Cybersecurity Cloud Automation Engineer

Accenture Federal Services•Lorton, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, our mission is to help the US federal government strengthen the nation, enhance safety, and improve citizens' lives. Our team of over 13,000 professionals is dedicated to leveraging technology and innovation for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health sectors. As part of the global Accenture, Accenture Federal Services is recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, offering a supportive community that fosters growth, learning, and development through hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training. We are looking for a Cybersecurity Cloud Automation Engineer to advance Cyber Security Operations in areas such as Threat Hunt Analytics, Malicious Detections, and Workbook development. This role involves building and implementing new development tools and infrastructure using expertise in CI/CD, Cloud technologies, Container Orchestration, and Security. The engineer will also be responsible for constructing and testing end-to-end CI/CD pipelines to ensure system security against threats. This position is based entirely onsite in Lorton, VA.

Requirements

4+ years of IT Administration, Engineering, or Automation experience (including 3+ years of Cloud experience)
1+ year experience with programming languages or PowerShell
1+ year experience with manually or programmatically accessing REST API endpoints
Satisfaction of 8570 IAT II requirements (typically CompTIA Security+)
Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance
Must have a valid US passport

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
Azure experience
Working knowledge of multiple SIEMs including Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel/Log Analytics
Leadership experience in relevant technical areas
Technical Certifications, such as: Microsoft AZ-104, AZ-204, AZ-305, AZ-500, AZ-600 or AZ-700

Responsibilities

Develop and assist with Azure resource deployments using IaC and CaC
Develop, deploy, and utilize Threat Hunt Analytics, Malicious Detection, Workbooks, and other Incident Response tools
Assist with automated deployments of mission-critical security software and applications
Assist with the development of data ingestion and visualization solutions
Engage with customers for requirements gathering and solution development activities
Improve processes across the enterprise by introducing automation and industry best practices
Document lessons learned and best practices