Application Security Engineer

📋 Job Overview

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!

🏢 About Accenture Federal Services

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture. We are recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, offering 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.

🎯 The Role

We are seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to partner with development teams and ensure secure, scalable software delivery. This role leads the AppSec scrum team, integrates security into the development lifecycle, and designs processes that enable developers to work securely and efficiently. Candidates should bring hands‑on engineering experience and a strong understanding of modern application security.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Lead the AppSec scrum team and all agile ceremonies.
• Prioritize the security backlog and guide teammates on best practices.
• Drive collaboration across security, development, and operations.
• Use AI tools to improve team workflows and efficiency.
• Test and triage security vulnerabilities for web and AI applications.
• Provide clear, actionable remediation guidance.
• Architect and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins).
• Implement hardened build processes and secure supply chain practices, including SBOM management.
• Lead shift-left threat modeling and partner with engineers to address risks early.
• Ensure AI agents and pipelines follow secure design principles.
• Integrate security tools (Snyk, Nexus, JFrog) into developer workflows.
• Manage dependency lifecycles and ensure artifacts are verified and signed.
• Balance security needs with delivery velocity in a federal environment.
• Navigate technical and organizational gray areas effectively.

📌 Required Qualifications

• 6+ years in software engineering and application/infrastructure security (hands on production coding experience).
• Proven experience securing CI/CD pipelines.
• Foundational understanding with one or more build systems (Gradle, Maven, Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience with SBOM formats (CycloneDX, SPDX).
• Strong understanding of AppSec principles, SSDF, threat modeling, and secrets management.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Experience with artifact signing (Sigstore/Cosign)

🎁 Benefits

Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. The base pay range for this position in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is $109,500 - $224,200 USD.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

• US Citizen
• Eligible to obtain a Public Trust clearance