Cloud System Administrator (DoD) – IAM, Ansible & Cloud Infra

Accenture; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 86,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Cloud System Administrator to support a cloud environment for DoD-related missions. The role emphasizes Windows and Linux administration in a fully automated cloud with IaC/CaC, IAM, and security hardening.

You’ll work across the full IT project lifecycle, applying hands-on expertise in AD, patching, and policy management, with a focus on secure, scalable workloads and collaboration with team members.

Qualifications

• 2 years of general systems administration experience.
• 2 years of Windows or Linux system administration.
• Experience with cloud environments, AWS preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Discipline or 4 years of equivalent professional/military experience.
• 8570 IAT Level II Compliant Certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Debug/modify Ansible scripts to deploy IaC and CaC.
• Patch and restart instances from enterprise repositories (YUM, WSUS).
• Configure IAM policies for customer RBAC access to workloads.
• Implement platform capabilities (e.g., Nessus) in workloads.
• Configure AMIs to optimize workload performance.
• Troubleshoot OS, network, cloud services, and software issues.
• Perform Active Directory administration and Group Policy management.
• Harden systems to meet security standards and maintain COTS/GOTS software.

Skills

Systems administration

Windows administration

Linux administration

AWS cloud

Active Directory

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Technical Discipline

Tools

Ansible

PowerShell

Bash scripting

Jira Service Management

MS Identity & Access Management

Group Policy Management

PKI Infrastructure

Active Directory

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Cloud System Administrator to support a cloud environment for DoD-related missions. The role emphasizes Windows and Linux administration in a fully automated cloud with IaC/CaC, IAM, and security hardening.

You’ll work across the full IT project lifecycle, applying hands-on expertise in AD, patching, and policy management, with a focus on secure, scalable workloads and collaboration with team members.