Accenture Federal Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP, focused on serving the US federal government. We have over 30 years of experience and a commitment to creating a culture of respect and belonging.
Detection Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
17 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Job Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 6+ years experience in information security or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- 2+ years experience performing event and log analysis across enterprise security tools (AV, IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Active Directory, Web Proxies, DLP, SIEM)
- Hands-on experience with:
- Microsoft Sentinel & KQL (minimum 1 year)
- Cisco FirePower and IDS/IPS configuration (minimum 1 year)
- SIEM platforms (Sentinel preferred)
- Detection engineering: designing and tuning signatures for IoCs and IoAs
- Packet and malware analysis using tools like Wireshark
- Git and GitHub for detection code version control and collaborative workflows
- Scripting and parsing (regex, PowerShell, Python, grep, sed, awk)
- TCP/IP, application layer protocols, and Windows/Linux internals
- MITRE ATT&CK framework for detection mapping
- Bonus If You Have:
- Threat hunting and automation experience
- Familiarity with cloud security monitoring (Azure, AWS)
- Certifications such as GIAC GCIA, GCED, or Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Associate
Benefits
- As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in various states.
- The base pay range for this position in these locations is $91,300 — $221,100 USD.
- Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits.
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