecurity services aligned with NIST SPs.
• 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 publications expertise

Federal cybersecurity standards

Compliance frameworks

Security controls testing

Stakeholder collaboration

Security tools deployment

Tools

Security tools

Job description

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

You will assess security controls, deploy tools, and drive remediation with stakeholders to strengthen the client's cybersecurity posture and ensure ongoing federal alignment. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret clearance are required.