Information Systems Security Engineer Analyst

Summary

Join Accenture Federal Services as an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) Contract Review Support Associate Manager. You will be part of the Business Risk team, working with the Office of the AFS Chief Information Security Officer. This role involves assessing contractual security risks, advising executive leadership, and supporting solution architects. You will need experience in security architecture, government acquisition compliance, and security compliance assessment. The position requires US citizenship and specific years of experience in various security domains. Accenture Federal Services offers a competitive salary and a wide variety of benefits.

Requirements

• US Citizenship required
• 3+ years of experience in security architecture design, cloud security data protection, and cloud platform security principles
• 2+ years of experience with government acquisition (FAR/DFARS) compliance and NIST standards for nonfederal systems (NIST SP 800-171 and 171A)
• 2+ years of experience in security compliance assessment and quality assurance review practices

Responsibilities

• Identify and interpret contractual security requirements to ensure alignment with organizational policies, standards, and regulatory requirements
• Provide expert recommendations on information security best practices and solutions to meet contractual security requirements. This includes assessing existing systems and proposing enhancements to improve security posture
• Interact with and advise senior and executive management on contractual matters; In consultation with appropriate subject matter experts, provides interpretation of contractual, regulatory and legal requirements to management and internal customers
• Articulate security concerns related to the proposed solution and provide guidance to minimize risks
• Identify security requirements by evaluating business needs and technical requirements and relate them to required/desired security controls
• Act as an advisor and business enabler to IT teams seeking guidance on security practices and controls to support secure solution design for contract reviews

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong skills in communication and stakeholder management
• Experience in reading and reporting on federal government contractual requirements and documentation
• Experience using Agile within project or development teams
• Certifications: CISSP, CISSP-IASSP, CISM, SSCP, SANS GIAC (e.g. GCIA, GCIH, GPEN), CASP, CCNP Security

Benefits

• $98,500 — $184,900 USD
• A wide variety of benefits