Principal Solutions Architect

Accenture Federal Services • Tampa, FL

20h

About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services (AFS), our mission is to strengthen and safeguard the nation and improve lives through technology and ingenuity. We are a technology company within the global Accenture network, comprising over 13,000 professionals dedicated to serving clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, AFS fosters a collaborative and supportive community where employees are empowered to grow, learn, and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training. Join us to drive meaningful, lasting change that advances missions and propels the government forward. AFS is seeking a Principal Solutions Architect to lead the design, build, and automation of cutting-edge cloud infrastructure within a DevSecOps environment. The ideal candidate is passionate about creating secure, scalable, and highly available platforms. As an AWS subject-matter expert, deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon EKS for container orchestration, and advanced CI/CD pipelines is crucial for enabling development teams to utilize a powerful, secure, and scalable self-service cloud platform. While AWS is our primary focus, experience with hybrid environments and private cloud platforms like VMware or OpenShift is a significant advantage.

Requirements

• 10 years of experience with any of the following technologies: Expert-level proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), with strong hands-on experience in Terraform or other languages, to include advanced usage such as targeted applies, imports and more.
• Deep experience with container orchestration, specifically designing and managing Amazon EKS
• Strong command of AWS IAM roles, policies, and security best practices.
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWSCodePipeline).
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, Linux/Unix administration, and security principles.
• Proficiency with Git and modern GitOps.
• Must possess and maintain required DoD 8140 certifications.
• An active TS/SCI federal security clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with VMware vSphere in a hybrid cloud context.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible.
• Familiarity with other public clouds (Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Understanding of common authentication mechanisms, OIDC, OAuth2, LDAP, SAML.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects.
• One or more of the following certifications: AWS Solutions Architect - Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate/Professional.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure environments primarily within AWS using frameworks such as the Well-Architected framework.
• Implement and manage core AWS services, including networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route53), Kubernetes (EKS), compute (EC2, Lambda), storage (S3, EBS), and databases (RDS).
• Architect and operate containerized workloads using Amazon EKS, including cluster management, scaling, and security.
• Implement AWS IAM, creating and managing roles, policies, and permissions based on the principle of least privilege.
• Design immutable infrastructure.
• Champion and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform to automate cloud resource provisioning and management.
• Develop, manage, and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid and reliable software delivery, integrating security best practices directly into the platform and pipelines.
• Develop custom automation scripts and tooling (e.g., using Python, Go, or Bash) to streamline operations and eliminate manual processes, heavily focusing on the usage of API’s.
• Act as a cloud subject matter expert, providing guidance and support to development teams to optimize their use of the platform.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate new cloud-native technologies and recommend solutions that enhance efficiency and capability.
• Champion foundational best practices, including Git workflows and the proficient use of AI tools to accelerate development and problem-solving.
• Divide big projects into manageable tasks for junior staff.

Benefits

• Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here.

What This Job Offers

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