Cybersecurity Engineer-II

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><div> <div> </div> <div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!</div> <div> </div> </div></div><p> </p> <p>Accenture federal Services is searching for a Cybersecurity Engineer II to design, develop, and maintain reusable frameworks, libraries, APIs, and reference implementations for zero trust authentication and authorization.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Create developer guides, documentation, and best practices to enable smooth integration with security services.</li> <li>Implement and support fine-grained authorization patterns (entitlements, row-level security, ABAC).</li> <li>Collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure security services meet performance, usability, and compliance requirements.</li> <li>Conduct code reviews and provide guidance to development teams on secure coding and integration practices.</li> <li>Research emerging zero trust and identity/access management technologies to recommend improvements.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you’ll need to succeed:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Minimum 7 years of professional experience in software engineering, security engineering, or related roles.</li> <li>Bachelor’s degree OR experience may use in lieu of degree.</li> <li>Experience designing, developing, and deploying application components leveraging AWS cloud services in IL6+ classified environments.</li> <li>Proven experience implementing authentication and authorization frameworks (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML).</li> <li>Hands-on expertise with fine-grained access control models (entitlements, row-level security, ABAC).</li> <li>Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Go, Python) for building frameworks and libraries.</li> <li>Solid experience with zero trust architecture and principles.</li> <li>Experience in creating developer documentation and integration guides.</li> <li>Strong grasp of secure coding practices and software development lifecycle (SDLC) security.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Clearance:</strong></p> <ul> <li>An active TS/SCI with polygraph is required</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p> </p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8">As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of <strong>California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland</strong></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8">. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW225111203 BCX8" href="https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/your-future-rewards-benefits" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW225111203 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">You can find more information on benefits here.</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8"> We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.</span></span></p> <p> </p></div><div class="title">The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$119,700</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$150,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div…