Senior Enterprise Architecture Lead

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

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping 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.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands‑on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

You Are:

This role is a senior architecture leader operating across the FSA enterprise, responsible for driving architecture initiatives and setting technical direction across a large, complex account with a diverse technology footprint - spanning AI/ML-driven capabilities, call center/contact center modernization, cloud infrastructure (AWS GovCloud and Commercial, Azure, GCP), enterprise networking/connectivity, and the DevOps toolchain that underpins delivery (Terraform/IaC, GitLab CI/CD), FedRamp-SaaS tooling & integration. The person in this seat is expected to independently lead initiatives, not just execute direction handed to them - identifying where architecture needs to evolve across the account, building consensus across teams and stakeholders who don't report to them, and carrying initiatives from concept through delivery. They are a peer technical leader to the Architecture Lead, with their own portfolio of ownership, who also adds leadership depth and continuity for the account as a natural consequence of operating at this level.

The Work:

• Enterprise Architecture Leadership:
  • Drive architecture initiatives across the account's technology portfolio - call center/contact center platforms, cloud infrastructure, networking/connectivity, and application modernization - not limited to reviewing others' designs
  • Set and enforce technical direction consistent with existing security-first/FedRAMP Moderate/DISA STIG defaults (encryption, least-privilege IAM, secrets management) across the account
  • Own architecture decisions and reviews for a defined scope with full authority - escalation to the Lead becomes the exception, not the default
  • Handle live technical and client escalations within their scope in real time Cross-Account Coordination
  • Act as the connective tissue across engineering teams working on different parts of the account's technology stack, resolving integration and design conflicts between teams that don't share a reporting line
  • Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the account - technical and non-technical - needed to drive initiatives that span team boundaries
  • Represent architecture decisions and account-wide technical status in client/stakeholder settings Cloud & DevOps Platform Ownership
  • Guide IaC practices (Terraform preferred) across teams - module structure, state management, security scanning
  • Own or heavily influence GitLab CI/CD pipeline standards and DevOps practices across the account
  • Drive AWS architecture decisions (GovCloud primary) with the same security-first, observability-forward (Dynatrace/Splunk) standards used elsewhere in the account Networking & Connectivity
  • Own or heavily influence enterprise networking architecture decisions - site-to-site connectivity, hybrid/multi-cloud network design, VPN/Direct Connect strategy, segmentation, and routing
  • Ensure networking designs meet the same security-first and compliance (FedRAMP/DISA STIG) bar applied elsewhere in the account
  • Serve as the account's go-to technical authority for networking questions that cross team or cloud boundaries AI Adoption Partnership
  • Assist in the account's AI adoption efforts, partnering directly with the teams driving AI/ML and GenAI initiatives rather than owning that roadmap independently
  • Help evaluate where AI capabilities create real architectural or operational value, bringing a security/compliance lens to proposed use cases
  • Act as a connector between AI-focused teams and the broader engineering organization to keep adoption efforts aligned with account-wide architecture standards

Here's What You Need:

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

Bonus Points If:

• Experience supporting large federal government programs or enterprise-scale public sector environments.
• Familiarity with AI/ML, Generative AI, and the architectural considerations for secure AI adoption.
• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar tools.
• AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, TOGAF, SAFe, or related architecture certifications.
• Experience modernizing call center/contact center platforms and customer engagement solutions.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

The Extras:

• US Citizenship Required
• The ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance is required for this role

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$139,300 - $282,500 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

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