Cloud Platform Engineer

Accenture Federal Services•Lorton, VA

1d•$86,400 - $176,200

About The Position

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer that will utilize cutting-edge cloud technologies to manage IaaS/PaaS environments running Windows Server and RHEL systems, in support of a dynamic and engaging mission. This position will engineer and operate secure Azure cloud infrastructure and services and will follow relevant security requirements and configuration management processes. Some travel may be required but is expected to be infrequent.

Requirements

2 years of experience in Azure Cloud IaaS and PaaS design, deploy, and support
2 years of experience in Windows Server administration (Server 2019, 2022 preferred)
2 years of hands-on experience operating an Azure environment (ex: Logging, Monitoring, Alerting, Patching, Backups, Site Recovery)
1 year of experience with Azure RBAC and/or Access Management
Possess a DoD 8140/8570 Certification
TS/SCI level clearance or higher
US passport

Nice To Haves

Azure Administrator and/or Architecture Certification
Experience migrating on-prem systems to the cloud
Experience with Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery
Experience with Azure Network, Compute and Storage systems
Experience with Azure Automation
Experience with Infra as Code (IaC) - (ARM, Bicep, Terraform preferred)
Experience with Windows Server configuration management, performance testing, capacity management, system monitoring and alerting, update management and cost management
Experience implementing STIGs
Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Ability to develop strong professional relationships with fellow team members
Ability to work well in a team environment as well as independently
Ability to be on call as needed

Responsibilities

Managing Azure cloud platforms from both an engineering and operations prospective utilizing DevSecOps methodologies
Design, deploy and support Azure cloud native components such as availability zones, storage, serverless, network security groups, load balancers, containerization, system administration, backups, patching, etc.
Managing and monitoring identity, governance, storage, computer and virtual networks within the Azure cloud platform
Supporting Azure Monitor and log analytics for proactive monitoring and logging of Azure resources and services along with alerting, reporting and dashboarding
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize cloud solutions and services in our Azure environments
Work independently on assigned tasks but also work well in a cross-team environment
Involved in workstreams where you are an active contributor and can speak to the progress and results of assigned tasks
Work both engineering stories from an agile board and operational tasks from a ticketing queue