Forward Deployed Cloud Engineer (Full-Stack)

Accenture PLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 59,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture AWS Business Group is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications across AWS, Azure, and On‑Prem environments. You will work with clients to translate requirements into scalable APIs, data pipelines, and web services.

The role demands hands-on Linux, modern JavaScript, DevOps, and IaC experience with Terraform and AWS CDK. Travel up to 0–100% may be required; strong communication with technical users is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (minimum 12 years).
• At least 3 years of full-stack engineering with 1 year in four areas: Linux, Python, Docker/Kubernetes, or a modern JS framework, DevOps.
• Minimum of 2 years in a platform engineering or developer role.
• Minimum of 3 months of experience with IaC tools, e.g., Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and operate cloud-native web applications across AWS, Azure, and on‑prem environments.
• Configure, manage, and optimize APIs and datasets; contribute to cloud infrastructure deployment using IaC tools.
• Troubleshoot issues, improve performance, and collaborate with clients and engineers to implement solutions.

Skills

Linux Systems Administration

Python

Docker / Kubernetes

React/NodeJS

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

Docker

Kubernetes

React/NodeJS

Job description

Accenture AWS Business Group is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications across AWS, Azure, and On‑Prem environments. You will work with clients to translate requirements into scalable APIs, data pipelines, and web services.

The role demands hands-on Linux, modern JavaScript, DevOps, and IaC experience with Terraform and AWS CDK. Travel up to 0–100% may be required; strong communication with technical users is essential.