Senior Cloud Engineer – AWS GovCloud Expert

Cloudjobs; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Reston/Chantilly, VA seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer to architect, design and implement scalable cloud solutions. You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure mission-aligned delivery.

Required is 10+ years IT experience with 5+ years AWS cloud engineering, including GovCloud. Strong IaC, security, RMF, and scripting skills are essential. This role is onsite five days a week in Reston, VA.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT/infrastructure experience with 5+ years hands-on AWS cloud engineering.
• Experience designing and supporting AWS cloud infrastructure in classified gov environments.
• Hands-on with AWS services (EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, CloudFormation).
• GovCloud and other classified AWS environments experience.
• IaC experience: Terraform, CloudFormation or Ansible.
• Cloud security controls incl. IAM, SSO, federation, baselines, and auditing.
• Linux/Windows hardening per security and RMF requirements.
• Scripting in Python, PowerShell, Bash or similar; strong troubleshooting.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and document scalable, secure cloud solutions for agencies.
• Mentor engineers and guide junior team members toward best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into deployable solutions.
• Automate deployment, monitoring and management to reduce manual work.
• Develop cloud governance strategies for compliance with standards and regs.
• Provide operating instructions and end-user training as needed.
• Stay current on evolving cloud technologies and compliance requirements.
• Lead risk assessments and architectural reviews throughout projects.
• Act as SME for cloud engineering best practices within the company.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

Linux

Python

PowerShell

Bash

RMF

IAM

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Accenture Federal Services in Reston/Chantilly, VA seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer to architect, design and implement scalable cloud solutions. You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure mission-aligned delivery.

Required is 10+ years IT experience with 5+ years AWS cloud engineering, including GovCloud. Strong IaC, security, RMF, and scripting skills are essential. This role is onsite five days a week in Reston, VA.