Federal - IT Cyber Security Engineer
Arlington, VA

Job Description

Organization: Accenture Federal Services

Location: Arlington, VA

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 9,000 plus 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.

People in the Corporate Function career track contribute to the running of Accenture as a high-performance business through specialization within a specific functional area, and grow into internally focused roles by deepening their skills and/or developing new skills within an internal functional area.

The IT Cyber Security Engineer will make AFS more secure by protecting system boundaries, keeping computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks and securing highly sensitive data. Key responsibilities are, but are not limited to:

* Engineering, implementation and monitoring of security measures for the protection of computer systems, networks and information
* Identifying and defining system security requirements
* Designing system security architecture and develop detailed security designs
* Preparation and documentation of standard operating procedures and protocols
* Configuration and troubleshooting of security infrastructure devices
* Development of technical solutions and new security tools to help mitigate security vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks
* Ensuring that the company knows as much as possible, as quickly as possible about security incidents
* Production of comprehensive reports including assessment-based findings, outcomes and propositions for further system security enhancement