GovCloud DevSecOps Architect

Accenture Federal Services; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 117,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a DevSecOps Engineer to maintain secure CI/CD pipelines and embed security across the software lifecycle. You will work with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and IaC tools to automate testing, vulnerability management, and compliance in GovCloud environments.

The role requires deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP/IBM), Kubernetes, and containerized architectures, plus strong collaboration with development teams to harden deployments and ensure regulatory

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience with CI/CD DevSecOps pipeline implementation within government cloud environments.
• 5 years’ experience with Kubernetes orchestration.
• 5 years’ experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.).
• Expertise with virtual machines, containers, and serverless computing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate the CI/CD pipeline with Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD.
• Integrate security tools (static/dynamic analysis, vulnerability scanning) into pipelines.
• Develop automated testing (unit/integration/UAT) to ensure quality.
• Collaborate with developers to remediate vulnerabilities and ensure compliance.
• Ensure compliance with security regulations and standards.
• Design and implement DevSecOps pipelines in secure GovCloud (AWS/Azure/IM) environments.
• Operate and maintain cloud infrastructure, monitor performance, and ensure security.
• Define system architecture, data models, and interface specs.
• Produce technical docs including diagrams and guides.
• Maintain observability across the software lifecycle and security posture.

Skills

CI/CD DevSecOps

Kubernetes orchestration

Infrastructure as Code

Virtual machines

Containers

Serverless computing

Security tooling in CI/CD

Cloud environments (GovCloud)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical field

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks a DevSecOps Engineer to maintain secure CI/CD pipelines and embed security across the software lifecycle. You will work with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and IaC tools to automate testing, vulnerability management, and compliance in GovCloud environments.

The role requires deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP/IBM), Kubernetes, and containerized architectures, plus strong collaboration with development teams to harden deployments and ensure regulatory