Cybersecurity Incident Response Triage Analyst

Accenture Federal Services

Cybersecurity Incident Response Triage IR Analyst working with the CIRT team at Accenture Federal Services. Monitoring, analyzing incidents, and developing response strategies to enhance cybersecurity for federal government entities.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $53,900 - $120,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in incident response lifecycles, cybersecurity threat analysis, and effective communication with stakeholders. Proficient in utilizing security tools and technologies to monitor, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity incidents.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Incident Response Lifecycle KnowledgeEvent And Log AnalysisSecurity Information And Event Management (SIEM)Data Loss Prevention ToolsExcellent Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Information SecurityCybersecurity Incident AnalysisMalware AnalysisPacket AnalysisIndicators Of Attack And CompromiseData Parsing And AnalysisTCP/IP FamiliarityIntrusion Detection SystemsFirewallsActive Directory

Soft Skills

Attention To DetailInterpersonal SkillsIndependent Work

Tools & Technologies

Anti-VirusWeb ProxiesNetwork Assessment ToolsHost-Based Intrusion Detection SystemsSecurity Software Packages

Industry Keywords

CybersecurityFederal Incident Reporting RequirementsCommon Cyber-AttacksInsider-Threat IndicatorsLarge Enterprise Network Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityFirewallsLinuxTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Actively monitor and respond to cybersecurity incidents related to alerted policy violations
Analyze and investigate incidents to determine their nature and scope.
Coordinate with the lead and other Cybersecurity Incident Response Teams for effective incident resolution.
Document incidents and response activities in detail.
Stay updated with the latest cybersecurity threats and trends.
Assist in developing and refining incident response strategies and procedures.
Collaborate with operations teams, legal, human resources and management to investigate security issues and interview investigation subjects to determine true and false positives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

US Citizenship required
Excellent communication skills and knowledge in incident response lifecycles, common cyber-attacks, insider-threat indicators and warnings, data loss prevention and detection mechanisms, and federal incident reporting requirements.
Excellent communication (written and oral), attention to detail & interpersonal skills
Experience presenting complex technical information to decision makers and leading them through the decision making process
Work independently to deliver timely solutions without direct supervision
1-2 years experience in information security, or other equivalent combination of education or equivalent work experience.
1 year(s) of experience performing event and log analysis including one or more of the following: Anti-Virus, Intrusion Detection Systems, Firewalls, Active Directory, Web Proxies, Data loss prevention tools and other security tools found in large enterprise network environments; along with experience working with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions.
Familiarity with various network and host-based security applications and tools, such as network and host assessment/scanning tools, network and host-based intrusion detection systems, and other security software packages.
Familiarity with TCP/IP, common application layer protocols, and packet analysis of the same.
Familiarity with static and dynamic malware analysis concepts.
Experience with indicators of attack and compromise.
Familiarity with Windows / Linux architecture and endpoint analysis of the same.
Familiarity with basic data parsing and analysis tools, i.e., Excel, grep, sed, awk, regex, etc.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Wide variety of benefits
Professional development opportunities