Vulnerability & Red Team Lead

accenturefederalservices; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services Lead is sought to guide an enterprise vulnerability management and offensive security program across a large endpoint environment. The role combines continuous vulnerability scanning and remediation validation with penetration testing and red and purple team exercises.

You will mentor analysts, coordinate with security operations and threat intelligence, and drive improvements in risk reduction through leadership and hands-on technical oversight.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in penetration testing or vulnerability management.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, cybersecurity, or related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of exploitation methods, scanning tools, and remediation validation.
• Experience leading or mentoring technical staff.
• OSCP, OSCE, or GIAC GXPN certification.

Responsibilities

• Run vulnerability scanning, risk prioritization, remediation tracking, and retesting to confirm fixes.
• Track known exploited vulnerabilities against federal requirements and drive timely remediation.
• Scope, conduct, and report penetration tests under formal rules of engagement.
• Lead red and purple team exercises to assess detection and response capabilities.
• Set vulnerability management policies, procedures, and performance measures.
• Mentor analysts and testers, brief leaders on risk and findings, and coordinate follow-up with security operations and threat intelligence teams.

Skills

Penetration testing

Vulnerability management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Cybersecurity or related field

OSCP/OSCE/GIAC GXPN certification

Job description

Role overview

Lead an enterprise vulnerability management and offensive security program covering a large endpoint environment. The work combines continuous vulnerability scanning and remediation validation with penetration testing and red and purple team exercises. You will guide a technical team and turn offensive findings into practical improvements to security operations.

Responsibilities

• Run vulnerability scanning, risk prioritization, remediation tracking, and retesting to confirm fixes.
• Track known exploited vulnerabilities against applicable federal requirements and drive timely remediation.
• Scope, conduct, and report penetration tests under formal rules of engagement.
• Lead red and purple team exercises to assess detection and response capabilities.
• Set vulnerability management policies, procedures, and performance measures.
• Mentor analysts and testers, brief leaders on risk and findings, and coordinate follow-up with security operations and threat intelligence teams.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in penetration testing, vulnerability management, or both.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Strong knowledge of exploitation methods, scanning tools, and remediation validation.
• Experience leading or mentoring technical staff.
• OSCP, OSCE, or GIAC GXPN certification.

Nice to have

• CISSP or GPEN certification.