<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><strong>Who you'll be:</strong></p> <p>We are seeking a Senior Attack Sensing & Warning Analyst to provide subject-matter expertise for a federal agency's highest-severity security events. You will lead complex event analysis, mentor junior analysts, and serve as a key technical voice in shaping SOC detection strategy. When the SOC faces its toughest calls — ambiguous alerts, novel attack patterns, or fast-moving incidents with executive visibility — you will be the analyst the team looks to for clarity, and your recommendations will directly influence how the SOC tunes its defenses going forward.</p> <p><strong>What you'll do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead analysis of the most complex and high-severity security events across SIEM, network, cloud, and endpoint systems.</li> <li>Serve as SME for evidence preservation and proper chain-of-custody handling across all data classification levels, up to Top Secret.</li> <li>Mentor Tier I and Tier II analysts on advanced triage and analysis techniques.</li> <li>Drive security content recommendations (signatures, detection rules) resulting from complex investigations.</li> <li>Support the SOC's weekly and monthly reporting cycle with high-fidelity analysis summaries.</li> <li>Serve as shift technical lead when the AS&W Lead is unavailable, making real-time escalation and prioritization calls.</li> <li>Lead retrospective reviews of significant incidents to identify detection gaps and process improvement opportunities.</li> <li>Partner with Cyber Threat Intelligence and Cyber Threat Hunt to validate and operationalize new indicators of compromise.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you need:</strong></p> <ul> <li>US Citizenship, 10+ years of experience, BS degree, MS degree.</li> <li>A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in security, information risk management, or information systems risk assessment (Tier 3 specialization).</li> <li>Deep knowledge across vulnerability assessment, IPS/IDS, access control, policy enforcement, application security, protocol analysis, firewall management, incident response, DLP, encryption, and advanced threat protection.</li> <li>Advanced SIEM query/correlation-rule authoring skills (preferred).</li> <li>Experience leading post-incident retrospectives or lessons-learned sessions (preferred).</li> <li>Prior informal or formal shift-lead experience in a 24x7 operations environment (preferred).</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Certifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>One or more: CASP+, CISSP, CISA, GCIH, GCED.</li> </ul> <p> </p><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, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia</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, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,