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Application Security Engineer

Accenture Federal Services
Location
Washington, DC
Posted
16 days ago
Department
60024449 - AFS Cyber Resilience and Defense
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 3+ years of hands-on software engineering and application/infrastructure security experience
  • Proven experience securing CI/CD pipelines and delivering production-quality code
  • Deep expertise with build systems such as Gradle, Maven, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Strong CI/CD orchestration skills using GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins
  • Hands-on experience with artifact signing (Sigstore/Cosign)
  • Experience generating and analyzing SBOMs (CycloneDX or SPDX)
Nice to have
  • Experience automating compliance mapping pipeline controls to federal frameworks (NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, SSDF)
  • Professional certifications such as CSSLP, CISSP, or CCSP
What the job really is

As a Senior Application Security Engineer at Accenture Federal Services, you will lead the Application Security Scrum Team, focusing on integrating security into the software development lifecycle. Your role involves managing the security backlog, testing applications for vulnerabilities, and designing secure CI/CD pipelines. You will also collaborate with development teams to implement security controls and ensure compliance with federal requirements.

Things to weigh
  • No specific salary details provided beyond a range for certain states
  • Role requires collaboration in a federal environment which may have unique challenges
  • Focus on security automation may limit exposure to other areas of software development
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