Accenture
Attack Sensing & Warning Analyst Senior
$110K–$224K
Leesburg, VA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Leesburg, VA
Leesburg, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of experience stated; separately, a minimum of five years of professional experience in security, information risk management, or information systems risk assessment (Tier 3 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
Leads analysis of high-severity security events for a federal agency, guides SOC detection strategy, and mentors analysts.
What you'll do
- Analyze complex security events across SIEM, network, cloud, and endpoint systems; preserve evidence and chain of custody.
- Mentor analysts, provide shift leadership, and recommend detection content and incident-process improvements.
- Coordinate with threat intelligence and hunt teams to validate indicators of compromise and support reporting.
What they ask for
- US citizenship and a BS degree and MS degree.
- At least five years of professional experience in security, information risk management, or information systems risk assessment (Tier 3 specialization).
- Deep knowledge of the listed security domains, including incident response, protocol analysis, and advanced threat protection.
- One or more of CASP+, CISSP, CISA, GCIH, or GCED.
Nice to have
- Advanced SIEM query/correlation-rule authoring skills.
- Experience leading post-incident retrospectives or lessons-learned sessions; prior shift-lead experience in a 24x7 operations environment.
Pay
$109,500 — $224,200 USD (base pay)
Tools
SIEM, IPS/IDS, DLP
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