Federal - AWS Cloud Security Architect
Washington, DC

Job Description

Organization: Accenture Federal Services

Location: Washington, DC

Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP, is a U.S. company with offices in Arlington, Virginia. Accenture's federal business has served every cabinet-level department and 30 of the largest federal organizations. Accenture Federal Services transforms bold ideas into breakthrough outcomes for clients at defense, intelligence, public safety, civilian and military health organizations.

We believe that great outcomes are everything. It's what drives us to turn bold ideas into breakthrough solutions. By combining digital technologies with what works across the world's leading businesses, we use agile approaches to help clients solve their toughest problems fast-the first time. So, you can deliver what matters most.

Count on us to help you embrace new ways of working, building for change and put customers at the core. A wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, we bring over 30 years of experience serving the federal government, including every cabinet-level department. Our 7,200 dedicated colleagues and change makers work with our clients at the heart of the nation's priorities in defense, intel, public safety, health and civilian to help you make a difference for the people you employ, serve and protect.

The AWS Cloud Security Architect will ensure that all aspects of the program's cloud deployment comply with the organization's security guidelines. Expertise with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is required and is the most important skillset for this position. Expectations for the role include both hands-on security administration (to include cloud user provisioning, cloud service provisioning, along with applying appropriate security principles such as least privilege), as well as creating security policies and documentation. The AWS Cloud Security Architect should be intimately familiar with the organization's Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA) and Cloud Security Requirements Guide (SRG), as well as general Security practices. US Citizens only (no dual citizenship), and candidates must be local to the Washington DC area.