Cloud Architect

Accenture-Federal-Services-2; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cloud Architect to own the cloud architecture for a federal program. You will set the technical direction for Kubernetes, GitOps, and infrastructure-as-code standards, guiding the transition of legacy systems to cloud-native, containerized architectures with security built in from the start.

The role focuses on architectural leadership, cloud adoption strategy, and promoting secure, scalable cloud solutions across engineering teams within the program.

Responsibilities

• Architectural direction and standards for the program's cloud environment, spanning the engineering teams that build against it
• Cloud adoption and migration strategy for the program, including legacy-to-cloud-native transitions
• Decisions on key technical directions and security-by-design practices

Skills

Kubernetes

GitOps

IaC

Cloud Architecture

Job description

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!

Job Description:

Accenture Federal Services is looking for a Cloud Architect to own the cloud architecture for the program. Thisrole is scoped to one program by design — you'll set the technical direction for Kubernetes, GitOps, and infrastructure-as-code standards for this program's environment, lead the transition of its legacy systems into cloud-native, containerized architectures,and make sure security is designed in from the start rather than retrofitted.

What You'll Own:

• Architectural direction and standards for the program's cloud environment, spanning the engineering teams that build against it
• Cloud adoption and migration strategyfor the program, including the path from legacy systems to cloud-native, containerized architectures
• Decisions