Junior Security Architect

Accenture Federal Services Careers Marketplace; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 91,300 - 184,900; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services Careers Marketplace is seeking a Security Architect to work in the security architecture and engineering team. The role involves assessing organizational security architecture against NIST CSF and other frameworks, performing threat modeling, and designing new security processes for scalable technology adoption.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in information security, strong knowledge of Microsoft cloud services, and the ability to collaborate effectively across IT teams. Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 application security risks is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT or information security engineering or architecture.
• Strong knowledge of security principles.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft cloud services.
• Understanding of the OWASP Top 10 application security risks.

Responsibilities

• Assess security architecture against NIST CSF and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Perform threat modeling across systems, applications, and business processes.
• Design and build new security processes for scalable technology adoption.
• Collaborate to embed secure architecture principles.

Skills

Cloud security

Application security

Network security

Security principles

Threat modeling

Education

5+ years of experience in IT or information security

Tools

Azure Active Directory

Office 365

Job description

The Security Architect will work in the security architecture and engineering team in the CISO organization.

The role will require:

• (1) Proactively assessing organizational security architecture against NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and other relevant security frameworks to identify large-scale architectural gaps.
• (2) Performing threat modeling across systems, applications, and business processes to uncover systemic risks and drive early remediation.
• (3) Designing and building new security processes, patterns, and guardrails that enable secure and scalable technology adoption.
• (4) Collaborating across IT and engineering teams to embed secure architecture principles and influence strategic technical decisions.
• (5) Demonstrated expertise in one or more areas such as cloud security, application security, network security, or enterprise security architecture.

The work

• Map organizational architectures, capabilities, and controls to NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and other cybersecurity frameworks to identify strengths, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Perform threat modeling activities to evaluate proposed or current designs, identify attack paths, and guide teams toward resilient architecture.
• Identify enterprise-level security architecture gaps and propose scalable, actionable remediation strategies.
• Design, implement, and mature repeatable security processes, architecture standards, and reusable security patterns.
• Participate early in IT and business solution design to provide proactive architectural guidance and ensure alignment with secure-by-design principles.
• Communicate technical and architectural needs to key stakeholders by translating complex technical concepts into clear, digestible, and actionable information.
• Collaborate with Agile, DevOps, and engineering teams to embed secure development practices and elevate architecture concerns when necessary.
• Validate software, platform, and cloud architectures for adherence to modern security best practices and recommend architectural improvements.
• Translate business needs, technical requirements, and regulatory obligations into clear and actionable security architecture requirements.
• Act as a trusted advisor to technology teams, enabling secure solution design and promoting adoption of enterprise security controls.
• Collaborate with peer architects and security practitioners to share best practices, strengthen architectural maturity, and ensure consistency across the enterprise.
• Monitor emerging technologies, evolving threats, and industry trends to ensure architectural strategies remain relevant, proactive, and resilient.
• Stay up-to-date on the state of enterprise IT and security tools, trends, and processes.
• Evaluate AI-driven systems and integrations for security risks, ensuring responsible use of AI technologies and incorporating secure-by-design principles into AI-related architectures.

What you need

• U.S. Citizen required
• 5+ years of experience in IT or information security engineering or architecture
• Strong knowledge of security principles
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft cloud services (e.g., Azure Active Directory, Azure IaaS/PaaS, Office 365)
• Strong understanding of secure web application network protocols (HTTP(S), TLS, SFTP, etc.)
• Understanding of the OWASP Top 10 application security risks and its mitigations
• 5 years of experience in cloud security, application security, and/or network security

Bonus if you have

• 5+ years direct architectural experience
• Prior experience performing ongoing maintenance and operations of security technologies (e.g. management of firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint security, etc)
• Knowledge of US security requirements related to regulations/standards such as NIST SP 800-171, 800-53, RMF, ISO 27001, SOX, etc.
• Experience using Agile within project or development teams
• Certifications: CISSP, CISSP-IASSP, CISM, SSCP, SANS GIAC (e.g. GCIA, GCIH, GPEN), CASP, CCNP Security
• An active security clearance or the ability to obtain one may be required for this role

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