Accenture Federal Services
Critical Infrastructure Analyst
About this role
Accenture Federal Services seeks a Critical Infrastructure Analyst to assess cyber-physical risks across U.S. critical infrastructure sectors. You'll evaluate operational technology environments, identify vulnerabilities in industrial systems, and develop mitigation strategies aligned with federal resilience standards to support federal agencies protecting national infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Conduct infrastructure risk assessments identifying cyber-physical vulnerabilities, sector dependencies, and cascading impacts
- Evaluate OT environments using IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82, and federal resilience frameworks
- Perform asset discovery, baseline reporting, and deviation analysis on industrial control systems
- Assess industrial processes across water, nuclear, energy, data centers, and utility operations
- Develop mitigation plans, remediation roadmaps, and security control recommendations
- Advise on network segmentation strategies including Purdue Model and OT zone architectures
What they're looking for
- Operational Technology (OT) and ICS/SCADA security
- Critical infrastructure resilience and risk frameworks
- Cyber threat analysis targeting industrial systems
- OT asset discovery and vulnerability assessment
- Network segmentation and Purdue Model architecture
- NIST and IEC standards knowledge
- Industrial process understanding (water, energy, nuclear)
- Threat actor TTP analysis
Benefits
- Recognized as Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work
- Professional growth through certifications and industry training
- Collaborative community environment
- Hands-on experience with federal agencies
- Opportunity to drive national security missions
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Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal Services builds and maintains mission-critical technology solutions for the U.S. federal government, including cloud infrastructure, enterprise systems integrations, and cyber defense tools. The company is hiring DevOps engineers, full-stack developers, SAP specialists, and test engineers to support classified and unclassified federal government projects.
- Website
- accenturefederal.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience identifying vulnerabilities in OT environments and how you've assessed compliance with IEC 62443 or NIST SP 800-82.
- Walk us through a critical infrastructure risk assessment you've conducted—how did you model cascading impacts across sectors?