Cloud Engineer na Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal Services · Washington, Estados Unidos Da América · Remote
Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company and part of global Accenture, to do work that matters in 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!
As a Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for guiding, architecting, and supporting enterprise cloud initiatives across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments. Your role will involve designing secure, scalable, and high-performing cloud architectures while ensuring alignment with business, security, and compliance requirements, particularly within federal or health IT environments. You will play a crucial role in reviewing and tracking technical deliverables, aligning cloud modernization tasks to the program schedule, and managing timelines, resource usage, and dependencies effectively. Your ability to identify and mitigate risks will be essential as you own and maintain core architecture documentation, including cloud design blueprints, risk registers, issue logs, technical diagrams, and status reports.
In this position, you will lead the creation and maintenance of cloud architecture documentation, ensuring clarity and accessibility for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You will oversee the development of operational procedures, review engineering workflows, validate cloud configurations, and ensure adherence to best practices in cloud governance, automation, networking, and security. Success in this role requires proactive leadership, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional, contractor, and federal teams. This is an opportunity to bring structure, clarity, and technical leadership to complex cloud transformation efforts while driving measurable results in a dynamic environment.
Here is what you need:
- Proven experience as an Architect or Cloud Engineer in federal government or health IT environments
- Deep understanding of AWS and/or Azure cloud services, architectures, and security frameworks
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex architectures
- Strong organizational skills including attention to detail, multitasking, and documentation management
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, cloud management consoles, and project management software (MS Project, Jira, Confluence)
- Experience supporting large-scale cloud migrations, modernization programs, or enterprise cloud operations
- Bachelor’s degree + 5 years of cloud engineering, cloud architecture, or federal IT experience
Bonus if you have:
- Knowledge of Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies
- Experience working with agencies
- Familiarity with supply chain, healthcare, asset management, or modernization initiatives
- Cloud certifications preferred (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect Expert, AWS Security, Azure Security, Google Cloud Architect)
- Agile certifications (CSM, SAFe, or PMI-ACP) preferred
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus
US citizenship required
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, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. 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.
