Senior Cloud Engineer

Accenture Federal Services; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 106,300 - 221,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is recruiting a Cloud Engineer to design, engineer, and integrate a scalable cloud environment that underpins client systems. You will implement cloud services, optimize architecture for performance and cost, and ensure security and reliability across multi‑cloud and hybrid deployments.

The role requires 8+ years in cloud engineering, strong automation skills with IaC, and adherence to DoD 8140 guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or 8 years of equivalent experience) in IT, cybersecurity, CS, IS, data science, or related field.
• 8+ years of cloud engineering, automation, and security experience in enterprise environments.
• Must meet DoD 8140 requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and integrate the cloud environment that forms the foundation of the Client System.
• Implement and manage cloud services, optimize architecture for performance and cost, ensure security and high availability.
• Architect multi-cloud and hybrid cloud solutions with IaC for provisioning and governance.
• Design cloud networking with VPCs, subnets, and on‑prem connectivity.
• Configure cloud security controls and implement monitoring and logging for visibility.
• Optimize resource utilization, implement auto-scaling, and design disaster recovery/business continuity.
• Maintain cloud architecture docs and provide cloud expertise to other teams.

Skills

Cloud engineering

IaC

Automation

Security

Governance

Networking

Monitoring & logging

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Terraform

Cloud platforms (multi-cloud)

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, we help the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Job Description

The Cloud Engineer will design, engineer, and integrate the cloud environment that forms the foundation of the Client System. This role will implement and manage cloud services, optimize the cloud architecture for performance and cost, and ensure the environment is secure, scalable, and highly available. The engineer will architect multi‑cloud and hybrid cloud solutions to meet specific requirements, implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate cloud resource provisioning, and establish cloud governance policies and guardrails. They will design and implement cloud networking solutions including VPCs, subnets, and connectivity to on‑premises resources, configure cloud security services and controls to protect cloud resources, and implement cloud monitoring and logging solutions to provide visibility into operations. The engineer will optimize cloud resource utilization to control costs, implement auto‑scaling solutions to handle variable workloads, and design disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for cloud workloads. This position will evaluate new cloud services and features for potential adoption, maintain cloud architecture documentation, and provide cloud expertise to other teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or an additional 4 years of experience) in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 8 years of experience in cloud engineering, automation, and security in enterprise environments
• Must meet DoD 8140 requirements

Security Clearance

• Active Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, or TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required, depending on position

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation varies by location, role, and experience. Base pay ranges from $106,300 – $221,100 USD in the applicable states and the city of Cleveland. Additional benefits include health, dental, vision, retirement and other benefits. For more details, visit our benefits page.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Requesting an Accommodation

Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States. Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.