Accenture federal services

Technical Lead Senior Manager

Washington, DC Full Time
 
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, a technology company and part of global Accenture, to do work that matters in 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.
 
Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!
 

You Are:

The Technical Lead Senior Manager will serve as a program-wide solution architect and innovator, guiding the integration of cybersecurity, public, and commercial data into modernized analytic outputs that strengthen vulnerability and risk intelligence reporting across the enterprise. This role guides a matrixed team of analysts and engineers, ensures alignment with federal priorities, and engages directly with federal clients to refine requirements, oversee deliverables, and support mission execution. In addition to leading day-to-day execution, the Technical Lead Senior Manager will drive innovation by reaching back into Cloud & Engineering and Data & AI practices to introduce modern engineering methods, automation, and advanced analytics. Acting as both a technical leader and solution architect, this role is responsible for designing the technical blueprint for data integration, analytics, and AI adoption across the program — ensuring solutions are scalable, interoperable, and future-ready.

The Work:

  • Program and Client Engagement - Serve as the primary contractor Technical Lead across the program, ensuring alignment with federal clients and mission requirements
  • Engage stakeholders to capture and refine reporting needs, particularly in support of mandated reporting and vulnerability visibility
  • Facilitate collaboration across teams, branches, and cross-divisional initiatives to integrate efforts, reduce duplication, and promote standardized approaches
  • Technical Leadership, Solution Architecture, and Innovation Lead and mentor a team of analysts and engineers in data engineering best practices, including ingestion, transformation, quality assurance, and enrichment of diverse data sources
  • Guide the design and development of dashboards and analytic products that integrate multiple cybersecurity and incident datasets
  • Act as a solution architect, shaping the design of technical solutions by evaluating requirements, recommending scalable approaches, and ensuring interoperability across data, cloud, and AI platforms
  • Drive development of pipelines and tables in Databricks, promoting interoperability, reusability, and program-wide consistency. Incorporate innovation to pilot new methods, such as ML-enabled anomaly detection, trend forecasting, and natural language processing to automate and enhance reporting
  • Project Management and Delivery - manage execution of requirements, milestones, and deliverables while ensuring outputs align with the agency’s strategic objectives
  • Provide quality assurance on contractor-developed products to ensure accuracy, relevance, and compliance with standards
  • Serve as an escalation point for technical challenges, coordinating resolutions with federal leadership and ensuring program-wide consistency

Here's What You Need:

  • Bachelors Degree or 10+ years of industry experience
  • Demonstrated experience leading technical teams in cybersecurity, data analytics, and/or risk management programs
  • Proven expertise in data engineering and solution architecture, including designing and optimizing pipelines, data structures, and integration strategies
  • Proficiency in Databricks, Power BI, AWS Sagemaker, Python, and Excel
  • Experience applying AI/ML techniques to improve analytic efficiency and generate predictive insights
  • Strong ability to engage directly with federal clients and lead across cross-functional, matrixed teams

Bonus Points If:

  • Advanced Degree
  • 15+ years of industry experience
  • Motivated and proactive, with a desire to understand and address complex areas
  • Curiosity for learning about new technology, industry best practices, and areas of risk, analyzing and turning new insights into concrete action
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Commitment to delivering tangible outcomes for customers and stakeholders
  • Excellent people management and relationship development skills

The Extras:

  • US Citizenship Required
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance

 

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

 

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:
$160,700$306,500 USD
 
What We Believe
As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.
 
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