Azure Infra & DevOps Engineer: Secure Cloud Automation

Accenture-Federal-Services-2; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an Azure Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and operate cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. The role emphasizes IaC, security remediation, and automation, with collaboration across development and operations teams to modernize infrastructure and optimize costs.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years in cloud engineering or DevOps, strong Azure skills, and willingness to work onsite in Washington, DC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required plus 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.
• Strong proficiency with Azure services, automation, and IaC (PowerShell, ARM, Terraform or Ansible a plus).
• Experience with cloud security remediation, compliance, and governance.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Active Top Secret clearance and willing to work onsite in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage Azure infrastructure, including compute, network, and storage services.
• Modernize the infrastructure repository by bringing unmanaged Azure resources into source control and refactoring IaC (primarily PowerShell).
• Automate deployments and operational workflows using Infrastructure as code (IaC) tools and scripting.
• Analyze and remediate Azure scan findings, focusing on critical and high-priority issues to meet security and compliance standards.
• Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot cloud environments to ensure performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and provide guidance on Azure best practices.

Skills

Azure

IaC

PowerShell

Terraform

Ansible

DevOps

Security remediation

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an Azure Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and operate cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. The role emphasizes IaC, security remediation, and automation, with collaboration across development and operations teams to modernize infrastructure and optimize costs.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years in cloud engineering or DevOps, strong Azure skills, and willingness to work onsite in Washington, DC.