Federal - Business Information Security Advisor

Company: Accenture
Location: Arlington
Posted on: November 21, 2022

Job Description:

Organization: Accenture Federal Services
Location: Remote

We are:
Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP, is a U.S. company with offices in Arlington, VA, San Antonio, TX, and St. Louis, MO. Accenture's federal business has served every cabinet-level department and 30 of the largest federal organizations. Accenture Federal Services transforms bold ideas into breakthrough outcomes for clients at defense, intelligence, public safety, civilian and military health organizations.

We believe that great outcomes are everything. It's what drives us to turn bold ideas into breakthrough solutions. By combining digital technologies with what works across the world's leading businesses, we use agile approaches to help clients solve their toughest problems fast-the first time. So, you can deliver what matters most.

Count on us to help you embrace new ways of working, building for change and put customers at the core. A wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, we bring over 30 years of experience serving the federal government, including every cabinet-level department. Our dedicated colleagues and change makers work with our clients at the heart of the nation's priorities in defense, intel, public safety, health and civilian to help you make a difference for the people you employ, serve and protect.

You are:

A Business Information Security Advisor who will s upport, advise, oversee and adjudicate security decisions by the business units within AFS Information Technology such as Endpoint, Identity, Network, Cloud Apps/O365. You will translate AFS policy and external standards such as 800-171 to provide strategic through detailed configuration guidance to business units as they develop and operate systems following AFS Information Security requirements.

The work:

• Participate in IT system design and architecture reviews to provide security planning advice and requirements
  
• Coordinate with Agile / DevOps teams to advocate secure coding and system architecture practices and escalate concerns
  
• Validate IT software and platform architectures/governance models for security best practices and recommend changes to enhance security and reduce risks, where applicable
  
• Determine baseline security configuration standards
  
• Determine strategies for security configuration monitoring and reviewing application changes
  
• Articulate security concerns related to the solution being developed and providing guidance to minimize risks associated with the proposed solutions
  
• Identify security requirements by evaluating business needs and technical requirements and relate them to required/desired security controls
  
• Support the Risk Management Team as necessary in conducting security assessments of existing and potential vendors, contractors, and software
  
• Acts as an advisor and business enabler to IT teams seeking guidance on security practices and controls to support secure solution design
  
• Liaise with other security architects and security practitioners to share best practices and insights
  
• Track developments and changes in the digital business and threat environments to ensure they are adequately addressed in security strategy plans and architecture artifacts
  
• Stay up-to-date on the state of enterprise IT and security tools, trends, and processes
  
  
  Here's What You Need:
  
  • US Citizenship required
    
  • 5 years of experience in IT or information security engineering to include experience in cloud security, application security, or network security
    
  • Strong knowledge of application and network security principles
    
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft cloud services (e.g., Azure Active Directory, Azure IaaS/PaaS, Office 365)
    
  • Strong understanding of secure web application network protocols (HTTP(S), TLS, SFTP, etc.)
    
    
    Bonus Points:
    
    • Prior experience performing ongoing maintenance and operations of security technologies (e.g. management of firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint security, etc)
      
    • Knowledge of US security requirements related to regulations/standards such as NIST SP 800-171, 800-53, RMF, ISO 27001, SOX, etc.
      
    • Experience using Agile within project or development teams
      
    • Certifications: CISSP, CISSP-IASSP, CISM, SSCP, SANS GIAC (e.g. GCIA, GCIH, GPEN), CASP, CCNP Security
      
      
      Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience.As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, New York City or Washington as set forth below andinformation on benefits offered is here.
      
      Role Location: Range of Starting Pay for role
      
      California: $111,400-$180,700
      
      Colorado: $111,400-$156,100
      
      New York City: $129,100-$180,700
      
      Washington: $118,700-$166,100
      
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