Cloud Engineer
Accenture Federal Services•Los Angeles, CA
•$100,200 - $230,400•Onsite
About The Position
We are seeking a Cloud Engineer in El Segundo, CA, to join our secure cloud platform team supporting government customers within Gov Cloud Environments. This role focuses on operating, maintaining, and supporting enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure and platform services in a fast-paced, agile environment. This position requires designing, implementing, and maintaining secure cloud-based systems and applications through infrastructure such as code and automation scripting, ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will thrive in our centralized vision, decentralized command culture that emphasizes solution ownership and a fail-fast, fail-forward mindset.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field, or 4 years equivalent work or military service
- 3 years of cloud engineering and infrastructure, and cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or multi-cloud)
- 3 years' experience implementing secure cloud architectures for enterprise or government environments
- 3 years' experience troubleshooting DNS, VPN, HTTPS, and networking configurations
- CompTIA Security+ (current) or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification
- Must have an active Top Secret security clearance
Nice To Haves
- AWS familiarity: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, CloudWatch, security services
- Azure experience: Azure Government Cloud, Azure DevOps Oracle
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies
- Experience with cloud migration or modernization projects
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline operations and support
- Familiarity with container orchestration operations (Kubernetes administration)
- Experience with VPN, firewall rules, security groups, load balancers
- Database operational support experience with backups, performance monitoring, basic administration
- SIEM tool familiarity (Splunk, CloudWatch Logs, or similar)
- CompTIA Security+ (current) or equivalent security certification
- ITIL Foundation or similar service management certification
- Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD)
- Agile/Scrum certifications
- AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS Solutions Architect certification
Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures across multiple platforms based on program templates and established best practices
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code for consistent, repeatable deployments
- Implement DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for rapid, reliable delivery
- Configure and optimize cloud security controls and compliance measures
- Design cloud native disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity solutions
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and implement performance optimizations
- Basic scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for operational tasks
- Experience with version control systems (Git)
- Implement and maintain security controls in cloud environments under guidance of senior team members
- Support security audits, STIG compliance checks, and vulnerability remediation activities
- Assist with access control management, encryption key operations, and certificate management
- Contribute to security documentation and operational procedure maintenance
- Monitor infrastructure for security alerts and coordinate remediation with security teams
- Operate within Agile framework – participate in sprints, stand-ups, retrospectives, and planning sessions
- Take ownership of assigned operational tasks and platform components
- Embrace fail-fast mentality – identify improvement opportunities, propose solutions, iterate quickly
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives, automation development, and operational efficiency
- Document lessons learned and contribute to team knowledge sharing
- Leading and influencing multi-disciplinary teams in a matrixed environment
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including government personnel, contractors, and military staff
- Seek mentorship and develop technical skills toward senior engineering capabilities
- Support cross-training initiatives and assist with onboarding new team members
Benefits
- Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
