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Accenture Federal Services · 1 day ago

Information System Security Officer (ISSO)

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$98K/yr - $185K/yr

5+ years exp

Accenture Federal Services is dedicated to helping the US federal government enhance national security and improve lives through technology. They are seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Officer to lead security oversight for secure cloud platform implementations, ensuring compliance with federal security standards while facilitating agile cloud infrastructure delivery.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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

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

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

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

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

Work in AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or Oracle Cloud

Work with vulnerability scanners, SIEM, monitoring platforms

Handle Infrastructure as Code security: Terraform, CloudFormation security

Review container security: Kubernetes security, container scanning, runtime protection

Review network security: VPC design, firewalls, intrusion detection

Qualification

Information System Security PlansRisk Management FrameworkNIST 800-53Cloud Security ArchitectureCompTIA Security+FedRAMP complianceFISMA complianceDoD security standardsAWS GovCloudCISSP certificationCISM certificationGIAC certificationBachelor's degreeSoft skills