Senior Cloud Engineer - AWS GovCloud for Federal (Reston)

Accenture PLC; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cloud Engineer to architect, design, and implement scalable AWS cloud solutions, enabling government missions. You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, compliant delivery.

The role emphasizes hands-on cloud infrastructure, ongoing skills development, and adherence to AWS Well-Architected principles, with 5 days on-site in Reston, VA, and a comprehensive benefits program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience building, supporting, or troubleshooting cloud infrastructure; plus prior experience supporting infrastructure in AWS GovCloud.
• Experience with AWS services including EC2, EBS, S3, VPC, IAM (users, roles, policies), and AWS Organizations.
• Experience working in a ticket-driven support environment, with a willingness to proactively pick up, troubleshoot, and resolve tickets.
• Foundational understanding of cloud architecture principles and the AWS Well-Architected Framework, along with a conceptual understanding of cloud networking (e.g., VPCs and security groups).

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, operate, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure, including environments in AWS GovCloud, using services such as EC2, EBS, S3, VPC, IAM, and AWS Organizations.
• Proactively pick up and manage support tickets, collaborating with teammates to troubleshoot infrastructure, access, and networking issues, implement solutions, and follow through to resolution.
• Communicate ticket status, technical issues, and resolutions clearly to teammates and stakeholders.
• Continue deepening AWS knowledge and technical skills, and contribute to improvements in team processes and documentation.

Skills

Ticket-driven support

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS GovCloud

EC2

EBS

S3

VPC

IAM

AWS Organizations

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cloud Engineer to architect, design, and implement scalable AWS cloud solutions, enabling government missions. You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, compliant delivery.

The role emphasizes hands-on cloud infrastructure, ongoing skills development, and adherence to AWS Well-Architected principles, with 5 days on-site in Reston, VA, and a comprehensive benefits program.