Accenture Federal Services

Senior Vulnerability Researcher

Accenture Federal Services · Herndon, VA

Posted about 2 months ago

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This role has been open
53 days
Accenture Federal Services's roles stay open a median of 53 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Accenture Federal Services's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Accenture Federal Services
high
479 stale, 12 reposted of 650 open
Hiring momentum
883 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-25

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About this role

As a Senior Vulnerability Researcher at Accenture Federal Services, you will leverage your expertise in operating system internals and reverse engineering to conduct vulnerability research across various platforms, including Linux and Windows. Your role involves hands-on analysis, development, and reporting in both classified and unclassified environments, while collaborating with a skilled team to support global cyber missions.

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benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Cyber tool testing experience
  • In depth knowledge of Python
  • Network threat hunting
  • Prior experience with military or government cyber operations support
  • Ability to interpret a database of results; describe test set up and results to team members and client; review log files; write reports; update documentation files
  • Confidence and creativity to recommend corrections, tool and test environment improvements, and innovative approaches to incorporate client feedback

Nice to have

  • Experience with Bash
  • Experience with complex cyber tools testing
  • Experience with VMware, vSphere, ESXi, Workstation, managing storage solutions
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Knowledge of C/C++

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary details provided, only a range for certain states
  • Role requires flexibility for occasional weekends and travel to customer sites
  • Work involves both classified and unclassified environments, which may impact work conditions

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