Senior Cloud Engineer

Success in This Role Means

• Delivering new infrastructure as reusable, version controlled Terraform or CloudFormation modules within 90 days
• Being the trusted technical authority for architecture and design questions
• Integrating STIG compliance and security hardening into deployment pipelines by default
• Driving root-cause investigation for Tier 3 incident response
• Ensuring cross-domain data flow and classification boundaries are correctly reflected in infrastructure design

What you'll do

• 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

What you'll need

• 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

Bonus Points if you have

• 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)

Clearance

• Need an active Secret clearance; Top Secret preferred

Work Environment & Culture Fit

• Comfortable in fast-paced, dynamic environments with evolving priorities
• Strong Agile framework familiarity
• Solution ownership mindset-proactively surfaces gaps and takes responsibility for outcomes
• Fail-fast, fail-forward mentality-learns from mistakes and iterates quickly
• Growth-oriented-invested in developing junior and mid-level engineers

Who Thrives in This Role

• Extreme ownership mindset-accountable for outcomes beyond immediate tickets
• Comfortable with ambiguity-translates loosely defined requirements into concrete designs
• Strong collaborator-works effectively with Security Engineers, ISSOs, and mentees
• Self-directed-identifies and resolves gaps without being told

Pay and benefits

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.

Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$106,300—$206,200 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.

This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.