Accenture
Incident Response Engineer
$79K–$160K
Arlington, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted May 4, 2026
- Location
- Arlington, VA
Arlington, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 4 years, as an alternative to a bachelor's degree, in one of the listed fields.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (4 years in a listed field).
- Visa sponsorship
- US work authorization must not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.
About the job
Manages cybersecurity incident response by investigating threats, containing and remediating incidents, and improving response capabilities.
What you'll do
- Triage and investigate alerts; conduct digital forensics and malware analysis, preserve evidence, and coordinate incident and spillage responses.
- Maintain and improve response playbooks and tools, including SIEM solutions; participate in threat hunting and post-incident reviews.
- Track incident metrics, support security awareness training and exercises, and collaborate with IT and security teams to prevent future incidents.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or 4 years of experience in cyber, security incident response, operations, cloud, systems engineering, digital forensics, or cyber investigations.
- Active Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, or TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required, depending on position.
Pay
$78,600 — $160,200 USD base salary
Tools
SIEM
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