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Accenture Federal Services · 15 hours ago

Incident Response Lead

positionWashington, DC
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$115K/yr - $221K/yr
date8+ years exp

Accenture Federal Services is dedicated to helping the US federal government enhance national security and public safety. The Incident Response Lead will work with security and IT teams to develop strategies for incident response, analyze incident impact, and implement response strategies to contain threats.

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Responsibilities

Works with security and IT teams to develop proactive strategies, automation to improve incident response efficiency, and coordination of containment efforts
Develops means to isolate affected systems or networks to contain the threat and implements response strategies
Analyzes incident impact on the organization’s data, systems, and networks

Qualification

Incident managementITIL principlesIncident management toolsSec+ certificationCEH certificationCloud+ certificationTeam leadershipAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a technical field OR 4 years of additional IT experience
8 years in incident management or related IT role
Understanding of ITIL principles and incident management best practices
Proficient with incident management tools
Sec+ certification
Experience leading a team of ten or more
Any of the following certifications: CEH(P), ECIH, GRID, RCCE Level 1, CBROPS, CCSP, CEH, Cloud+, FITSP-O, GCED, GCIH, GSEC, PenTest+, Security+
An active Secret clearance is required

Preferred

One or more of the following certifications: CFR, CySA+, GCFA, GCIA, GICSP, CISSP

Benefits

Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits.

Company

Accenture Federal Services

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Accenture Federal Services is a leading US federal services company and subsidiary of Accenture.
dateFounded in 1989
location
Arlington, Virginia, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.afs.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Ron Ash
Chief Executive Officer
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Bharat Patel
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