Accenture
Incident Response Analyst Senior
$110K–$224K
Leesburg, VA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- Leesburg, VA
Leesburg, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of experience stated; a minimum of five years responding to information system security incidents.
- Education
- BS degree; MS degree.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants for US employment must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.
About the job
Leads complex federal cyber incident investigations, identifies root causes, documents evidence, and guides incident response practices and analysts.
What you'll do
- Manage complex security incidents and conduct advanced analysis of file system artifacts, memory, and network logs.
- Mentor analysts, review case documentation, and serve as acting incident commander for significant events.
- Lead after-action reviews and collaborate on recommendations and incident-response playbook updates.
What they ask for
- US Citizenship.
- At least five years of professional experience responding to information system security incidents.
- Ability to use the government-furnished toolset to determine incident root causes and provide documentation and possible evidence to investigators.
- BS degree and MS degree.
Nice to have
- Prior experience as incident commander or deputy incident commander for major events.
- Advanced memory forensics or malware triage skills; experience developing or refining incident response playbooks.
Pay
$109,500 — $224,200 USD (base salary)
Tools
government-furnished toolset
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