Accenture
Security Engineer - Senior
$88K–$178K
Chantilly, VA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- Chantilly, VA
Chantilly, Virginia, United States - Experience
- Minimum 8 years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 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 security engineering across applications, cloud platforms, networks, and enterprise infrastructure, including threat detection, incident response, security controls, and AI-related engineering initiatives.
What you'll do
- Secure systems and infrastructure; lead incident response, cyber resiliency, vulnerability management, and threat detection.
- Design security controls, support cloud platforms, and develop security policies, procedures, and technical documentation.
- Mentor technical teams and support AI orchestration, data architecture, cross-domain environments, and application integration.
What they ask for
- US citizen with a Top Secret Clearance.
- Bachelor's degree.
- At least 8 years of experience securing applications, cloud platforms, networks, and enterprise infrastructure.
- Experience with cloud technologies and security monitoring, logging, SIEM, and alerting tools.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, or related field; relevant certifications such as CISSP, Security+, CCSP, CISM, GIAC, AWS Security Specialty, or Azure Security Engineer.
- Experience in government, defense, intelligence, or regulated environments; knowledge of Zero Trust, NIST, RMF, DevSecOps, IaC security, COMSEC, SOAR, or threat hunting.
Pay
$88,100 — $178,200 USD base pay
Tools
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, SIEM, TypeScript, React, Python, FastAPI
AI focus
Experience developing custom applications and advanced AI, GenAI, and multi-model engineering; engage in multi-model and multi-modality orchestration, including advanced AI implementations and data architecture.
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