Critical Infrastructure Analyst

Accenture Federal Services•Washington, DC

1d•$135,200 - $278,500

About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, our mission is to help the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer, and improve the lives of its citizens. We are a technology company within global Accenture, with over 13,000 employees dedicated to leveraging technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. We offer a collaborative and supportive community where employees are empowered to grow and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that advances missions and the government forward. We support federal organizations responsible for protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure sectors by combining analytic rigor with cyber-physical expertise to help clients strengthen resilience, reduce risk, and understand cross-sector dependencies.

Requirements

3 years of Cyber experience
Experience in critical infrastructure resilience, risk frameworks, and ICS/OT security principles.
Ability to evaluate OT assets, industrial processes, and security controls.
Experience with cyber threat actors targeting critical infrastructure and their TTPs.
US Citizenship required

Nice To Haves

Experience with CISA, FEMA, intelligence community partners, or Sector Risk Management Agencies.
Exposure to industrial technologies across water, energy, nuclear, or high‑availability facilities.
GIAC GRID Certification or Vendor Certifications such as Dragos, Nozomi, Claroty etc.

Responsibilities

Conduct infrastructure risk assessments, including cyber-physical vulnerability identification, sector dependencies, and cascading impact modeling.
Evaluate OT environments using IEC 62443, NIST SP 800‑82, and other federal resilience standards.
Perform OT asset discovery, build baseline reports, and identify risk‑relevant deviations in industrial systems.
Assess industrial processes across water/wastewater, nuclear operations, cogeneration plants, data centers, CCHP systems, and utility plant operations.
Analyze threats involving state‑sponsored actors, cyber TTPs, and exploitation of industrial protocols.
Develop mitigation plans, remediation roadmaps, and security control recommendations for critical infrastructure operators.
Review and advise on segmentation strategies, including Purdue Model architectures, DMZ implementations, and OT network zoning.
Use tools to assess vulnerabilities, visibility gaps, and network behavior across OT ecosystems.
Support federal partners—including emergency management, state/local agencies, and sector‑specific oversight bodies—by producing analytic products and resilience assessments.