Senior Cloud Architect

Accenture Federal Services • Colorado Springs, CO

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About The Position

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Architect to support a national security mission. The role designs cloud architecture and hybrid solutions, provides application support for customer requirements, and recommends solutions informed by business analysis and technical expertise. The position supports federal government clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

The architect leads technical initiatives and coordinates with development teams and project management; provides systems engineering, orchestration, and administrative support across multi-cloud environments; and helps delivery teams optimize cloud operations, resource utilization, and capacity planning. The role works with customers and technical teams to meet mission objectives, advises junior team members, supports cloud-system operations and troubleshooting, and provides analysis and feedback on escalated tickets. The position uses Agile Scrum practices and requires customer engagement, technical leadership, and expertise in cloud architecture and administration.

The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance. Accenture Federal Services accepts applications on an ongoing basis with no fixed application deadline. The stated base pay range for specified states and the District of Columbia is $124,000–$246,400 USD.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience engineering and administering IT systems hosted within AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP.
• At least 8 years of experience working with Linux or Windows operating systems.
• At least 5 years of technical leadership experience leading integrated project teams.
• IAT Level III or IASAE II certification, such as CISSP, CISM, CASP+, CISA, or CCNP Security.
• Experience with orchestration tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Terraform.
• Active TS/SCI-level security clearance.
• Demonstrated ability to develop cloud architectures addressing computing, storage, security, networking, and automation.
• Expertise in designing, deploying, and managing AWS Cloud environments.
• Deep understanding of the structure and distribution of computing resources in cloud service providers such as AWS, Azure, OCI, and Google Cloud.
• Customer-centric approach and demonstrated commitment to delivering customer value.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to semi-technical customers, prioritize work across multiple projects, and meet customer needs.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Professional-level certification in AWS or Azure.
• Demonstrated experience deploying Infrastructure as Code in a cloud environment.
• Prior cloud architecture experience.
• Commercial or private Git experience.
• DevOps experience, including configuration management, application deployment, and security; Ansible is preferred, with Chef or Puppet also noted.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• General understanding of networking principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead large technical initiatives and coordinate closely with development teams and project management.
• Provide systems engineering, orchestration, and administrative support for multi-cloud environments.
• Help technical delivery teams optimize cloud system operations and resource utilization, and perform capacity analysis and planning.
• Use Agile Scrum frameworks and methodologies in daily execution.
• Advise on the complexity and effort of technical implementation details.
• Interface with customers on large programs involving multiple vendors, government personnel, and military personnel, using communication and collaboration mechanisms that support mission objectives.
• Advise junior team members on implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of cloud systems and environments.
• Assist with workload management, patch management, Active Directory management, onboarding, and other troubleshooting as required.
• Provide detailed analysis and feedback to management and internal customers for escalated tickets.
• Develop cloud architecture solutions addressing computing, storage, security, networking, and automation capabilities.
• Analyze and prioritize usage to efficiently allocate funds and resources for workloads.
• Engage users professionally, explain technical concepts to semi-technical customers, balance multiple projects, and propose innovative solutions to customer problems.

Benefits

• The company describes a collaborative and caring community where employees can grow, learn, and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training.
• Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

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