Senior Windows Cloud Engineering Lead

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 99,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services company, is seeking a Cloud Engineer - Windows to design, implement, and support cloud-hosted Windows server environments for mission-critical applications in secure federal cloud or hybrid setups.

You will build and maintain VMs, images, and automation to provision Windows workloads, configure identity, networking, and monitoring, and ensure security, availability, performance, and cost targets across the client environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 4–7+ years of Windows system administration with cloud platform experience (Azure, AWS, or similar).
• Proficient in Windows server management, image handling, patching, and security hardening.
• Experience with scripting and automation (PowerShell, Python) and IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, IAM, logging and monitoring; ability to obtain Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Architect and administer Windows server instances in cloud, including image management and patching.
• Design and implement cloud networking for Windows workloads (virtual networks, subnets, security groups, load balancers).
• Automate Windows deployment and configuration using scripting and IaC for repeatable builds and compliance.
• Integrate Windows with directory services and identity providers with appropriate access controls.
• Monitor and tune Windows systems in the cloud for performance, availability and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with application, security, and DevOps to integrate Windows services into CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement and support backup, recovery, and DR processes for Windows workloads per federal IT policies.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and diagrams of Windows cloud architectures and procedures.

Skills

Windows Server Admin

Cloud Platforms

Automation

PowerShell

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services company, is seeking a Cloud Engineer - Windows to design, implement, and support cloud-hosted Windows server environments for mission-critical applications in secure federal cloud or hybrid setups.

You will build and maintain VMs, images, and automation to provision Windows workloads, configure identity, networking, and monitoring, and ensure security, availability, performance, and cost targets across the client environment.