Cloud Engineer - Terraform + GitLab

Accenture Federal Services•Aberdeen, MD

1d•$86,400 - $176,200•Hybrid

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 Enginee r specializing in Terraform and GitLab, you will play a pivotal role in automating the provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management of cloud resources across an AWS environment. This is a hybrid role that can be based out of either Aberdeen, MD or Fort Belvoir, VA, and for most of the time, only 1 day of onsite work will be expected per week, but during deployments, 2-3 days of onsite work will be expected per week.

Requirements

Active / Interim Secret clearance or higher
3+ years of Terraform experience with deep understanding of Terraform state management (local, remote, Terraform Cloud)
Experience with GitLab for code hosting and CI/CD pipeline management
Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
Security+ certified or equivalent in regard to DoD IT II requirements
Ability/willingness to work 1-3 days onsite per week in either Fort Belvoir, VA or Aberdeen, MD

Nice To Haves

Ability to create and manage custom.gitlab-ci.yml files, runners, caching, and environment variables
Experience with government consulting.
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for microservices and cloud-native deployments
Experience integrating policy-as-code tools (e.g., OPA, Sentinel) into CI/CD workflows
Familiarity with GitOps workflows and branch protection strategies
Knowledge of automated monitoring and resource tagging for cost optimization
Experience embedding security (DevSecOps) into CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

Designing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ensuring that cloud environments are both modular and reusable.
Architecting and refining GitLab CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment workflows, enabling engineering teams to deliver applications rapidly and reliably.
Embedding security and compliance checks directly into these pipelines to enforce practices and maintain robust governance over all infrastructure changes.
Leveraging advanced features of GitLab, such as branch protection, code reviews, and environment variable management, to implement GitOps workflows that keep infrastructure state consistent and auditable.
Utilizing monitoring and resource tagging strategies within Terraform to optimize cloud performance and control costs.
Supporting microservices and cloud-native deployments through containerization technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, to enhance the scalability and reliability of the environments.