DevOps/Infrastructure Engineer

Accenture; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks an Infrastructure Engineer to architect and maintain scalable, resilient systems supporting high-volume data alerting. You will orchestrate containerized workloads with Kubernetes, manage RabbitMQ and Kafka data streams, and collaborate to optimize CI/CD with DevOps practices using Terraform.

The role requires hands-on experience with monitoring (Grafana/Prometheus) and cloud security.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps or a similar field.
• Experience with Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, Kafka, and AWS.
• Familiarity with Terraform and logging/alerting (Prometheus stack).

Responsibilities

• Optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS, utilize services such as EKS, EC2, and S3, and implement infrastructure as code with Terraform to automate provisioning and configuration.
• Design robust routing and DNS solutions to guarantee high availability and performance across distributed systems.

Skills

Kubernetes

RabbitMQ

Kafka

AWS

Terraform

Monitoring

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

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!

Job Description

As an Infrastructure Engineer in this role, you will be responsible for architecting and maintaining scalable, resilient systems that support high-volume data alerting within a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will leverage your expertise in Kubernetes to orchestrate containerized workloads, ensuring seamless deployment and management of applications.

Success in this position will be driven by your hands‑on experience with messaging platforms like RabbitMQ and Kafka, which are essential for handling large‑scale data streams and ensuring reliable communication between services. You will benefit from familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, as well as logging and alerting frameworks that enable proactive incident response. Exposure to DevOps methodologies will be crucial, as you will collaborate closely with development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and enhance operational efficiency. Your ability to troubleshoot complex issues and implement best practices in cloud security and automation will set you apart in this challenging and rewarding role.

Here’s what you’ll do

• Optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS, utilize services such as EKS, EC2, and S3, and implement infrastructure as code with Terraform to automate provisioning and configuration.

• Design robust routing and DNS solutions to guarantee high availability and performance across distributed systems.

Here is what you need

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps or a similar field.

• Experience in several of the following areas:

• Kubernetes

• RabbitMQ

• Kafka

• AWS (EC2, S3, EKS, etc)

• Terraform

• Logging and Alerting (Prometheus Stack or similar)

Bonus points if you have

• Experience with scalable applications on Kubernetes.

• Experience handling high volume data alerts.

• Experience working on large projects in complex, fast‑paced environments.

Security clearance

• Active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance is required.

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. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/your-future-rewards-benefits) We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

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:

$130,200—$265,300 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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