Federal Cybersecurity Engineer - Top Secret Clearance

VulnU; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 106,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Washington, DC is looking for a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, monitor, and maintain security systems protecting networks, applications, and data from evolving threats. You will conduct regular security assessments including audits, penetration testing, and vulnerability scanning.

You will develop incident response plans, write clear security documentation, and work with engineering teams, ISSOs, and assessors to strengthen security posture.

Qualifications

• Ability to write clear security and compliance documentation.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to read and discuss architecture documentation and diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security systems and data protection measures.
• Conduct regular security audits, penetration tests, and vulnerability assessments.
• Monitor systems for anomalies, investigate incidents, and apply patches or config changes.
• Develop and maintain incident response plans to ensure business continuity.
• Create, update, and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures.

Skills

Security documentation

Stakeholder management

Architecture diagrams

Cloud concepts

Networking concepts

IAM concepts

Logging concepts

Version control

CI/CD

Vulnerability management

Job description

Accenture Federal Services in Washington, DC is looking for a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, monitor, and maintain security systems protecting networks, applications, and data from evolving threats. You will conduct regular security assessments including audits, penetration testing, and vulnerability scanning.

You will develop incident response plans, write clear security documentation, and work with engineering teams, ISSOs, and assessors to strengthen security posture.