Security Architect

The role

The Senior Cybersecurity Architect serves as a strategic and technical leader for a large federal enterprise. This person will drive cybersecurity innovation, modernization, and operational excellence across security operations, engineering, and application security.

What you will do

• Define and mature enterprise security architecture aligned with federal mandates and mission needs.
• Advise executives on threats, investments, cloud and hybrid security, AI governance, and technical standards.
• Improve SOC functions including detection engineering, incident response, threat hunting, and cyber intelligence.
• Lead the adoption and optimization of security platforms across identity, endpoint, network, cloud, and data.
• Build secure-by-design practices and integrate security into modern development pipelines.
• Oversee enterprise vulnerability strategy and advance automation and AI-driven discovery.
• Assess and guide responsible use of AI, ML, and agentic technologies.
• Mentor cyber talent and build high-performing teams.

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience with leadership across multiple domains
• Deep expertise in SOC operations, incident response, detection, vulnerability management, engineering, and AppSec
• Experience implementing enterprise-scale security programs and platforms
• Strong communication skills
• Experience working in federal or regulated environments

Nice to have

• Experience supporting federal agencies
• Knowledge of NIST frameworks, RMF, Zero Trust architectures
• Cloud security experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with AI-enabled security, SOAR, automation, analytics
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, SABSA, or TOGAF

Benefits

• Certifications
• Industry training

Before you apply

• US Citizen (no dual citizenship)
• Must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance
• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States
• Candidates currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. The company serves clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.