Cloud Engineer

Accenture Federal Services • Washington, DC

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About The Position

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 within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer 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:
As a Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for the independent design, deploy, secure, and maintain a cloud-based training sandbox within Cloud One.
The Work:
Design, deploy, secure, and maintain a cloud-based training sandbox within Cloud One.
Own the environment end-to-end, including architecture, configuration, security compliance, troubleshooting, and documentation, with minimal to no support from others.
Support hands-on training, demonstrations, and experimentation, adhering to security policies and Cloud One governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience, including designing and managing secure cloud environments
• Proficiency with AWS core services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, Security Groups)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
• Knowledge of RMF, STIGs, and Cloud One security controls
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across cloud, network, and system layers
• Ability to work fully independently, managing all aspects of environment deployment and sustainment
• Active Secret clearance or higher.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a federal or public sector environment
• Experience building sandbox or lab environments for training or technical demonstrations.
• Advanced Terraform or CloudFormation expertise, including modular and reusable designs.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines in secure environments.
• Experience with containerized environments (Docker, ECS, or EKS).
• Knowledge of zero-trust security principles, logging, monitoring, and cost optimization in GovCloud.
• AWS Certifications: Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional) or Security Specialty.
• IAM certification.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, secure, and maintain a cloud-based training sandbox within Cloud One.
• Own the environment end-to-end, including architecture, configuration, security compliance, troubleshooting, and documentation, with minimal to no support from others.
• Support hands-on training, demonstrations, and experimentation, adhering to security policies and Cloud One governance.

What This Job Offers

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