Accenture Federal Services
Security Engineer - Vulnerability Management
About this role
Accenture Federal Services seeks a Security Engineer to lead vulnerability management programs for federal clients, identifying and mitigating security risks across systems, networks, and cloud platforms while ensuring compliance with NIST, FISMA, and other federal standards.
What you'll do
- Manage and mature the organization's vulnerability management program
- Identify, assess, and prioritize vulnerabilities across applications, networks, endpoints, and cloud environments
- Collaborate with ISSOs and Controls Assessors to capture RMF artifacts and validate control effectiveness
- Review and refine security Control Statements to ensure systems are hardened and accurately documented
- Support compliance with federal frameworks including NIST 800-53, FISMA, and SOX
- Establish repeatable vulnerability workflows and processes to support ATO readiness for new systems
What they're looking for
- Vulnerability management tools (Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7, OpenVAS)
- CVSS scoring, NIST 800-53, and OWASP Top 10
- OS-level vulnerabilities (Windows, Linux, macOS)
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native security policies
- Patch management and configuration hardening
- RMF artifact collection and compliance documentation
- Incident response and risk assessment
- Network protocols and components (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls)
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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
- Walk us through your experience managing vulnerability assessment tools like Nessus or Qualys in a federal environment.
- How have you prioritized and remediated vulnerabilities in complex, multi-cloud environments?