Senior Cloud Architect

Accenture Federal Services•Colorado Springs, CO

5d•$124,000 - $246,400

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 makes recommendations grounded in business analysis and technical expertise. It includes leadership of technical initiatives, systems engineering and administration across multi-cloud environments, cloud operations optimization, customer engagement, and guidance for junior team members. The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance.

Requirements

8 years of experience engineering and administering IT systems hosted within AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP.
8 years of experience working with Linux or Windows operating systems.
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.
Must have an active TS/SCI-level security clearance.
Able to demonstrate cloud architecture development across computing, storage, security, networking, and automation solutions.
Expertise in designing, deploying, and managing AWS cloud environments.
Deep understanding of computing resource structures and distribution across cloud service providers such as AWS, Azure, OCI, and Google.
Customer-centric mindset and demonstrated passion for delivering customer value.
Ability to engage professionally with users and explain technical concepts plainly to semi-technical customers.
Ability to balance multiple projects and prioritize work to meet customer needs.
Ability to bring innovative technical solutions to customer problems.

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 (Ansible preferred, Chef, or Puppet), application deployment, and security.
Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
General understanding of networking principles.

Responsibilities

Lead large technical initiatives and coordinate with development teams and project management.
Provide systems engineering, orchestration, and administrative support for multi-cloud environments.
Help technical delivery teams optimize cloud operations and resource utilization, and perform capacity analysis and planning.
Use Agile Scrum frameworks and methodologies in daily work.
Advise teams on the complexity and effort involved in technical implementations.
Interface with customers on large programs, including programs involving multiple vendors, government personnel, and military personnel, using appropriate communication and collaboration mechanisms.
Advise junior team members on cloud-system implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
Assist with workload management, patch management, Active Directory management, onboarding, and troubleshooting.
Provide detailed analysis and feedback to management and internal customers about escalated tickets.
Develop cloud architecture options addressing compute, storage, security, networking, and automation needs.
Analyze and prioritize usage to allocate funds and resources efficiently for workloads.
Balance multiple projects and prioritize work to meet customer needs.