Senior DevSecOps Application Security Engineer

Accenture Federal Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 79,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer (DevSecOps) to bridge security governance with software delivery. You will lead secure development across CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with engineering teams, and implement SBOM and supply chain controls in federal environments.

The role requires deep expertise in application security, threat modeling, and automating security in DevOps, with a focus on enabling secure AI-assisted development at scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on software engineering and application/infrastructure security experience.
• Proven experience securing CI/CD pipelines and delivering production-quality code.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and manage the security backlog, mentoring team members on secure development practices.
• Test web and AI applications for vulnerabilities, triage findings, and provide actionable technical resolutions.
• Architect and maintain secure, automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins.
• Design hardened build processes and implement secure software supply chain controls.
• Implement SBOM lifecycle processes to ensure full dependency visibility.
• Ensure security-by-design for AI agents, development workflows, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate security tools (Snyk, Nexus, JFrog) into developer workflows and manage complex dependency lifecycles.
• Ensure build artifacts are properly verified, signed, and compliant with federal requirements.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to maintain security without slowing innovation.
• Act as a strategic security partner who understands the realities of shipping code in federal environments.

Skills

Security engineering

DevSecOps

Application security

CI/CD security

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Sigstore Cosign

CycloneDX SPDX

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer (DevSecOps) to bridge security governance with software delivery. You will lead secure development across CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with engineering teams, and implement SBOM and supply chain controls in federal environments.

The role requires deep expertise in application security, threat modeling, and automating security in DevOps, with a focus on enabling secure AI-assisted development at scale.