Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to shape cloud cybersecurity architecture and the administration processes that keep enterprise environments aligned with federal requirements. This onsite role in Springfield, VA focuses on building and improving security practices across multiple network domains while supporting Agile delivery, verification, and continuous monitoring.

The position also emphasizes automation to enable Continuous Authorization to Operate (CATO), including evaluating cloud enhancements against Risk Management Framework (RMF) controls and DoD Security Technical Implementation Guidance (STIG) requirements. You will work with limited direction, mentor team members as needed, and help drive secure cloud engineering in a DevSecOps environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, communicate, and implement cybersecurity architecture and administration processes for cloud environments across multiple network domains.
• Collaborate with the cloud infrastructure delivery team and stakeholders to support Agile design, implementation, verification, and continuous monitoring across multiple domains.
• Automate cyber processes to support Continuous Authorization to Operate (CATO).
• Evaluate enhancements to cloud environments against RMF controls and DoD STIG requirements.
• Perform work with minimal direction.
• Mentor and supervise team members as needed.

Requirements

• 8570 or 8140 Series IAT Level II Certification and a Cloud Certification (AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Azure Fundamentals).
• 8+ years securing computer systems, performing DoD authorization activities, and writing security plans for secure IT architecture and computing hardware and software.
• 8+ years working with cloud technologies, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• 4+ years of Intelligence Community (IC) cybersecurity or information systems experience.
• 2+ years automating tasks in cloud environments using Bash, PowerShell, Python, AWS, or Azure Command Line Interface (CLI).
• Experience with cloud-native tools that support automation of CATO objectives and the terminology, processes, and regulations of IT system Assessment and Authorization (A&A) for the RMF.
• Experience supporting security assessment of software and system releases within a DevSecOps framework such as CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with code management tools such as Git supporting Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).

Technologies

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Microsoft Azure
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Bash, PowerShell, Python
• AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), Azure Command Line Interface (CLI)
• CI/CD pipelines
• Git
• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience planning, implementing, and managing continuous monitoring solutions, and working within an Agile-based project management framework.
• Experience with Agile processes and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with Linux or Windows system administration.
• Experience in Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) or Information System Security Officer (ISSO) roles.
• Experience developing Body of Evidence artifacts for A&A systems under frameworks including NIST SP 800-Series, DoD RMF, and Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503.
• Knowledge of terminology and federal regulations related to specification, development, acquisition, and maintenance of IT systems.

Security Clearance

• Active TS with SCI eligibility is required.

Location: Springfield, VA (onsite)
Salary: USD 124,000 - 246,400 per yearly
Minimum Experience: 8 years