Cyber Engineer
Accenture Federal Services•Suffolk, VA
•$106,300 - $221,100
About The Position
A cyber engineer who bridges the gap between infrastructure and security operations. They deploy, manage, and optimize the platform to provide security teams with deep network visibility and actionable threat-hunting telemetry.
Requirements
- 5 years of combined cybersecurity, network security, and systems engineering experience
- Deep familiarity with Network Security Monitoring (NSM), packet capture (PCAP), encrypted traffic inspection, and the open-source Zeek framework
- Proficiency in scripting languages (such as Python) to develop custom tools that automate telemetry enrichment and response playbooks
- Active TS/SCI
Responsibilities
- Lead the physical, virtual, and cloud-based deployment and the Open NDR SaaS platform across diverse enterprise architectures
- Connect sensor data ingestion pipelines and stream network evidence into existing Security Operations Center (SOC) workflows, SIEM platforms, and XDR/EDR tools (e.g., Splunk, Elastic)
- Tune detection capabilities, customize Zeek scripts, and optimize analytics frameworks (using rulesets like Suricata) to catch advanced attacks and lateral movements.
Benefits
- Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits.
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Job Type
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