Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Accenture Federal Services, a technology company part of global Accenture, is dedicated to helping the U.S. federal government make the nation stronger, safer, and life better for people. With 13,000+ employees united in a shared purpose, we pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to work in an Agile IT environment, establishing a cloud-based technology in a government‑provided hybrid cloud environment with security, performance, operability, and scale for customers utilizing client technology. Your tasks will involve ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of cloud‑based services and infrastructure for our clients or organization. You will work closely with development teams, system administrators, and customers to troubleshoot and resolve cloud‑related issues, optimize cloud environments, and support the deployment and maintenance of cloud applications.

Additionally, you will help develop and articulate cloud technology roadmaps, driving strategic initiatives and ensuring alignment with business goals. Your expertise will help drive the successful adoption and utilization of cloud technologies.

• Drive technical design through collaboration with leads and product owners to understand solution requirements and identify architectural patterns
• Help other development and engineering teams resolve application to platform integration issues for Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) services
• Offer a thorough understanding of ML, data analysis, data visualization, and event‑driven architectures
• Collaborate with end‑users to optimize integration and user‑experience
• Develop cloud reference architectures in support of customer requirements
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and articulate cloud technology roadmaps that drive strategic initiatives
• Ensure that cloud roadmaps align with business goals and support long‑term growth and scalability
• Work closely with development teams to support the deployment and operation of cloud‑based applications
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to identify and resolve cloud‑related issues and improve overall system performance
• Provide training and guidance to junior team members and customers on cloud technologies and best practices

• Minimum 10 years of professional working with databases, computer, storage, and networks in Azure
• A Microsoft Azure certification

• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and under tight deadlines
• Ability to articulate options and pros and cons of different options
• Experience in the defense IT contracting industry
• Experience with code assistive and AI technologies to increase development speed and quality
• Worked with container and serverless technologies (e.g., AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Azure Functions)
• Exposure to Dev Ops Methodologies using orchestration tools (e.g., Chef, Ansible)

• Must have an active Secret clearance or higher

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, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The pay range for these locations is $108,400—$203,400 USD. 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.

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the U.S. federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value their mission and the American people. 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. Every person at Accenture Federal Services has…