Cloud Security Specialist

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $109.5k - $224.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Accenture Federal Services is a division of Accenture that focuses on delivering technology and consulting services to the U. S. federal government. With capabilities in cloud, cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence, digital engineering, and emerging technologies, Accenture Federal Services supports federal agencies in achieving mission-critical outcomes through innovation and technological advancement. The company emphasizes building secure, scalable solutions, enhancing decision-making with data-driven insights, and transforming digital infrastructures to meet complex governmental needs. By leveraging advanced R&D and human-centered design, they aim to improve the performance and resilience of government operations.

📋 Description

• Support the security of a large hybrid on-premise and multi-cloud environment • Review cloud authorization packages, such as FedRAMP, and support Authority to Operate recommendations • Perform continuous monitoring of cloud service provider environments for security configuration, compliance, and drift • Provide cloud security architecture guidance and design review for new and existing cloud workloads • Support container and serverless workload security, including image scanning and runtime protection • Support incident response and remediation activities for cloud-hosted systems • Monitor cloud cost and usage patterns and recommend security-relevant optimization opportunities • Maintain documentation of cloud security controls, configurations, and architecture decisions • Support periodic security assessments and audits of cloud environments • Work closely with security engineering and authorization teams to ensure cloud-hosted systems meet security and compliance requirements throughout their lifecycle

🎯 Requirements

• 3 years of experience supporting cloud security, FedRAMP authorization, or continuous monitoring activities • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field; equivalent experience considered in lieu of a degree • Working knowledge of AWS and/or Microsoft Azure security services and native security tooling • Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and cloud security best practices • CISSP required • AWS Certified Security – Specialty or Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate required • 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

🏖️ Benefits

• Collaborative and caring community • Hands-on experience • Certifications • Industry training • Equal employment opportunities • Reasonable accommodations for disabilities or religious observances

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