Federal Cybersecurity Engineer - DevSecOps & Zero Trust

Accenture Federal Services; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 135,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and manage cybersecurity solutions that comply with federal requirements across the DevSecOps lifecycle.

You will develop secure architectures, embed secure coding, and conduct risk and vulnerability assessments, integrating automated scans into CI/CD pipelines while implementing authentication, authorization, and data protection measures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT, Cybersecurity, CS or related field.
• At least 8 years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Proficient with security controls, assessments, or incident response.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage cybersecurity solutions for federal compliance.
• Embed secure coding practices and perform security testing (SAST/DAST).
• Lead threat modeling, CI/CD security integration, and zero trust architectures.
• Maintain governance, audits, and compliance documentation; collaborate with teams.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Security controls

Incident response

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT/Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

SIEM

Zero Trust

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and manage cybersecurity solutions that comply with federal requirements across the DevSecOps lifecycle.

You will develop secure architectures, embed secure coding, and conduct risk and vulnerability assessments, integrating automated scans into CI/CD pipelines while implementing authentication, authorization, and data protection measures.