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Accenture Federal Services · 2 hours ago

Security Delivery Practitioner

Columbia, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$108K/yr - $203K/yr

3+ years exp

Accenture Federal Services is dedicated to helping the US federal government enhance national security and improve lives through technology. The Security Delivery Practitioner will perform technical security assessments, design secure cloud systems, and support the implementation of security measures in cloud environments.

ConsultingFinanceInformation TechnologyManagement ConsultingOnline PortalsProfessional Services

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform, or review, technical security assessments of cloud computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established Information Assurance (IA) standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies

Validate and verify cloud system security requirements definitions and analysis, and establish secure cloud system designs

Design, develop, implement, and/or integrate IA and security systems and system components specifically for cloud networking, computing, and enclave environments, including those with multiple enclaves and differing data protection/classification requirements

Build IA into cloud systems deployed to operational environments

Assist cloud architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of customer security policy and enterprise solutions within cloud environments

Support the building of secure cloud architectures and enforces the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and cloud architectures

Assess and mitigate cloud system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle

Contribute to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification, and awareness activities for cloud system and networking operations

Review certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation for cloud systems, providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content

Apply system security engineering expertise in one or more of the following to: cloud system security design process; engineering life cycle; information domain; cross-domain solutions; commercial off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf cryptography; identification; authentication; and authorization; cloud system integration; risk management; intrusion detection; contingency planning; incident handling; configuration control; change management; auditing; certification and accreditation process; principles of IA (confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, and access control); and security testing

Support security authorization activities for cloud systems in compliance with NSA/CSS Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP) and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, and prescribed NSA/CSS business processes for security engineering

Qualification

Cloud security assessmentsInformation Assurance standardsRisk Management FrameworkActive DoD 8570 CertificationLinux command lineNIST RMF processesNetwork experienceWriting skillsCommunication skills