Application Security Engineer at Accenture Federal Services in Washington, DC
- Company: Accenture Federal Services
- Location: Washington, DC
- Posted: Sep 21, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: $106,300 - $221,100 USD
- Experience: 6+ years
Overview
Identify, assess, and prioritize vulnerabilities and risks across applications, networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and enterprise systems Collaborate with ISSOs and Controls Assessors to capture RMF artifacts and validate security control effectiveness
Responsibilities
- Identify, assess, and prioritize vulnerabilities and risks across applications, networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and enterprise systems
- Collaborate with ISSOs and Controls Assessors to capture RMF artifacts and validate security control effectiveness
- Coordinate with Engineers to develop and design secure systems that are positioned to quickly and easily achieve FISMA accreditation
- Review, advise, and refine security Control Statements to ensure systems are hardened and accurately represented in assessment documentation
- Drive compliance with federal regulations and policies, such as NIST special publications, OMB publications, and Binding Operational Directives (BODs)
- Drive engineering best practices and secure practices, to include those processes establishing configuration, hardening, and risk reduction
- Identify risks, assess those risks, and provide remediation guidance
- Communicate risks clearly to stakeholders and recommend effective mitigation strategies
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of security processes and controls
Requirements
- 4–6 years of experience performing security engineering or secure engineering
- Strong understanding of the FISMA Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Experience hardening applications and operating systems
- Understanding of OS‑level vulnerabilities and hardening practices
- Understanding of core network protocols and components (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, routers, switches)
- Experience configuring and working with Identity Providers (IdP)
- Experience with patch management tools and processes
- Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Eligible to obtain a Public Trust security clearance
- Strong experience working with Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud‑native policies
Skills
Required
- Security engineering
- Secure engineering
- FISMA Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Application hardening
- Operating system hardening
- OS-level vulnerabilities
- Network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS)
- Identity Providers (IdP)
- Patch management tools and processes
Preferred
- Cloud-native policies
Benefits
- As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
- The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:
- $106,300 - $221,100 USD
About Accenture Federal Services
At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward! As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.