Senior DevSecOps Functional Analyst

Accenture Federal Services

Job Location:

Chantilly, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 116900 - 243100

Posted on: 14 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Accenture Federal Services nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for 13000 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 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.

Join us to drive positive lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

Job Description:

Accenture Federal Services is looking for a DevSecOps (DSO) Functional Analyst to serve as the critical bridge between our centralized DevSecOps platform team and our diverse application development a complex multi-cloud environment the technical part of the equation is only half the battlethe other half is ensuring our tools are usable adopted and solving the right problems. Your mission is to translate high-level security and engineering requirements into actionable roadmaps while driving a culture of Security by Design across the enterprise. You will be the Voice of the Customer (the App Teams) for the DSO engineers and the Champion of Best Practices for the developers.

Work youll do:

Work directly with application teams to understand their CI/CD pain points deployment hurdles and unique architectural needs.
Identify where the current DSO platform falls short of application requirements and collaborate with DSO engineers to prioritize feature development.
Develop and execute strategies to migrate legacy applications into the modern DSO ecosystem ensuring teams see the value rather than just the compliance hurdle.
Support functional workflows across AWS Azure and/or GCP ensuring a consistent developer experience regardless of the underlying cloud provider.
Create Golden Path documentation self-service guides and onboarding playbooks that make it easy for teams to do the right thing securely.
Establish formal mechanisms (surveys working groups office hours) to ensure the DSO roadmap stays aligned with the evolving needs of the business.

Heres what youll need:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
5 years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Having worked as a Functional Analyst Product Owner or Systems Analyst role specifically within DevOps or application development environments.
- Strong functional understanding of DevSecOps pillars:
  - CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Jenkins)
  - Security Scanning (SAST DAST SCA)
  - Infrastructure as Code (Terraform Ansible)
  - Containerization (Kubernetes Docker)

Bonus points if you have:

Technical background (e.g. prior experience as a developer or sysadmin) to maintain credibility with engineering stakeholders.
Experience with automated security tooling (SAST DAST SCA and IaC scanning).
Familiarity with the SDLC OWASP Top 10 and NIST frameworks.
Certification in Cloud (AWS Solutions Architect etc.) or Security (CISSP CISM).
Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
Strong problem-solving abilities with a product focused mindset.
Strong communication and client facing consulting skills.
Ability to work across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
Cloud Fluency: Understanding of multi-cloud architectures and the functional differences between major providers (AWS Azure GCP).
Proven track record of leading organizational change or large-scale tool adoption programs.
Proven experience acting as a liaison between deep technical teams and product-focused application teams.
Familiarity with DevSecOps and IaC tools (Terraform CloudFormation Jenkins GitLab etc.).
Deep experience writing high-quality User Stories Acceptance Criteria and managing complex backlogs in Jira.

Security clearance:

Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance is required; and must be able and willing to upgrade to TS/SCI with Poly.

As required by local law Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states ofCalifornia Colorado Hawaii Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey New York Washington Vermont the District of Columbia and the city of Cleveland. 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. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California Colorado Hawaii Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey New York Washington Vermont the District of Columbia and the city of Cleveland is:

$116900 - $243100 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected feel a sense of belonging and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives experiences and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age race creed color religion sex national origin ancestry disability status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal state or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative more competitive and more creative which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. For details view a copy of theAccenture Federal Services Equal Opportunity Policy Statement.

Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If youare being considered for employment opportunities with Accenture Federal Services andneed anaccommodation for a disability or religious observanceduring the interview process or for the job you are interviewing for please speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC