Zero Trust Architect

We are:

Accenture Federal Services brings together cyber and IT security to provide federal agencies with the most comprehensive, resilient security architecture possible. Our strategic approach is designed to leapfrog today’s untenable status quo, helping clients take advantage of next generation technologies and approaches to realize more effective and sustainable security.

You are:  

An innovator and problem-solver. You’re an expert when it comes to protecting on-prem and cloud-based systems. And you can configure and deploy any security tool that comes across your desk. While staying on your toes, you design customized and cutting-edge solutions. You know security solutioning requires knowledge of infrastructure, trusted applications, continuous monitoring proper implementation of security appliances and virtual machines.  You understand who or what is connecting to the network and how to properly implement security frameworks such as Access Control and Zero Trust

The Work:

• Closely collaborating with customers (both executive and technical audiences), Accenture, and our vendor ecosystem partners to:
  • Perform Zero Trust security readiness assessments (e.g. gap analyses, maturity assessments)
  • Develop Zero Trust implementation roadmaps
  • Design and implement technical Zero Trust security solutions
  • Provide customer advice on and help lead policy, governance, process, workflow, and organizational change
• Work to infuse Zero Trust design principles across all pillars in a Zero Trust model (e.g. Users, Devices, Networks, Applications, Data, etc.)
• Coordinate with appropriate organizational stakeholders to ensure Zero Trust is implemented broadly, end-to-end across customer environments
• Develop innovative approaches and create efficiencies to our existing practices
• Work across government and industry to evaluate and shape policy around Zero Trust and related topics
• Stay abreast of federal and commercial best practices, implementations, and solutions to infuse into our client environments
• Articulate security concerns and risks related to currently implemented or planned solutions and developers remediation or mitigation plans

Here’s what you need:

• Bachelor’s Degree OR an additional 4 years of professional experience in lieu of Degree
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in network solutions architecture, engineering, implementation, integrations, and operations of enterprise and/or carrier-class networks
• Hands on knowledge of generalize Zero Trust technologies
• Experience working with cloud-based network infrastructures such as AWS or Azure or GCP or Oracle Cloud

Bonus Points if:

• Experienced in the acquisition, design, sizing, deployment, installation, maintenance, operating and usage of the Government Enterprise networks
• Familiarity with the NIST 800, FedRAMP, Risk Management Framework, Security Controls, and the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) operating standards and applicable guidelines
• You have one or more of the following certifications:
  • Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
  • Security (Zscaler, Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper, Microsoft, Splunk, ELK)

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, or Washington State as set forth below and information on benefits offered is here.   

Role Location: Range of Starting Pay for role:

California: $105,200 – $234,900

Colorado: $105,200 – $202,900

New York: $97,300 – $234,900

Washington State: $112,100 – $215,900