Lead Cloud Engineer - Windows

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Cloud Engineer - Windows to design, deploy, and support cloud-hosted Windows server environments that underpin mission-critical applications in secure federal cloud or hybrid infrastructures.

You will build and maintain VMs/images, automate provisioning, and ensure security, availability, and cost objectives across client environments while collaborating with DevOps and security teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 4–7+ years of Windows system administration in cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).
• Proficient in Windows server management: image handling, patching, security hardening.
• Experience with scripting (PowerShell, Python) and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, logging, and monitoring.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Architect and administer Windows server instances in cloud platforms, including image management, patching, and baseline enforcement.
• Design and implement cloud networking constructs for Windows workloads.
• Automate Windows deployment and configuration using scripting and IaC for repeatable builds.
• Integrate Windows with directory services and identity providers with proper access controls.
• Monitor and tune Windows systems in the cloud for performance and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with application, security, and DevOps teams to integrate Windows services into CI/CD.
• Implement backup, recovery, and DR processes for Windows workloads per federal policies.
• Maintain documentation and diagrams describing Windows cloud architectures and procedures.

Skills

Windows Admin

Cloud platforms

Scripting

IaC

Networking

Security hardening

US Citizenship

Clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

PowerShell

Python

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Cloud Engineer - Windows to design, deploy, and support cloud-hosted Windows server environments that underpin mission-critical applications in secure federal cloud or hybrid infrastructures.

You will build and maintain VMs/images, automate provisioning, and ensure security, availability, and cost objectives across client environments while collaborating with DevOps and security teams.