Cloud Architect

Accenture Federal Services • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

Accenture Federal Services is looking for a Cloud Architect to own the cloud architecture for the program. This role is scoped to one program by design — you'll set the technical direction for Kubernetes, GitOps, and infrastructure-as-code standards for this program's environment, lead the transition of its legacy systems into cloud-native, containerized architectures, and make sure security is designed in from the start rather than retrofitted.

Requirements

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) — including infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent), containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud security fundamentals (identity management, encryption, incident response)
• At least 1 year of that experience in an architecture or design-authority role
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or 4+ years of equivalent experience/certifications in lieu of degree

Nice To Haves

• Experience embedding RMF processes and vulnerability assessments into cloud infrastructure design
• Experience with platform engineering tooling such as Crossplane, Backstage, or Argo CD
• Prior work designing multi-cloud or hybrid cloud service models and security best practices at scale — useful groundwork for growing into broader platform ownership
• Experience with monitoring/observability platforms (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Datadog)
• Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD) or a recognized cloud architect certification
• Familiarity with National Security systems and air-gapped environments

Responsibilities

• Architectural direction and standards for the program's cloud environment, spanning the engineering teams that build against it
• Cloud adoption and migration strategy for the program, including the path from legacy systems to cloud-native, containerized architectures
• Decisions on infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, GitOps workflows, and CI/CD tooling for the program's environment
• Security and compliance embedded into the program's cloud architecture — RMF processes, vulnerability management, and cloud security controls (identity, encryption, incident response)
• Alignment between architecture decisions and the program's engineering teams, resolving tradeoffs before they become production problems
• Best practices and governance for how the program manages its cloud environment(s)
• A documented cloud adoption and migration roadmap for the program, with clear sequencing for legacy-to-cloud-native transitions
• A reference architecture and set of standards that the program's engineering teams actually adopt
• A Kubernetes-based environment — GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines — that the program's teams can build against reliably
• Security control implementation that supports the program's ATO/RMF package, not just passes a checklist
• A monitoring and observability approach that gives the program real visibility into cloud performance and health

Benefits

• hands-on experience
• certifications
• industry training

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior