AWS IaaS Sys Admin

Accenture UK & Ireland; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland in Birmingham seeks a Cloud DevOps Engineer to drive automation, CI/CD, and IaC across multiple cloud projects. You will promote a DevOps culture, work with client teams, and help implement scalable, secure cloud solutions.

The role requires hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Docker, and Kubernetes, plus strong scripting and ITSM familiarity. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Deep technical know-how and hands-on experience implementing integrated automation solutions using a broad range of DevOps toolsets.
• Experience in Infrastructure as Code tools, such as Terraform is preferred.
• Expertise with code repository management, code merge and quality checks, continuous integration, and automated deployment and management using Ansible, Jenkins, and Git.

Responsibilities

• Oversee DevOps toolchain execution across multiple projects.
• Promote DevOps culture in client organisations.
• Provide technical, consultative delivery services to customers.
• Lead CI/CD, automation, and IaC efforts for cloud service offerings.
• Set up and manage project development and test environments and CM processes.
• Drive adoption of DevOps tools and practices within client environments.
• Resolve issues and pursue necessary trainings and certifications.

Skills

DevOps mindset

Cloud platforms

Scripting languages

ITSM familiarity

Agile methodologies

Strong communication

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Puppet

Chef

Maven

Ant

Ivy

UrbanCode

Job description

Career Level – Sr Analyst

UK (Birmingham)

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

In our team we are seeking an experienced Cloud DevOps Engineer with:

• Solaris, Linux or Windows
• Deep technical know-how and hands‑on experience implementing integrated automation solutions using a broad range of DevOps toolsets.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code tools, such as Terraform is preferred.
• Expertise with code repository management, code merge and quality checks, continuous integration, and automated deployment and management using Ansible, Jenkins, and Git. Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Puppet, Chef, Maven, Ant, Ivy, and UrbanCode would be advantageous.
• Experience in DevSecOps, including secret management, tools integration to harden the baseline, and privilege management.
• Associate‑level cloud certification in Azure or AWS.
• Hands‑on experience in Azure and AWS cloud technologies, including compute, networking, storage, and security services.
• Expertise in designing and implementing continuous delivery and/or DevOps solutions across cloud‑native and hybrid environments.
• Experience with approaches and tooling for automated build, delivery, and release of software, ensuring reliability and repeatability.
• Ability to define and manage the roadmap for DevOps implementation in an established operational environment, aligning with business and technical goals.
• Strong knowledge in developing integrated toolset solutions within an enterprise‑wide environment, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and compliance.
• Working knowledge of IT Service Management (ITSM) practices and tools such as ServiceNow, with experience in incident, change, and problem management processes.
• Proficiency in Power BI, with the ability to build dashboards that visualise deployment metrics, cloud cost trends, incident volumes, and SLA performance, using DAX and Power Query for data modeling.
• On-Call Support - Provide on‑call support outside of standard working hours as and when required to ensure continuity of service and timely resolution of critical issues.
• AWS IaaS Sys Admin skills (e.g. Solaris, Linux or Windows)

As a Cloud DevOps Engineer, you will:

• Work on multiple projects as part of a wider cloud capability team.
• Get DevOps up and running by overseeing the execution of tools and processes in the DevOps toolchain, and promote the DevOps culture in our client organizations.
• Help customers with DevOps projects by providing them with technical, consultative, and delivery services.
• Serve as a trusted automation and tooling advisor for DevOps initiatives by providing clients with objective, practical, and relevant advice, identifying opportunities for optimisation.
• Work with the development teams to meet acceptance criteria, gathering and documenting the requirements. Help lead continuous integration, delivery, automation, and infrastructure‑as‑code efforts for multiple cloud service offerings.
• Where required setting up and managing the operation of project development and test environments as well as the software configuration management processes for the entire application development life cycle.
• Help client’s transition to DevOps by driving adoption of tools and practices, and by directing elements of the DevOps implementation.
• Resolve and elevate issues as necessary.
• Undertake necessary trainings and certifications on latest technologies

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Solaris, Linux or Windows
• Familiarity with Azure and/or AWS CLI and SDK tools.
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows server operating systems.
• Expertise in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell & Shell.
• Strong incident fault finding skills and experience.
• Familiarity with ITSM, Agile methodologies and tools eg Azure DevOps, ServiceNow
• Good communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Solaris, Linux or Windows
• Familiarity with Azure and/or AWS CLI and SDK tools.
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows server operating systems.
• Expertise in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell & Shell.
• Strong incident fault finding skills and experience.
• Familiarity with ITSM, Agile methodologies and tools eg Azure DevOps, ServiceNow
• Good communication and problem‑solving skills.

AI Skills

Accenture expects all of its people to utilise AI effectively in their day‑to‑day work. The following capabilities are desirable for all roles:

• Understanding of core AI concepts and how they apply within business and delivery contexts.
• Proficiency in AI‑powered workplace tools (such as Microsoft 365 Copilot) to create, analyse, and refine content, automate repetitive tasks, summarise information, and improve workflow efficiency.
• Awareness of Responsible AI principles and adherence to enterprise AI governance, standards, and approved usage guidelines.
• AI Training and/or Certifications, or a commitment to ongoing learning to maintain and grow AI proficiency.