Senior Cybersecurity DevSecOps Architect

Accenture PLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Sr. Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer to lead security in a DevSecOps environment, applying STIGs and RMF controls. You will architect and implement security across on-prem and cloud, enabling secure development, supply chain protection, and risk management.

You will mentor teams, drive automated scanning in CI/CD, and maintain robust defenses against evolving threats while collaborating with IT and development to secure the entire IT stack.

Qualifications

• Active DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification is required.
• 8+ years in cybersecurity or equivalent with DevSecOps leadership.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and containerization expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture and deployment of scanning, IDS/IPS, SIEM in cloud and air-gapped environments.
• Embed security from the start and drive a security-first culture with developers and data scientists.
• Ensure compliance with NIST 800‑53 RMF and CNSSI 1253 controls and develop security policies.

Skills

DoD 8570/8140 IAT II

Incident response

DevSecOps leadership

Linux/Unix

Docker

Kubernetes

Scripting (Bash, Python, Go, Rust)

DISA STIGs

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Git

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Sr. Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer to lead security in a DevSecOps environment, applying STIGs and RMF controls. You will architect and implement security across on-prem and cloud, enabling secure development, supply chain protection, and risk management.

You will mentor teams, drive automated scanning in CI/CD, and maintain robust defenses against evolving threats while collaborating with IT and development to secure the entire IT stack.