Company Description
Accenture Federal Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP. Accenture has been supporting federal clients by developing, implementing and hosting secure programs and systems for decades. Accenture’s federal business has served every cabinet-level department and 30 of the largest federal organizations.
The federal practice is now the wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture Federal Services. We transform bold ideas into breakthrough outcomes for clients at defense, intelligence, public safety, civilian and military health organizations.
Accenture Federal Services has all the benefits of being supported by a $30 billion company, with the flexibility of being a smaller company. AFS was formed about 4 years ago and has over 8400 employees, with 2.1 Billion in revenue. We were awarded Government Contractor of the Year in 2016.
Job Description
The Cloud Security Engineer is a critical role for this new national system.Join us at the ground floor for this great, long term career position.Build your technical skills, as you build this leading technology center.
You'll provide security engineering support for the design, development and deployment of an infrastructure in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud environment. The selected candidate will provide solutions for endpoint security, intrusion detection, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and Intrusion Detection in Virtual Private Cloud environments.This individual is responsible for planning, designing and implementing tools, technologies and methods that meet Federal security control requirements.The Cloud Security Engineer provides subject matter expertise throughout the system development lifecycle to ensure that the infrastructure maintains a strong security posture capable of countering current and emerging threats.
This individual will demonstrate core technical capabilities in cloud security and hold industry recognized certifications.This individual will participate in strategic planning and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required
•10 full-time years of experience providing security engineering, with some exposure supporting federal government customers
•4 years of experience deploying security solutions to include at least one of the following:SEIM tools, firewalls, IDSs and endpoint security in a cloud environment
•VMWare experience required
•Experience deploying security solutions for federal organizations, including expertise with federal frameworks (FISMA, NIST, etc.)
•Demonstrated understanding of IT management, administration, applications and system development life cycles within a substantial IT environment
•Relevant knowledge of current and emerging technologies
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
