Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Accenture Federal Services • Washington, DC

50d

About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company and part of global Accenture, to do work that matters in a collaborative and caring community, where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward! The Senior Cyber Security Engineer will design, develop, and maintain reusable frameworks, libraries, APIs, and reference implementations for zero trust authentication and authorization.

Requirements

• 4 years of professional experience in software engineering, security engineering, or related roles.
• Bachelor’s degree OR experience may be used in lieu of degree.
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying application components leveraging AWS cloud services in IL6+ classified environments.
• Proven experience implementing authentication and authorization frameworks (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML).
• Hands-on expertise with fine-grained access control models (entitlements, row-level security, ABAC).
• Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Go, Python) for building frameworks and libraries.
• Solid experience with zero trust architecture and principles.
• Experience creating developer documentation and integration guides.
• Strong grasp of secure coding practices and software development lifecycle (SDLC) security.
• Requires an active TS/SCI and polygraph

Nice To Haves

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Responsibilities

• Create developer guides, documentation, and best practices to enable smooth integration with security services.
• Implement and support fine-grained authorization patterns (entitlements, row-level security, ABAC).
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure security services meet performance, usability, and compliance requirements.
• Conduct code reviews and provide guidance to development teams on secure coding and integration practices.
• Research emerging zero trust and identity/access management technologies to recommend improvements.

What This Job Offers

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