Cyber AI Deployment Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><div> <div> </div> <div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. </div> <div> </div> <div>Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!</div> <div> </div> </div></div><p><strong>Cyber AI Deployment Engineer</strong></p> <p>Location: DC Metro</p> <p><strong>Overview</strong><br>Accenture Federal’s Secure AI Breach and Exploit Research Team (SABER) is seeking a hybrid technologist who is equally comfortable building modern software systems and breaking them using AFS’s AI Cyber Harness, FedCyber.ai. This role blends <strong>full‑stack engineering</strong>, <strong>advanced penetration testing</strong>, and <strong>AI‑driven security automation</strong>. The ideal candidate has deep experience in secure software engineering, offensive security methodologies, and hands‑on application security testing—particularly using or building AI/ML‑powered tooling. You will operate and enhance an internal <strong>AI Harness</strong> capable of scanning code repositories for vulnerabilities, performing automated triage, generating remediation insights, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <p><strong>AI Harness Operations & Automation</strong></p> <ul> <li>Run, monitor, and optimize AFS’ AI‑powered harness (FedCyber.ai) that scans code repositories for vulnerabilities across multiple languages and frameworks.</li> <li>Integrate AI‑powered SAST/DAST/SCA insights into developer workflows and CI/CD pipelines.</li> <li>Develop custom AI assistive components to improve detection accuracy, false‑positive reduction, and exploitability ranking.</li> <li>Automate repetitive security analysis tasks and build scalable scanning workflows.</li> <li>Be the Expert Human in the Lead to analyze and customize (if needed) remediation options provided by the scan results and work with the client to roll out immediate patches.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Secure Full‑Stack Development</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, develop, test, and deploy secure full‑stack applications using modern frameworks (e.g., React, Node.js, Python, Java, Go).</li> <li>Implement secure coding practices and build infrastructure‑as‑code for cloud and on‑premise environments (Azure, AWS, GCP preferred).</li> <li>Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to embed security controls and AI‑powered code review capabilities into SDLC.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Penetration Testing & Offensive Security</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead and execute penetration testing engagements targeting web apps, APIs, cloud services, and infrastructure.</li> <li>Perform threat modeling, exploit development, vulnerability research, and red‑team style assessments.</li> <li>Validate AI‑generated findings via manual analys