Security Operations Enhancement Analyst

Accenture Federal Services; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a dedicated security operations professional to mature SOC capabilities, automate tasks, and enhance threat detection. The role focuses on managing security tool policies, building playbooks, and improving IDS/EDR and SOC processes to support government missions.

With 3+ years in security operations, you will design advanced signatures, refine alerts, and test new tools to strengthen incident response.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in a security operations role.
• Strong understanding of SOC processes and tools, including IDS and EDR platforms.
• Experience in automating security processes and developing playbooks.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to stay current with emerging security trends and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize security tool policies for effective threat detection and response.
• Automate operational tasks and workflows to enhance SOC efficiency.
• Create and refine advanced security signatures and alerts to improve threat detection.
• Tune and maintain Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions.
• Develop, review, and enhance SOC playbooks to ensure best practices in incident response.
• Research and test new tools and technologies to improve SOC operations and capabilities.

Skills

SOC operations

IDS

EDR

Automation

Playbooks

Threat detection

Tools

IDS platforms

EDR platforms

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a dedicated security operations professional to mature SOC capabilities, automate tasks, and enhance threat detection. The role focuses on managing security tool policies, building playbooks, and improving IDS/EDR and SOC processes to support government missions.

With 3+ years in security operations, you will design advanced signatures, refine alerts, and test new tools to strengthen incident response.