Security Program/Project Manager

Accenture Federal Services•Reston, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, our purpose is to make the US federal government stronger and safer, and to improve lives through technology and ingenuity. We are seeking a Security Program/Project Manager for an on-site role in Reston, VA. This individual will collaborate with a team to manage compliance and cybersecurity processes, with a focus on security exceptions and enhancements in the public sector. The role involves mitigating operational risk and ensuring compliance requirements are met. Key responsibilities include developing policy documents, managing exceptions, and resolving tickets within a ticketing system. This position offers the opportunity to work on significant compliance and cybersecurity initiatives in a team-oriented setting, gaining exposure to operational risk management and secure feature development.

Requirements

US Passport Required
5–7 years in compliance and cybersecurity-related roles
Must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Nice To Haves

A Bachelors Degree
Microsoft or Project Management certifications

Responsibilities

Interface with clients on technical and business issues from project initiation through delivery.
Drive program/project schedules and status reports.
Assessing Azure services for conformance to internal standards, process, and procedures (SPPs).
Triage exceptions to SPPs based upon operational risk and assist supported teams through the exception and risk determination process.
Develop and implement a method to track and manage findings for trend analysis and variations.
Handling security exceptions related to secure feature initiatives and KPIs.
Managing compliance processes and ticketing workflows for service teams.
Participate in team meetings and take meeting minutes.
Open and close tickets in Microsoft’s internal ticketing system.
Communicate with multiple teams to resolve exceptions.
Track findings for trend analysis and provide status reports.