Senior Security Engineer at Accenture
Hill AFB, UT
$116,900–$243,100from the description
Jul 17, 2026
Hill AFB, UT
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A security engineering role supporting Department of Defense programs, focused on administering and maintaining cybersecurity platforms such as Splunk, Nessus/ACAS, and endpoint protection tools, while engineering solutions for vulnerability management, incident detection, and cloud security in AWS and Azure environments. The position also involves contributing to RMF and JSIG compliance activities, automating security processes, and producing technical documentation. It suits experienced security engineers with a DoD clearance and familiarity with accreditation processes.
Senior level · 5+ years · National · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The role is titled 'Security Engineer' and spans both hands-on cybersecurity operations (SIEM, vulnerability management, RMF/ATO) and engineering/automation work (Ansible, Terraform, Python). The primary day-to-day work is security analysis and engineering, so 15-1212 is the best fit, with 15-1252 as a plausible runner-up given the automation and 'security-as-code' emphasis.
The DoD IASAE Level II certification (CISSP or CASP+) is listed under 'What you'll need' with a 3-month grace period to obtain it — treated as a hard gate since the JD explicitly requires holding or obtaining it.
A Secret clearance is hard-required; Top Secret is listed as preferred ('Top Secret preferred').
The compensation range ($116,900–$243,100/year) applies only to the named states and DC listed in the posting; actual pay may differ for other locations.
No specific work location or metro is stated — the role supports DoD programs at Accenture Federal Services but no city is identified. The compensation notice covers multiple states.
A Bachelor's or Master's degree is listed under 'Bonus Points' (the preferred/nice-to-have section), so the degree requirement is set to None.
Automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, Python) are listed under required qualifications with 'e.g.' framing, indicating any one of these satisfies the requirement; Ansible is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
Windows/Linux system administration expertise is required; RHEL is called out as 'preferred' within that requirement and is marked accordingly.
AWS and Azure cloud experience appears only under 'Bonus Points' and is marked preferred.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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