Accenture
Attack Sensing & Warning Analyst Mid
$94K–$188K
Leesburg, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- Leesburg, VA
Leesburg, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of related experience; the posting also specifies a minimum of three years of professional experience in cybersecurity, information risk management, or information systems risk assessment (Tier 2 specialization).
- Education
- BS degree; MS degree
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must have US work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.
About the job
Performs Tier II analysis of escalated security events, supports SOC procedures and detection content, and helps investigate and report significant cyber incidents.
What you'll do
- Analyze security events escalated from Tier I and create or escalate cybersecurity investigations.
- Support SOC SOP updates, monitoring coverage, incident response, and spillage handling recommendations.
- Recommend SIEM, EDR, and IDS detection content and help draft executive-level cyber incident reports.
What they ask for
- US citizenship.
- A minimum of three years of professional experience in cybersecurity, information risk management, or information systems risk assessment (Tier 2 specialization).
- Knowledge of vulnerability assessment, IPS/IDS, access control, policy enforcement, application security, protocol analysis, incident response, DLP, encryption, and advanced threat protection.
- One or more of CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, or CCNA-Security.
Nice to have
- Experience tuning SIEM correlation rules or EDR detection policies to reduce false positives.
- Familiarity with CCIR drafting and review or experience mentoring or training Tier I analysts.
Pay
$94,000 — $187,600 USD (base salary)
Tools
SIEM, EDR, IDS, DHS 4300A, NIST
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