Cyber Engineer

About the role

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a cyber engineer to bridge the gap between infrastructure and security operations. The role focuses on deploying, managing, and optimizing the Open NDR SaaS platform to provide security teams with deep network visibility across diverse enterprise architectures.

Responsibilities

• Platform Deployment: Lead the physical, virtual, and cloud-based deployment of the Open NDR SaaS platform across diverse enterprise architectures.
• Data Integration & Pipelines: Connect sensor data ingestion pipelines and stream network evidence into existing Security Operations Center (SOC) workflows, SIEM platforms, and XDR/EDR tools (e.g., Splunk, Elastic).
• Detection & Rule Engineering: Tune detection capabilities, customize Zeek scripts, and optimize analytics frameworks (using rulesets like Suricata) to catch advanced attacks and lateral movements.

Requirements

• 5 years of combined cybersecurity, network security, and systems engineering experience.
• Deep familiarity with Network Security Monitoring (NSM), packet capture (PCAP), encrypted traffic inspection, and the open-source Zeek framework.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (such as Python) to develop custom tools that automate telemetry enrichment and response playbooks.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.

Pay

The base pay range for this position in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is $106,300—$221,100 USD.