Lead Cloud Windows Engineer

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

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company in Nashville, TN, is seeking a Cloud Engineer specialized in Windows to design, implement, and support cloud-hosted Windows server environments that power critical federal applications.

You will build and maintain VM images, automate provisioning, and enforce security baselines across hybrid cloud platforms while collaborating with DevOps and application teams to ensure resilient, cost-efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 4–7+ years in Windows admin with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).
• Experience managing Windows servers in cloud, image management, patching, security hardening.
• Scripting/automation (PowerShell, Python) and IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Cloud networking, IAM, logging, monitoring knowledge.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Architect and administer Windows server instances in cloud platforms.
• Design cloud networking for Windows workloads and load balancers.
• Automate Windows deployment using scripting and IaC.
• Integrate Windows with directory services and IAM.
• Monitor and tune Windows in cloud for performance and cost.
• Collaborate with DevOps to integrate Windows services into CI/CD.
• Implement and support backup, DR for Windows workloads.
• Maintain docs, runbooks, and diagrams of Windows cloud architectures.

Skills

Windows admin

PowerShell

Python

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Azure

AWS

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company in Nashville, TN, is seeking a Cloud Engineer specialized in Windows to design, implement, and support cloud-hosted Windows server environments that power critical federal applications.

You will build and maintain VM images, automate provisioning, and enforce security baselines across hybrid cloud platforms while collaborating with DevOps and application teams to ensure resilient, cost-efficient operations.