AWS Security Engineer

About the Position

AWS Security Engineer

Data Protect & InfoSec Compliance Associate

Early Career | Full time

Job No. 14303187

Multiple Locations

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About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Find out more about us at www.accenture.com.

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Summary

This role focuses on AWS security engineering, responsible for configuring cloud-native security tools, building infrastructure as code, and collaborating with delivery teams to uplift security posture and incident response capabilities.

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Responsibilities

• Own and drive AWS security tooling configurations (Sec Hub, GuardDuty, etc.).
• Design and tune alerts for use by the DIS SecOps team.
• Build and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) for security controls.
• Raise work items through ADO and ServiceNow for automation and control hardening.
• Collaborate with delivery and operations teams to uplift security practices.
• Report on compliance evidence for DI accreditation, including ATO IT Security baselines and policy compliance in line with PSPF, ISM, and Essential 8.
• Work independently while contributing visibly to security engineering forums.

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SFIA Alignment

• Primary SFIA Role: Systems Design (DESN)
• Level: Level 4 – Enable
• Justification: This role enables secure system design and implementation, contributes to the design of security controls, and works independently while collaborating with others. Level 4 reflects autonomy with accountability and technical contribution.

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Expected Deliverables/KPIs

• Code
  • Development of technical solutions primarily defined through infrastructure as code or configuration as code.
  • Ability to automate information gathering activities across a range of Cloud Platforms, ITSM tools, and other APIs.
• Documentation
  • Producing solution-specific documentation.
    • E.g. A feature definition document that describes a monitoring use case and related AWS alert configuration. Expected to describe who, what, when, why, how.
  • Contributor to the technical sections of:
    • Audit Logging Plans
    • Continuous Monitoring Plans
    • System Security Plans
    • Response playbooks
    • Standard Operating Procedures
    • Evidence gathering template (for audits).
• Supporting deployments
  • Submission and management of change requests in ITSM tools (e.g., change description, backout plan, test results).
  • Ability to submit and justify work requests to others (e.g., business value, urgency, risk mitigation of proposed work).

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Security Clearance

• Current Baseline Security Clearance

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Benefits of Working at Accenture

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• Long & short-term career break opportunities
• Structured career development program
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