Container Infrastructure Engineer

accenturefederalservices; United States; On-site; USD 94,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Containerization and Infrastructure Engineer to enhance the OpenShift platform, install and maintain operators, and support logging, monitoring, and service mesh components. The role emphasizes automation and collaboration with DevSecOps and App Dev teams.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift, Java, Python or Shell scripting, and a strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and observability.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience with Kubernetes, containers, or Docker.
• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift and AWS.
• Proficiency in object‑oriented programming (Java), Linux, and Bash scripting; CI/CD/DevSecOps, SRE, and observability practices.
• Familiarity with eventing frameworks such as Kafka and containerization tools.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering preferred.

Skills

Kubernetes

Containerization

Java

Bash scripting

DevSecOps

Observability

Kafka

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE

Tools

OpenShift

AWS

Jenkins

Kafka

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 hand-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

Your role as a Containerization and Infrastructure Engineer will assist in projects that enhances the feature-set of our OpenShift platform. This will be achieved via installing, maintaining, and operationalizing various OpenShift Operators. You are also expected to have some experience/knowledge of auxiliary systems vital to operating OpenShift such as logging, service mesh, monitoring/observability tools. Automation is a core value to our team. You will be part of the infrastructure team that further our automation agenda.

Additionally, you may also be called upon to assist with DevSecOps automation and enhancements as well as working with our App Dev teams. A person successful in this role would enjoy triage/troubleshooting, developing automation tools/scripts, and an affinity towards Kubernetes. Additionally, you should be well versed with AWS tools services, Kubernetes/OpenShift, various CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, eventing frameworks, and basic coding and scripting languages (Java, Shell, Python).

Basic requirements:

• 3 years of experience with Kubernetes or containers or dockers
• Experience with Red hat OpenShift AWS
• Experience with Object Oriented Programming / Java Linux / Bash Shell Scripting CICD / DevSecOps Principles SRE Observability Eventing / Kafka Containerization / Docker
• Bachelor's degree (preference in computer science or computer engineering)

Bonus points if you have:

• Client/production OpenShift experience
• Passed (or in the process of obtaining) the Red Hat Certified Administrator Exam (EX280)

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia . The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$94,400 - $112,500 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

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