Network 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, 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. We serve clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

🎯 The Role

Deliver expert network security engineering and sustainment services to maintain, enhance, and secure the Agency's network infrastructure. This includes firewall rule review, LAN/WAN and cloud security design, and administration of the network-related CSD tool suite. Evaluate and approve firewall requests, develop LAN/WAN security standards, and support alternative networking technologies such as SD-WAN and ACI Fabric.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Review network security architecture/designs and evaluate firewall requests for approval per security best practices; support LAN/WAN, cloud, and alternative networking technologies (SD-WAN, ACI Fabric).
• Develop LAN/WAN security standards and design documentation; coordinate diagrams of new/revised network security solutions for operational transition.
• Review and validate firewall rule requests for compliance, least privilege, and proper controls across trust zones.
• Administer, configure, tune, and secure the network-related CSD tool suite and sensors; manage security-device signature updates and performance reporting.
• Maintain SIEM infrastructure/OS supporting collection/aggregation of IDS, firewall, proxy, and other network device data; administer the Department's CDM tools including IDS/IPS.
• Collaborate with Security Operations and Network Operations on network-related investigations (identification, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery).
• Identify and report network performance/security gaps; conduct Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and trade studies on network security tools/technologies.
• Participate in market research for new network security solutions and support network security policy development and training.

📌 Required Qualifications

• US Citizen with Active Secret clearance
• 7 years of experience in system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development with a concentration in Cyber Security; or, with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field, 5 years of such experience.
• CompTIA Security+ and Network+ certifications.
• Cisco CCST Networking or Cybersecurity, or Cisco CCENT certification.
• Palo Alto PCCSA certification.
• Juniper JNCIA-Junos certification.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Cisco CCNA or CCNP certification.
• AWS Advanced Networking Specialty certification.

🎁 Benefits

Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs 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. The base pay range for this position in these locations is $109,500 - $224,200 USD. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

US Citizen with Active Secret clearance required. Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.