Senior Cloud Architect: National Security Cloud Lead

Accenture Federal Services; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 124,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Senior Cloud Architect to design cloud architectures and hybrid solutions for a vital national security mission. You will support customer requirements, oversee multi-cloud environments, and guide technical delivery teams through complex projects.

The role emphasizes collaboration with government and military stakeholders, Agile practices, and proactive workload management. Active TS/SCI clearance required.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience engineering and administrating IT systems hosted within AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP.
• 8 years of experience working with Linux or Windows Operating Systems.
• 5 years of technical leadership experience leading integrated project teams.
• IAT Level III or IASAE II Certification (e.g.: CISSP, CISM, CASP+, CISA, CCNP Security, etc.).
• Experience with orchestration tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Lead large technical initiatives and coordinate closely with development teams and project management.
• Provide systems engineering, orchestration, and administrative support for many multi-cloud environments.
• Assist technical delivery teams with optimization of cloud system operations and capacity planning.
• Utilize Agile Scrum frameworks and methodologies in daily execution.
• Advise on complexity and effort of technical implementation details.
• Interface with customers executing large programs with multiple vendors and government personnel.
• Mentor junior team members on cloud systems and environments.
• Assist with workload, patch, and directory management as needed.
• Provide detailed analysis and feedback to management and internal customers.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS Cloud

Azure cloud

OCI/GCP experience

Linux/Windows

Technical leadership

Orchestration tools

Ansible

Terraform

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Ansible

Chef

Terraform

Git

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Senior Cloud Architect to design cloud architectures and hybrid solutions for a vital national security mission. You will support customer requirements, oversee multi-cloud environments, and guide technical delivery teams through complex projects.

The role emphasizes collaboration with government and military stakeholders, Agile practices, and proactive workload management. Active TS/SCI clearance required.