Mid Incident Response Analyst — Federal Cyber Defense

VulnU; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Leesburg, VA seeks an Incident Response Analyst to strengthen a federal agency's Cyber Incident Response Team. You will independently manage active investigations, using government-furnished tooling to identify root causes and produce documentation supporting security investigators.

You will typically handle several cases concurrently, coordinating with system owners, forensics, and threat intelligence as needed to ensure well-documented, clean closures.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of incident response experience or equivalent
• US Citizenship required
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or 4 years of additional experience

Responsibilities

• Respond to information system security incidents using government tooling
• Identify root causes and document findings for investigators
• Support containment across Windows, Linux, and cloud environments
• Coordinate with system owners and ISSOs during remediation

Skills

Incident response

Forensics

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

EDR tools

Job description

Accenture Federal Services in Leesburg, VA seeks an Incident Response Analyst to strengthen a federal agency's Cyber Incident Response Team. You will independently manage active investigations, using government-furnished tooling to identify root causes and produce documentation supporting security investigators.

You will typically handle several cases concurrently, coordinating with system owners, forensics, and threat intelligence as needed to ensure well-documented, clean closures.