Defensive Cyber Instructor
Accenture Federal ServicesColorado Springs, COPosted 21 March 2026
Job Description
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.
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AFS is seeking a Defensive Cyber Instructor to deliver high-quality training, instruction, and mentoring to future officers. In this role, you will provide course and learner feedback to key stakeholders and handle development and delivery of Defensive Cyber training programs to United States US Space Force customers. Using your experience, you will provide context and examples to mentor and guide tactical and strategic Cyber Network Operators, and collaborate with the customer to target relevant, cutting-edge tactics and technology for inclusion in future iterations of the course material.
Responsibilities :
Develop, qualify on, and deliver in-residence cyberspace operations course materials (lessons and laboratories) consistent with the principles of Instructional Systems Design (ISD), and aligned to 319 CTS instructions, security classification guides, and other guidance as identified
Interface with internal and external cyber agencies as required to update and maintain a state-of-the-art training program regarding cyber tactics, tools, and exploits
Coordinate instructional activities with the Contract Task Lead and government personnel
Here’s what you need:
Bachelor's degree 6 years' relevant experience, or 10 years' relevant experience in lieu of degree
6 years' experience in defensive cyber security, mission assurance, and/or Indicators of Compromise (IoC)
6 years’ experience with defensive cyberspace operations
Experience with the Cyber Kill Chain concepts, DCO tools, commands, and techniques (e.g.: NMAP, Zenmap, CLI/PowerShell, SEIM, ELK stack, IDS/IPS systems, SNORT, TCPDump PCAP, Wireshark etc)
Bonus points if you have:
Completion of Air Force Instructor Course or similar joint/civilian instructor course
Experience with AI tools pertaining to cybersecurity
Possess working knowledge of and experience with Cyber operational-level command and control constructs
Skilled communicator, experienced in providing platform instruction to an academically diverse audience
Security Clearance:
Active or current TS/SCI level clearance
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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:
$100,200
$203,400 USD
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