Sr. ISSO

The role

The Sr. ISSO leads end-to-end security readiness for applications. This role ensures compliance with federal and enterprise security frameworks, ATO processes, and risk management requirements.

What you will do

• Lead and manage end-to-end security readiness of applications
• Drive security architecture design, secure configurations, and threat modeling
• Coordinate and execute security assessments, vulnerability analyses, and penetration testing reviews
• Partner with product, engineering, cloud, and compliance teams
• Develop and maintain security documentation including SSPs and POA&Ms
• Establish and enforce best practices for application security and identity management
• Provide guidance and mentorship on secure development practices
• Oversee implementation and monitoring of security controls
• Drive continuous improvement in security processes, tooling, and engineering workflows

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience
• Extensive experience leading application or cloud security initiatives
• Strong practical expertise in security architecture, secure application design, and implementation of technical security controls
• Hands-on experience with cloud security services (Azure, AWS, or equivalent), IAM models, network segmentation, encryption, and monitoring solutions
• Familiarity with federal, enterprise, or industry security frameworks (NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, Zero Trust, CIS benchmarks)
• Proficiency with DevSecOps tooling, automated security scanning, and secure pipeline orchestration
• Experience producing high-quality security documentation, including SSPs, policies, diagrams, and technical control evidence
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering, compliance, governance, and operational teams
• Strong understanding of security governance principles, risk management, and continuous monitoring practices

Nice to have

• Experience serving as a technical security lead on application development or modernization programs
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures, container security, and serverless security controls
• Familiarity with enterprise transformation programs and secure cloud adoption frameworks
• Experience with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platforms and enterprise security management practices
• Background in automation, security orchestration, and integration of security tooling within CI/CD workflows

Benefits

• hands-on experience
• certifications
• industry training

Before you apply

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain a government TS clearance
• Applicants 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. It helps the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer through technology and ingenuity.