Cloud Systems Engineer

Accenture Federal Services•Tampa, FL

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 and part of global Accenture, to do work that matters in 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! Accenture is seeking a Cloud Systems Engineer specializing in AWS GovCloud who will be responsible for designing and implementing AWS infrastructure architecture to meet mission requirements. This person will join our team and support our client near the Orlando, FL area.

Requirements

3 years of experience in cloud technologies and platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or other cloud service providers
3 years implementing, testing, and deploying security services and tools (i.e., antivirus software, vulnerability scanning software, and DISA STIGs)
1 year of experience architecting information systems for authorization under ICD 503 or DoD Risk Management Framework
Experience with Kubernetes
DoD 8570 Compliant with IAT Level 2 certification
Must have an active TS/SCI level clearance with willingness to take a polygraph

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Discipline, or 4+ years of experience in Cyber Security may be substituted for a degree
AWS Cloud certifications, such as AWS Solutions Architect or AWS Security Specialty
Assessment and Authorization experience in a related industry (experience owning a program/product/feature, scoping requirements, and working with technical teams)
Familiarity with the processes and documentation required to articulate the appropriate system security products or services with stakeholder government customers to define a project scope, requirements, and deliverables
Experience in establishing GitOps workflows, integrating CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams
Familiarity with Information Security or Audit frameworks
Experience writing policies and implementing change
General understanding of networking principals

Responsibilities

Design and implement AWS infrastructure architecture based on mission requirements
Configure security groups, Network ACLs, and AWS CLI access and integration
Implement container security controls including image scanning, pod security policies, network policies, and RBAC configurations
Establish GitOps workflows and integrate CI/CD pipelines for containerized application deployments
Configure monitoring, logging, and alerting using AWS CloudWatch, EKS-native tools, and container observability platforms
Optimize infrastructure and container resource utilization through autoscaling, performance tuning, and RDS configuration
Integrate IAM roles, service accounts, and secrets management with infrastructure and container components
Automation of routine tasks with scripting and developing supporting scripts for application implementation and integration
Configure EC2 instances, Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing, and high availability solutions
Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes (EKS) clusters with proper node groups, networking, and security configurations
Develop and maintain reusable, modular IaC templates (e.g., Terraform) and container orchestration manifests (Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests)
Create documentation, operational runbooks, and troubleshooting guides