DevOps Cloud Engineer - Accenture Federal Services

OpenTalent; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a DevOps Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and manage containerized deployments across environments. You will build automated pipelines, ensure scalability, and collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to optimize performance.

The role emphasizes CI/CD discipline, infrastructure as code, and staying current with cloud-native tooling. A strong focus on secure, reliable delivery in federal environments is required.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience deploying, managing, and securing applications in a cloud environment.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g.: Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g.: Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g.: Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack).
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g.: Terraform or Ansible).
• Understanding of different AWS IaaS services.

Responsibilities

• Create, develop, and maintain automated build, integration, and deployment pipelines for multiple environments.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams.
• Optimize performance and ensure scalability of containerized environments.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications.
• Monitor and troubleshoot containerized environments.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in CI/CD pipeline tools and strategies.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of new applications and practices.
• Ensure security best practices are followed when implementing new applications in secure environments.
• Automate deployment and scaling processes.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and achieve project goals.
• Implement monitoring and logging solutions for introduced applications.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting languages

Monitoring & logging

Infrastructure as code

AWS IaaS services

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

CircleCI

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

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!

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a DevOps Cloud Engineer for complex cloud-based infrastructures at multiple classification levels. As a DevOps Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing applications and services to optimize infrastructure, and collaborating with development, operations, and security teams to ensure seamless deployment and scaling of containerized solutions across various environments.

If you are passionate about unique cloud solutions and have a proven track record of delivering robust and scalable cloud solutions, we would love to hear from you!

What you'll do:

• Create, develop, and maintain automated build, integration, and deployment pipelines for multiple environments
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams
• Optimize performance and ensure scalability of containerized environments
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications
• Monitor and troubleshoot containerized environments
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in CI/CD pipeline tools and strategies
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of new applications and practices
• Ensure security best practices are followed when implementing new applications in secure environments
• Automate deployment and scaling processes
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and achieve project goals
• Implement monitoring and logging solutions for introduced applications

What you'll need:

• 5 years of experience with deploying, managing, and/or securing applications in a cloud environment
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g.: Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI)
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g.: Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g.: Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack)
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g.: Terraform or Ansible)
• Understanding of different AWS IaaS services