DevOps Engineer - Cloud Automation

Accenture Federal Services • Columbia, MD

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About The Position

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a DevSecOps engineer to build, secure, and operate a shared platform for mission applications as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role delivers and sustains EC2- and Kubernetes-based infrastructure hosted in AWS and C2S, using infrastructure as code and GitOps practices to keep environments reproducible and consistently configured across multiple security domains.

The engineer builds and maintains automation that moves applications from commit to production, including CI/CD pipelines, hardened container images, automated scanning, and controlled promotion of approved artifacts into air-gapped environments. The role supports teammates managing Authorization to Operate (ATO) and Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities, mainly by remediating security findings in platform infrastructure and container images. Tier 1–3 support for the deployed platform is also required.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, platform engineering, or cloud infrastructure engineering.
• At least 3 years of experience with AWS or comparable cloud platforms, including core compute, storage, networking, and/or identity services such as EC2, S3, VPC, and IAM.
• At least 2 years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, and/or ArgoCD.
• At least 2 years of experience with containers and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Experience developing and maintaining infrastructure as code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or a comparable language for automation and operational tooling.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher (such as Security+, CISSP, CASP, or equivalent), or DoD 8140 equivalent.
• Active Top Secret clearance and willingness to sit for a polygraph.
• US work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• AWS EKS experience.
• Experience using AI agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode for software development and operational tasks such as deploying and updating software in Kubernetes clusters.
• Working knowledge of Linux system administration.
• Experience with secrets management and least-privilege access control, such as AWS Pod Identities, Secrets Manager, and External Secrets Operator.
• Experience delivering software into air-gapped, cross-domain, or otherwise restricted-network environments.
• Associate- or Professional-level cloud certification.

Responsibilities

• Build and sustain EC2- and Kubernetes-based infrastructure in AWS and C2S.
• Use infrastructure as code and GitOps practices to ensure reproducible, consistently configured environments across multiple security domains.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, hardened container images, automated scanning, and controlled promotion of approved artifacts into air-gapped environments.
• Support ATO and RMF activities by remediating security findings in platform infrastructure and container images.
• Provide Tier 1–3 support for the deployed platform.

Benefits

• The company states that it offers a wide variety of benefits and provides a link for more information; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.
• Hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed