Senior Enterprise Architect — Federal Cloud & AI

Accenture Federal Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 139,000 - 283,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

US Citizenship Required

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a senior architecture leader to drive enterprise architecture initiatives across a large, complex federal account. You will set technical direction, lead cross-team collaborations, and ensure security-first design across cloud, networking, and AI-enabled initiatives.

You will independently own architecture decisions and mentor teams, acting as a technical authority while coordinating with stakeholders to advance mission-critical outcomes.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in enterprise/solution architecture or technical leadership.
• 5+ years cloud architecture across AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD automation.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide architecture initiatives and cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST, DISA STIG, and security-first architecture.
• Enterprise networking and hybrid/multi-cloud connectivity experience.
• Strong communication with executive, technical, and client stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture initiatives across the account's technology portfolio including call center platforms, cloud infrastructure, networking, and application modernization.
• Set and enforce technical direction with security-first standards across the account.
• Own architecture decisions with authority; lead cross-team collaboration and resolve design conflicts.
• Manage live escalations within scope and coordinate across accounts.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across technical and non-technical levels to drive cross-team initiatives.
• Guide IaC practices (Terraform) and GitLab CI/CD pipeline standards across the account.
• Lead AWS GovCloud and multi-cloud architecture decisions with observability standards (Dynatrace, Splunk).
• Oversee enterprise networking architecture decisions including site-to-site connectivity and hybrid/multi-cloud design.
• Contribute to AI/ML adoption efforts while aligning with architecture standards.

Skills

Enterprise architecture leadership

Cloud architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Terraform/IaC

GitLab CI/CD

Security-first architecture (FedRAMP/D

Tools

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Dynatrace

Splunk

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a senior architecture leader to drive enterprise architecture initiatives across a large, complex federal account. You will set technical direction, lead cross-team collaborations, and ensure security-first design across cloud, networking, and AI-enabled initiatives.

You will independently own architecture decisions and mentor teams, acting as a technical authority while coordinating with stakeholders to advance mission-critical outcomes.