Security Architecture & Compliance Specialist

Accenture Federal Services Careers Marketplace; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services Careers Marketplace is seeking a Security Architecture Specialist to work within the ITSAE/ITESE teams under the CISO organization. The role emphasizes secure design integration across IT solutions and collaboration with diverse technology groups to promote secure engineering practices.

Responsibilities include tracking ATO projects, developing workflows for IESE/Compliance, reviewing control assessments, and updating SOPs.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of working experience in information security or relevant field.
• Experience with NIST 800-171 r2 or NIST 800-53.
• Knowledge of US security requirements and compliance expectations.
• Familiarity with policy, standard, procedure, and baseline structures.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day tracking of ATO projects and input to project trackers and status updates.
• Document strategies for IESE and Compliance workflows with ITESE lead.
• Link ITESE processes to Compliance (ConMon) workflows and improve procedures.
• Assist with assessments of controls for applications and document control responses.
• Review control assessments for completeness and ensure alignment with objectives; escalate issues as needed.
• Update SOPs and ensure security requirements are applied to ATO and SIA reviews.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and meet service objectives.
• Participate in meetings at department, tower, and cross-team levels.

Skills

Information security

NIST 800-171

NIST 800-53

US security requirements

Policy and procedure development

Agile

Communication

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

Endpoint security

Job description

Accenture Federal Services Careers Marketplace is seeking a Security Architecture Specialist to work within the ITSAE/ITESE teams under the CISO organization. The role emphasizes secure design integration across IT solutions and collaboration with diverse technology groups to promote secure engineering practices.

Responsibilities include tracking ATO projects, developing workflows for IESE/Compliance, reviewing control assessments, and updating SOPs.