DevSecOps Engineer Mid

Accenture Federal Services • Leesburg, VA

3d

About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, our purpose is to help the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer, and improve lives. Our 13,000+ employees are dedicated to leveraging technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within the global Accenture network. We are recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, offering a supportive community where you can grow, learn, and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training. We are seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support software assurance within a federal agency's development pipeline. You will be instrumental in designing and operating a secure DevSecOps environment, integrating security testing and compliance automation throughout the software development lifecycle. Working within an Agile/Scrum framework, you will collaborate with developers, security engineers, and compliance stakeholders to embed security from the outset.

Requirements

• US Citizenship
• 3+ years of related experience
• BS degree (or 4 years of additional experience as a substitute)
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development with a Cyber Security concentration (or a bachelor's degree plus three (3) years in the same disciplines)
• Experience with secure software development lifecycle practices, CI/CD security integration, and static/dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST)
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with a modern CI/CD toolchain (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar) in a security-gated pipeline.
• Scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for security automation.
• Familiarity with container security and cloud-native application security practices.
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent is recommended

Responsibilities

• Assist in analyzing and reviewing user needs, software requirements, and technical design documents to develop solutions providing automated compliance and security posture management.
• Utilize Agile DevSecOps practices, following a plan-code-build-test-release-deploy-monitor approach for new and modified applications.
• Support implementation of Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) security gates to ensure software is secure prior to production deployment.
• Assist in identifying gaps in the agency's cybersecurity baseline through security engineering analysis and recommend defense functions (encryption, access control, identity management).
• Support development of code that interacts with API-driven security technologies to automate security tasks and reduce human error.
• Perform integrated quality assurance testing for security functionality and resiliency on developed solutions, tracking defect dispositions and resolutions.
• Support static and dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST) and coordinate remediation of identified findings with development teams.
• Contribute to documentation of the CI/CD security architecture and pipeline, keeping design and SOP artifacts current.

Benefits

• Hands-on experience
• Certifications
• Industry training
• Wide variety of benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level