Cloud Engineer

Accenture Federal Services•Washington, DC

10h•$86,400 - $176,200

About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, our mission is to help the US federal government strengthen the nation, enhance safety, and improve lives through technology and ingenuity. We are a technology company within global Accenture, recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work. We offer a collaborative and supportive community where you can grow, learn, and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that advances missions and the government forward.

Requirements

3+ years of Terraform Experience with Terraform state management (local, remote, Terraform Cloud)
3+ years of experience with GitLab for code hosting and CI/CD pipeline management
Ability to create and manage custom .gitlab-ci.yml files, runners, caching, and environment variables
3+ years of experience in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
Security+ or equivalent certification
1+ years of experience with hands-on experience with AWS services (IAM, VPC networking, compute)

Nice To Haves

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

Automate the provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management of cloud resources across an AWS environment using Terraform.
Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ensuring cloud environments are modular and reusable.
Architect and refine GitLab CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment workflows for rapid and reliable application delivery.
Embed security and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines to enforce practices and maintain governance over infrastructure changes.
Leverage advanced GitLab features (branch protection, code reviews, environment variable management) to implement GitOps workflows for consistent and auditable infrastructure state.
Use scripting languages (Python, Bash, or PowerShell) to automate custom tasks and integrate with APIs.
Utilize monitoring and resource tagging strategies within Terraform to optimize cloud performance and control costs.
Support microservices and cloud-native deployments using containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.