Cybersecurity Incident Response Triage IR Analyst
Accenture Federal Services Careers Marketplace · Arlington, VA
$53,900–$120,100
Jul 17, 2026
Arlington, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level analyst role on a Cybersecurity Incident Response Team, focused on monitoring security alerts, investigating potential policy violations and insider-threat activity, and documenting findings. Day-to-day work involves log and event analysis using tools such as SIEMs, firewalls, and data-loss-prevention platforms, as well as coordinating with legal, HR, and management on investigations. US citizenship is required, and one to two years of information security experience is expected.
Junior level · 1+ years · Remote · Full-time
Pay in the description: $53,900–$120,100
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 550 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 160–1,000
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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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 (8)
US Citizenship is explicitly required by the posting ('US Citizenship required') but no formal security clearance is gated — no clearance level is named as a requirement.
The role requires 1–2 years of information security experience, placing it firmly at the Junior band despite the broad scope of responsibilities described.
The compensation range ($53,900–$120,100/year) is wide and explicitly noted as applicable only in specific states (CA, CO, HI, IL, ME, MD, MA, MN, NJ, NY, VT, VA, WA, DC, and Cleveland, OH); actual pay in other locations may differ.
Event/log analysis tools (Anti-Virus, IDS, Firewalls, Active Directory, Web Proxies, DLP) are listed together under a single 1-year experience requirement — the JD requires experience with 'one or more' of these, but they are all presented as a required skill cluster under the qualifications section.
GIAC certifications (GCED, GCLD, GCIH, GCFA, GREM) and CISSP are listed under a 'Bonus if you have' heading — treated as preferred.
#LI-DNI tag in the posting indicates the role should not be indexed by LinkedIn — noted for sourcing awareness.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): packet analysis, malware analysis.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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