DevOps Engineer

About the role

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer with hands-on expertise in Kubernetes and modern containerized infrastructure to join our team and support our client in the Northern VA area. This role will support the deployment, automation, scalability, and security of Kubernetes environments across AWS—while maintaining infrastructure-as-code excellence and DevSecOps best practices. We are looking for a skilled engineer with a passion for automation and building robust systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in DevOps principles and experience across the technology stack.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage small to mid-sized, production-grade Kubernetes clusters across a complex set of environments
• Automate and optimize deployments, services, ingress, storage, networking, and RBAC within Kubernetes
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues within Kubernetes and its ecosystem
• Deploy and maintain containerized DevSecOps Platform services
• Implement container best practices including image optimization, security hardening, and registry management
• Collaborate with development teams to enable the seamless and scalable deployment of containerized workloads
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform for AWS resources (EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, etc.)
• Build and maintain automation for configuration management using tools such as Ansible
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments, testing, and security workflows
• Drive continuous improvement in reliability, automation, security, and operational efficiency
• Configure and maintain solutions for identity, access management, and SSO, such as Keycloak, ADFS, or Zitadel
• Implement and maintain security and compliance controls, especially in regulated environments
• Advise on platform architecture and containerization strategies

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in a DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or SRE role
• Demonstrated experience with container technologies and orchestration with Kubernetes (deployments, services, ingress, storage, RBAC, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience with a major cloud platform, preferably AWS
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex technical issues and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code and/or automation tools (e.g., Terraform or Ansible)
• Experience in scripting (e.g., Bash, Python)
• Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts (e.g., policies, roles, service accounts)
• Must have CompTIA Security+ or other DoD 8140 qualified certification at time of hire
• Active Top Secret level clearance; SCI preferred

Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Bonus Qualifications

• GitOps principles and tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
• Experience with EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, or CloudWatch
• Service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Identity and Access Management tools like Zitadel, ADFS, or Keycloak
• Government/compliance frameworks (NIST 800-53/800-171)
• Hardening and securing platforms such as Platform One's BigBang
• Implementing and managing observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki)
• Vulnerability management and security scanning tools
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Application Developer (CKAD)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty

Pay

$100,200—$203,400 USD (for California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland)