Cloud Systems Administrator — Active TS Clearance & Ansible

Accenture Federal Services; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator to provide hands-on admin and support across Windows and Linux cloud environments, including multi‑classification systems. You will harden, patch, and automate infrastructure using Ansible, and work directly with customers on issue resolution.

Responsibilities include IAM policy configuration, AD/GP administration, vulnerability scanning, and delivering well‑documented configurations and scripts.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of systems administration and automation experience (Windows and/or Linux, PowerShell and/or Bash scripting).
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or 4+ years of relevant job or military experience in lieu of degree.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher (Security+, CISSP, CASP, or equivalent), or DoD 8140 equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Technical support for cloud-based systems and applications, including root-cause analysis and issue escalation as needed.
• Day-to-day administration, hardening, and patching of Windows and Linux systems across supported cloud environments.
• Infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code development (primarily Ansible) supporting provisioning and ongoing operations.
• IAM policy configuration and Active Directory/Group Policy administration for customer environments.
• Vulnerability scanning and patch deployment in coordination with the cybersecurity team.
• Direct customer-facing troubleshooting and support, from onboarding through day-to-day issue resolution.

Skills

Systems administration

Automation scripting

PowerShell scripting

Bash scripting

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Ansible

Jira Service Management/JQL

Nessus

Microsoft IAM/Group Policy

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator to provide hands-on admin and support across Windows and Linux cloud environments, including multi‑classification systems. You will harden, patch, and automate infrastructure using Ansible, and work directly with customers on issue resolution.

Responsibilities include IAM policy configuration, AD/GP administration, vulnerability scanning, and delivering well‑documented configurations and scripts.