Federal Cloud Architect - TS Clearance

Accenture Federal Services; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Cloud Architect to own the program's cloud architecture, setting technical direction for Kubernetes, GitOps, and IaC, driving legacy-to-cloud transformation with security built in from the start.

You will produce a detailed cloud migration roadmap, a reference architecture, and a Kubernetes-based environment with robust CI/CD and monitoring, ensuring RMF alignment and program-wide governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or 4+ years of equivalent experience/certifications.
• 4+ years hands-on cloud experience including IaC, containerization, orchestration, and cloud security fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural direction and standards for the program's cloud environment.
• Lead cloud adoption and migration from legacy systems to cloud-native, containerized architectures.
• Decide on infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, GitOps, and CI/CD tooling.
• Embed RMF processes and security controls into cloud design and operations.
• Align architecture decisions with engineering teams to prevent production issues.
• Develop governance and reference architectures adopted by teams.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes

GitOps

Terraform

Security RMF

CI/CD

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Accenture Federal Services in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Cloud Architect to own the program's cloud architecture, setting technical direction for Kubernetes, GitOps, and IaC, driving legacy-to-cloud transformation with security built in from the start.

You will produce a detailed cloud migration roadmap, a reference architecture, and a Kubernetes-based environment with robust CI/CD and monitoring, ensuring RMF alignment and program-wide governance.