Information System Security Officer; ISSO

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 and part of global Accenture, to do work that matters in 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!

• Security Program Leadership — Serve as primary security authority for secure cloud platform implementations
• Develop and maintain Information System Security Plans (ISSP) for government systems
• Lead security control assessments and continuous monitoring programs
• Coordinate with government security officers, SCAs, ISSMs, and AOs for system authorization
• Risk Management & Compliance — Implement and maintain Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes
• Conduct security control assessments using NIST 800-53 and DoD requirements
• Manage Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) and security remediation efforts
• Ensure continuous compliance with FedRAMP, FISMA, and DoD security standards and applicable overlays
• Cloud Security Architecture — Design security controls for multi-cloud and hybrid government environments
• Implement cloud-native security solutions: encryption, IAM, network segmentation
• Configure security monitoring and incident response capabilities
• Validate security implementations against STIG and CIS benchmarks
• Security Integration & Dev Sec Ops  — Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code
• Implement security automation and continuous compliance monitoring
• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed security throughout delivery lifecycle
• Conduct security reviews for cloud architecture and deployment patterns
• Documentation & Reporting — Maintain security documentation packages for government reviews and audits in defined systems including but not limited to eMass
• Prepare security deliverables: SSP, SAR, security briefings, and compliance reports
• Support security audits, assessments, and customer security reviews
• Create security standards, procedures, and training materials
• Tools — Work in AWS Gov Cloud, Azure Government, or Oracle Cloud; work with vulnerability scanners, SIEM, monitoring platforms; handle Infrastructure as Code security:
  Terraform, Cloud Formation security; review container security:
  Kubernetes security, container scanning, runtime protection; review network security: VPC design, firewalls, intrusion detection

• 5 years cybersecurity experience with government systems and cloud environments
• 3 years direct ISSO experience supporting federal programs or systems
• 3 years’ experience with risk management frameworks (RMF) and security control implementation
• 6 months of eMASS experience
• Demonstrated experience with FedRAMP, FISMA, and DoD security compliance requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field or 4 years of comparable work or military experience
• CompTIA Security+ (current) or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification required

• CISSP, CISM, or GIAC certification
• AWS certification - Solutions Architect – Associate

An active Secret level clearance is required; TS/SCI preferred

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