Cloud Platform Engineer

Accenture Federal Services; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 93,400 - 176,200; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to work in an Agile IT environment. This role involves developing cloud-based technology and ensuring security, performance, and operability for clients.

The ideal candidate will have experience with Azure and hold a relevant Microsoft Azure Certification. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams, optimizing integration, and providing technical support for cloud services.

The position requires active Secret security clearance and offers a competitive salary based on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience working with databases, computer, storage, and networks in Azure.
• A Microsoft Azure Certification.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical design through collaboration with leads and product owners.
• Help resolve application to platform integration issues for PaaS and IaaS services.
• Develop cloud reference architectures to support customer requirements.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure for performance, availability, and security.

Skills

Azure

Collaboration

Technical Support

Data Analysis

Event-driven Architectures

Education

Microsoft Azure Certification

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a 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's technology.

The work

• 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
• Assist in providing technical support for cloud infrastructure and services, including diagnosing and resolving basic incidents and problems.
• Respond to support tickets, escalating complex issues to senior engineers as needed.
• Help troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud services, such as computing resources, storage, networking, and security.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, availability, and security.
• Assist in the provisioning, configuration, and deployment of cloud-based systems and services under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Participate in maintenance tasks and updates for cloud environments.

Here’s what you need

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience working with databases, computer, storage, and networks in Azure
• A Microsoft Azure Certification

Bonus points if you have

• Experience in the defense IT contracting industry
• Field specific skills or certifications related to Azure Cloud development
• Experience with code assistive and AI technologies to increase development speed and quality
• Obtained relevant Cloud certifications such as Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect or AWS Cloud Practitioner
• Worked with container and serverless technologies (i.e., AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Azure Functions etc.)
• Exposure to DevOps Methodologies by using orchestration tools (i.e., Chef, Ansible, etc.)

Security Clearance

• Must have an active Secret security clearance

Compensation

Base pay range for this position in the following locations is $93,400—$176,200 USD: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. Compensation varies based on factors such as location, role, skill set, and level of experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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