• Software Development Engineer

    AccentureHerndon, VA 22095

    Job #2659901670

  • At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.?Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

    Join Accenture Federal Services to do the work you love in an inclusive, collaborative, and caring community, where you can be empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

    Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

    Job Description:

    Accenture Federal Services (AFS) is seeking Software Development Engineers to support our cyber mission security work. The work will include analyzing software for vulnerabilities and developing respective cyber capabilities. Candidates will demonstrate practical experience designing, developing, and deploying tools integrating with command and control systems and deploying secure network transmission capabilities.

    Here is what you need:

    • One year experience in software development.

    • Military, college, or work experience focused on security research, vulnerability management, or other cybersecurity related work.

    • Military, college, or work experience with programming/scripting languages such as Python, Bash, C, C++, Assembly, or other.

    • Bachelor's degree in computer science related field.

    Bonus points if you have:

    • Experience developing/defeating mitigations (e.g. ASLR, DEP, N^X)

    • Experience developing defeats of common anti-RE techniques (e.g. obfuscation)

    • Understanding of embedded platforms (e.g. FPGA, physical memory)

    • Experience with securely implemented cryptographic primitives (e.g. AES-GCM, SHA256, ECDSA)

    • Familiarity with program analysis tools and techniques (e.g. control flow, heap grooming, taint tracing)

    • Experience with effective use of automated analysis (e.g. fuzzers, emulation, sandbox)

    • Knowledge of file systems and formats (e.g. ELF, PE, Mach-O)

    • Effective communication with customers and teammates

    • Experience developing proof-of-concept exploits

    Security Clearance:

    • An Interim Secret clearance is required to start

    Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience.?As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, New York or Washington as set forth below and?information on benefits offered is here.? (~~~) ???

    Role Location: Range of Starting Pay for role **??**

    California: $90,700 - $170,200?

    Colorado: $90,700 - $147,100

    New York: $83,900 - $170,200?

    Washington: $96,600 - $156,600

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    Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

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    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.

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

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

    The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.