Cloud Architect
About The Position
At Accenture Federal Services, our mission is to help the US federal government strengthen the nation, enhance safety, and improve citizens' lives through technology and ingenuity. We are a community of over 13,000 professionals dedicated to serving clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. As a technology company within the global Accenture network, we are recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work. We foster a collaborative and supportive environment where employees are empowered to grow, learn, and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training. Join us to drive meaningful, lasting change that advances government missions.
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
- Active TS clearance required; SCI preferred
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)
Benefits
- Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
