Senior Cloud Engineer
Accenture Federal Services•Hill Air Force Base, UT
•$106,300 - $206,200•Onsite
About The Position
Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join their team and support their client at Hill Air Force Base. This role leads cloud infrastructure design and delivery for mission workloads across multi-classification environments. As a senior individual contributor, you’ll set engineering direction for infrastructure-as-code, mentor mid-level and junior engineers, and own complex infrastructure challenges.
Requirements
- 5 years of cloud engineering/infrastructure experience
- 2 years in classified or highly regulated government environments
- Cloud platform experience (e.g: AWS, Azure, or multi-cloud); AWS GovCloud strongly preferred
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g.: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
- Experience with containerization/orchestration (e.g.: Docker, Kubernetes)
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation
- Active Secret clearance; Top Secret preferred
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (certifications may substitute)
- Experience owning infrastructure design decisions
- Experience with identity/access management, networking, and cloud security controls
- Experience mentoring or leading junior engineers
- CI/CD pipeline design and DevSecOps practices
- Familiarity with multi-classification or cross-domain infrastructure
- AWS/Azure certifications (Solutions Architect or above), CompTIA Security+, Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD)
Responsibilities
- Deliver new infrastructure as reusable, version controlled Terraform or CloudFormation modules within 90 days
- Be the trusted technical authority for architecture and design questions
- Integrate STIG compliance and security hardening into deployment pipelines by default
- Drive root-cause investigation for Tier 3 incident response
- Ensure cross-domain data flow and classification boundaries are correctly reflected in infrastructure design
- Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure for mission-critical government workloads across IL2-IL6 environments
- Author and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) for consistent, auditable deployments
- Architect compute, storage, and networking solutions meeting mission performance and classification constraints
- Lead technical design from requirements gathering through implementation and handoff
- Implement and maintain security controls, STIG compliance, and vulnerability remediation
- Partner with Security Engineers and ISSOs on RMF documentation and ATO support
- Manage identity, access, networking, and security controls per least-privilege principles
- Mentor mid-level and junior engineers on design, troubleshooting, and secure practices
- Review infrastructure-as-code changes, provide technical feedback
- Drive resolution of complex Tier 3 incidents and document root-cause findings
- Operate within Agile frameworks (sprints, standups, retrospectives)
- Identify and resolve infrastructure gaps and automation opportunities proactively
- Document infrastructure decisions, runbooks, and operational procedures
Benefits
- Hands-on experience
- Certifications
- Industry training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
