Accenturefederalservices
A&A Engineer
Charleston, SC. Posted 2 months ago
The role
The A&A Engineer leads the engineering, planning, design, and implementation of cybersecurity services aligned with NIST special publications and federal compliance frameworks. You will assess, enhance, and maintain secure client technology environments using federal security policy requirements.
What you will do
- Lead engineering efforts to plan, design, and implement cybersecurity services aligned with NIST special publications
- Apply expert knowledge of federal cybersecurity policy requirements, standards, and guidelines
- Evaluate and test security controls across established security frameworks and deploy security tools/solutions
- Conduct research into compliance hardening guidance to identify gaps and weaknesses in client technologies
- Work closely with stakeholders to recommend compliant cybersecurity solutions and track remediation progress
- Support continuous improvement of cybersecurity posture across client environments
Required qualifications
- Expert knowledge of NIST special publications, federal cybersecurity standards, and compliance frameworks
- Experience implementing federal security requirements in enterprise technology environments
- Hands‑on experience testing, evaluating, and deploying security controls and security tools
- Strong analytical skills for identifying security weaknesses and proposing compliant solutions
- Ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to improve cybersecurity governance
Benefits
- Certifications
- Industry training
Before you apply
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
- 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. Its 13,000+ people pursue technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.