Senior Cloud Engineer

About the role

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! Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our team and support our client at Hill Air Force Base. This role leads cloud infrastructure design and delivery for mission workloads across multi-classification environments. As a senior individual contributor, you’ll set engineering direction for infrastructure-as-code, mentor mid-level and junior engineers, and own complex infrastructure challenges.

Responsibilities

• Delivering new infrastructure as reusable, version controlled Terraform or CloudFormation modules within 90 days
• Being the trusted technical authority for architecture and design questions
• Integrating STIG compliance and security hardening into deployment pipelines by default
• Driving root-cause investigation for Tier 3 incident response
• Ensuring cross-domain data flow and classification boundaries are correctly reflected in infrastructure design
• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure for mission-critical government workloads across IL2-IL6 environments
• Author and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) for consistent, auditable deployments
• Architect compute, storage, and networking solutions meeting mission performance and classification constraints
• Lead technical design from requirements gathering through implementation and handoff
• Implement and maintain security controls, STIG compliance, and vulnerability remediation
• Partner with Security Engineers and ISSOs on RMF documentation and ATO support
• Manage identity, access, networking, and security controls per least-privilege principles
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers on design, troubleshooting, and secure practices
• Review infrastructure-as-code changes, provide technical feedback
• Drive resolution of complex Tier 3 incidents and document root-cause findings
• Operate within Agile frameworks (sprints, standups, retrospectives)
• Identify and resolve infrastructure gaps and automation opportunities proactively
• Document infrastructure decisions, runbooks, and operational procedures

Requirements

• 5 years of cloud engineering/infrastructure experience
• 2 years in classified or highly regulated government environments
• Cloud platform experience (e.g: AWS, Azure, or multi-cloud); AWS GovCloud strongly preferred
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g.: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
• Experience with containerization/orchestration (e.g.: Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation
• Need an active Secret clearance; Top Secret preferred