Principal Cyber Defense Engineer

A hands-on technical lead for cyber defence work that Accenture Federal Services delivers to federal law enforcement clients. The engineer designs, builds and tunes security systems, configures and integrates tools such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, SIEM, SOAR, network monitoring, micro-segmentation, SASE and CNAPP, takes part in incident response including threat hunting and forensics, runs vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, shapes security strategy and reports findings to clients.

The team wants five or more years in hands-on cybersecurity roles, experience managing technical teams, engineering depth in at least three security technologies, scripting in Python, PowerShell or Bash, forensic tool experience and an active Secret clearance; CISSP, SANS or OSCP certifications help. Based in Washington, DC.