Senior Systems Administrator – Enterprise & Zero-Trust

Accenture Federal Services; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Systems Administrator (SME) to serve as the principal authority for enterprise systems architecture, infrastructure modernization, and zero-trust security implementation. This role leads the design, automation, optimization, and governance of highly available infrastructure environments across complex, cross-enclave systems.

The SME provides strategic and technical leadership for IaC, configuration management, disaster recovery, and compliance automation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, or related field.
• 10+ years of systems administration and infrastructure management.
• Experience with Windows, Linux, and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Proficiency with IaC and tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Strong knowledge of system monitoring, disaster recovery, backup solutions, and performance optimization.
• Deep understanding of enterprise security controls, compliance requirements, and infrastructure governance.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise infrastructure initiatives and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal authority for enterprise systems architecture and infrastructure modernization.
• Lead the design, automation, and optimization of highly available infrastructure environments.
• Implement zero‑trust security principles and cross‑enclave interoperability solutions.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management initiatives across the enterprise.
• Establish and enforce governance frameworks for disaster recovery and compliance automation.
• Provide strategic technical leadership for enterprise security and operational resilience initiatives.
• Optimize infrastructure for scalability, performance, and security across complex environments.
• Guide teams on best practices for system administration, automation, and infrastructure management.

Skills

Systems administration

Infrastructure management

Zero-trust security

IaC

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Disaster recovery

Cross-enclave interoperability

Team leadership

Monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Systems Administrator (SME) to serve as the principal authority for enterprise systems architecture, infrastructure modernization, and zero-trust security implementation. This role leads the design, automation, optimization, and governance of highly available infrastructure environments across complex, cross-enclave systems.

The SME provides strategic and technical leadership for IaC, configuration management, disaster recovery, and compliance automation