Senior Security Engineer

Linuxconfig; United States; On-site; USD 116,900 - 243,100; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a highly skilled Security Engineer to join DoD programs. The role involves architecting, engineering, and deploying advanced cybersecurity solutions while ensuring RMF/JSIG compliance across cloud and on-prem environments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on security engineering experience with SIEM, vulnerability management, incident response, and automation using Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, or Python, plus DoD cloud security expertise.

Qualifications

• DoD IASAE Level II certification required or within 3 months of hire.
• 5+ years of experience in a security engineering or similar role (e.g.: DevOps or security background).
• Hands-on experience with SIEM (administration, data normalization, data pipelines, alerting, and/or correlation).
• Expertise in Windows and/or Linux (RHEL preferred) system administration.
• Expertise in cybersecurity engineering disciplines (patch/configuration management, vulnerability assessment, monitoring, access control, incident response).
• Experience with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, Python).
• Familiarity with RMF/JSIG accreditation processes and TCP/IP networking.

Responsibilities

• Support, administer, and maintain cybersecurity tools and platforms (Splunk, Nessus, ePO).
• Integrate ancillary monitoring and assessment tools into SIEM.
• Enable security-as-code via automation (Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, Python).
• Contribute to incident detection and response, including improving telemetry and alerts.
• Develop and deploy solutions for vulnerability management, auditing, and patching across enterprise/cloud environments.
• Engineer security requirements for DoD cloud environments (AWS, Azure) per RMF/JSIG.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation (SOPs, runbooks, designs).
• Mentor teams on secure design principles and architectures.

Skills

SIEM administration

Vulnerability assessment

Incident response

Automation scripting

Security engineering

Education

DoD IASAE Level II certification (CASP+/CISSP)

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Splunk Enterprise

Nessus/ACAS

ePO Trellix

Ansible

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands‑on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

We are seeking a highly skilled Security Engineer to join our team supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs. This role is responsible for architecting, engineering, and deploying advanced cybersecurity solutions while ensuring compliance with Risk Management Framework (RMF), Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG), and related regulatory standards. The ideal candidate combines hands‑on engineering expertise with deep knowledge of cloud technologies, system security, vulnerability management, incident detection/response, and authorization‑to‑operate (ATO) processes.

What you’ll do

• Support, administer, and maintain cybersecurity tools and platforms, including:
  • Splunk Enterprise: clustered system administration, deployment, data onboarding, CIM alignment, dashboards, alerts, etc.
  • Nessus/ACAS: Tenable Nessus Manager and Security Center – system administration, deployment, scan management
  • Evaluate‑STIG and/or SCAP Compliance Checker
  • Microsoft Defender and/or Trellix (ePO)
• Integrate ancillary monitoring and assessment tools into SIEM
• Enable “security‑as‑code” via automation with Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, or Python
• Contribute to incident detection and response, including developing detections, improving telemetry, tuning alerts, and supporting investigation efforts
• Select, architect, develop, and deploy solutions supporting vulnerability management, auditing, logging, patch management, and risk remediation across enterprise and cloud‑hosted environments
• Engineer and implement security requirements for DoD cloud environments (AWS, Azure) in accordance with RMF and JSIG
• Perform advanced engineering to improve system security posture, including access control (least privilege), configuration baselines, and endpoint security
• Partner with ISSM/ISSO on RMF A&A activities, SSP updates, ConMon, control ownership/inheritance, and audit preparation
• Develop and maintain key technical documentation (SOPs, runbooks, architectural designs, etc.)
• Mentor teams on secure design principles and provide recommendations for complex system architectures

What you’ll need

• DoD IASAE Level II certification, such as CASP+ or CISSP (or ability to obtain within 3 months of hire)
• 5 years of experience in a security engineering or similar role (e.g.: DevOps or security background, etc.)
• Hands‑on experience with SIEM (e.g.: administration, data normalization, data pipelines, alerting, and/or correlation)
• Expertise in Windows and/or Linux (RHEL preferred) system administration
• Expertise in cybersecurity engineering disciplines (e.g.: patch/configuration management, vulnerability assessment, monitoring, access control, incident response)
• Experience with automation tools (e.g.: Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, Python)
• Familiarity with RMF/JSIG accreditation processes
• Familiarity with TCP/IP networking model

Bonus Points if you have

• Experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud environments
• AWS or Azure technical certifications
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, Cybersecurity, or related field
• Experience with security incident response teams (NOC/SOC)
• Familiarity with container security (Docker/Kubernetes/ECS/EKS/AKS)
• Strong ability to develop security assessment methodologies to improve detection, efficiency, and accuracy
• Proactive and agile mindset to improving system security posture and team efficiency
• Ability to balance security requirements with operational efficiency
• Experience in Windows and/or Linux hardening, and security
• Experience with cloud security concepts, and hybrid deployments
• Ability to provide Tier 3‑level troubleshooting support for security tools and related infrastructure

Clearance

Must have a Secret level clearance; Top Secret preferred.

Compensation

The pay range for this position in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is $116,900 – $243,100 USD.

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