Security Specialist

Accenture Federal Services • Arlington, TX

18d

About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, our purpose is to help the US federal government become stronger and safer, and to improve the lives of its citizens. 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 a technology company recognized by Glassdoor as a Top 100 Best Place to Work. We foster a supportive and collaborative environment where employees can grow, learn, and thrive through practical experience, certifications, and industry training. Join us to drive meaningful, lasting change that advances missions and propels the government forward.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience
• Extensive experience leading application or cloud security initiatives, preferably within regulated environments requiring ATO or equivalent compliance frameworks
• Strong practical expertise in security architecture, secure application design, and implementation of technical security controls
• Hands‑on experience with cloud security services (Azure, AWS, or equivalent), IAM models, network segmentation, encryption, and monitoring solutions
• Familiarity with federal, enterprise, or industry security frameworks (NIST 800‑53, FedRAMP, Zero Trust, CIS benchmarks)
• Proficiency with DevSecOps tooling, automated security scanning, and secure pipeline orchestration
• Experience producing high‑quality security documentation, including SSPs, policies, diagrams, and technical control evidence
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering, compliance, governance, and operational teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions
• Strong understanding of security governance principles, risk management, and continuous monitoring practices
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain a government TS clearance

Nice To Haves

• Experience serving as a technical security lead on application development or modernization programs
• Knowledge of cloud‑native architectures, container security, and serverless security controls
• Familiarity with enterprise transformation programs and secure cloud adoption frameworks
• Experience with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platforms and enterprise security management practices
• Background in automation, security orchestration, and integration of security tooling within CI/CD workflows

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the end‑to‑end security readiness of applications, including compliance with federal and enterprise security frameworks, ATO processes, and risk management requirements
• Drive security architecture design, ensuring secure configurations, threat modeling, and alignment with enterprise and regulatory standards
• Coordinate and execute security assessments, vulnerability analyses, penetration testing reviews, and remediation planning
• Partner with product, engineering, cloud, and compliance teams to understand system requirements and implement secure‑by‑design solutions
• Develop and maintain security documentation, including SSPs, POA&Ms, security diagrams, control evidence, and continuous monitoring artifacts
• Establish and enforce best practices for application security, identity and access management, secure CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure hardening
• Provide guidance and mentorship on secure development practices, helping teams adopt and mature security capabilities across the SDLC
• Oversee the implementation and monitoring of security controls to ensure ongoing compliance, operational resiliency, and ATO sustainment
• Drive continuous improvement in security processes, tooling, and engineering workflows to reduce risk and elevate overall security posture

Benefits

• Hands-on experience
• Certifications
• Industry training
• Reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland
• Wide variety of benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed