Accenture

Federal - Azure Security SOC Specialist / Lead

Posted on: 11 Feb 2021

San Antonio, TX

Job Description

Job Description

Organization: Accenture Federal Services
Location: San Antonio, TX

We are:

Accenture Federal Services, implementing the latest security frameworks tailored to our federal clients. Cyber security challenges are different for every business in every industry. With customized plans, we prepare, protect, detect, respond and recover along all points of the security life cycle. Whether were defending against known cyber attacks, detecting and responding to the unknown, or running an entire security operations center, we help build cyber resilience so our clients can grow with confidence in security.

You are:

A Cyber security guru. Your superpower? An expert on guarding all of information systems undergoing authorization. Driven by curiosity, you explore how new technologies can be applied to solve challenging business problems. You thrive in a collaborative, creative, and productive team environment. You have top-notch communication skills and youre in your element managing projects and juggling priorities in a fast-paced setting where results are everything

The work:

Supports development of technical solutions to support client's requirements in solving moderately complex network, platform, and system security problems. Typical focus areas include analytical and engineering solutions based on federal and industry information security policy, doctrine, and regulations.

Responsibilities include secure system engineering, development and monitoring. Provides IDS monitoring and analysis, network traffic and log analysis, prioritization and differentiation between potential intrusion attempts, determination of false alarms, insider threat and APT detection, and malware analysis/forensics

Creates and tracks investigations to resolution

Composes security alert notifications

Advises incident responders in the steps to take to investigate and resolve computer security incidents

Qualifications

Here's what you need:

* 5 years of IT and/or Cyber experience
* Hands on experience utilizing Microsoft Security or Azure Security products
* Hands on experience leading Security Incident Investigations through remediation and final reporting
* Experience with Anti-Virus, Intrusion Detection Systems, Firewalls, Active Directory, Web Proxies, Vulnerability Assessment tools and other security tools found in large enterprise network environments; along with experience working with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Bonus Points if:

Hands on experience with Azure Security Center, Azure Defender, Azure ARC, Azure WAF, Azure DDOS, Azure ATP, Azure EDR

Hands on experience integrating, deploying, and configuring security tools

You have one or more of the following certifications:

Networking (Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper)

Security Tools (Splunk, Carbon Black, Cylance, McAfee, Tenable, FireEye, CrowdStrike, ELK)

SAN/GIAC (GCIH, GCIH, GREM, GCED, GCDA)

One more thing, US Citizenship is required and no Dual

Important Eligibility Requirements

US Citizenship

An active security clearance or the ability to obtain one may be required for this role.

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

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 and with Accenture (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

Accenture is a Federal Contractor and an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

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

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

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