Systems Administrator - SME
- Pay
- $106,300 – $221,100 per year
- Location
- Chantilly, VA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Director
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- TS clearance
- Terraform
- Ansible
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- disaster recovery
Also useful
- CISSP
- RHCE
- AWS Solutions Architect
Who you are
The Systems Administrator (SME) serves as the principal authority for enterprise systems architecture, infrastructure modernization, and zero-trust security implementation. This role leads the design, automation, optimization, and governance of highly available infrastructure environments across complex, cross-enclave systems. The SME provides strategic and technical leadership for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, disaster recovery, and compliance automation while ensuring resilient, scalable, and secure operations.
What you do
- Serve as the principal authority for enterprise systems architecture and infrastructure modernization.
- Lead the design, automation, and optimization of highly available infrastructure environments.
- Implement zero-trust security principles and cross-enclave interoperability solutions.
- Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management initiatives across the enterprise.
- Establish and enforce governance frameworks for disaster recovery and compliance automation.
- Provide strategic technical leadership for enterprise security and operational resilience initiatives.
- Optimize infrastructure for scalability, performance, and security across complex environments.
- Guide teams on best practices for system administration, automation, and infrastructure management.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in systems administration and infrastructure management.
- Extensive experience supporting Windows, Linux, and hybrid-cloud environments.
- Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
- Experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Strong knowledge of system monitoring, disaster recovery, backup solutions, and performance optimization.
- Deep understanding of enterprise security controls, compliance requirements, and infrastructure governance.
- Proven ability to lead enterprise infrastructure initiatives and technical teams.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field.
- Experience supporting federal, defense, intelligence, or highly regulated environments.
- Expertise in zero-trust architecture and secure infrastructure design.
- Experience with containerized platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator/Architect, RHCE, VMware, CISSP, or similar.
- Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise automation frameworks.
Eligibility requirement
- Active Top Secret Clearance
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—$221,100 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.
About Accenture Federal Services
At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.
Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.
Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!
Equal opportunity and legal notices
We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. For details, view a copy of the Accenture Federal Services Equal Opportunity Policy Statement.
Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally, as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
Requesting An Accommodation
Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.
If you are being considered for employment opportunities with Accenture Federal Services and need an accommodation for a disability or religious observance during the interview process or for the job you are interviewing for, please speak with your recruiter.
Other Employment Statements
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.
California requires additional notifications for applicants and employees. If you are a California resident, live in or plan to work from Los Angeles County upon being hired for this position, please click here for additional important information.
We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity.
From Accenture Federal Services's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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