Why This Role Stands Out
This hybrid role at Accenture Federal Services offers you the chance to leverage your DevOps expertise to support critical government missions, fostering national security and public well-being. You'll thrive here if you're passionate about cloud technologies and automation, enjoying a collaborative environment that prioritizes professional growth and makes a tangible impact. Apply today to contribute to meaningful work and advance your career with a highly reputable organization.
Quick Overview
Job Description
Accenture Federal Services is seeking an enthusiastic and customer‑focused DevOps Engineer to support the delivery of mission‑critical platforms and capabilities. In this role, you will apply deep expertise in cloud technologies, automation, and distributed systems to ensure secure, reliable, and efficient operations across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments. You will help optimize resource usage, streamline workflows, and support deployments across multiple classification levels to meet the needs of federal mission partners.
The Work:
- Support the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of cloud‑based and on‑prem DevOps environments.
- Provide day‑to‑day operational support, monitoring, and problem resolution across compute, storage, networking, and platform components.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams on workload management, patching, Active Directory administration, onboarding, and technical troubleshooting.
- Optimize system operations, resource utilization, and performance through automation and capacity planning.
- Deliver clear analysis and feedback to management and internal customers for escalated issues and service requests.
- Support application deployment across multiple classification levels.
- Contribute to requirements analysis, capability development, and implementation planning.
Here is what you'll need:
- 5+ years deploying and maintaining Kubernetes clusters (e.g., TKG, Konvoy).
- 5+ years of DevOps experience, including configuration management (Ansible preferred; Chef or Puppet), application deployment, security practices, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, etc.).
- 5+ years of experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or other major cloud providers.
- 5+ years of Windows Server and/or Linux system administration.
- 3+ years of experience with identity management tools (Active Directory, Keycloak, AWS IAM, Radiant Logic).
- 3+ years deploying and maintaining containerized applications (Jira, Confluence, Mattermost, GitLab, etc.).
- 3+ years of PowerShell and/or Bash scripting experience.
- Strong understanding of core networking principles.
- Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+).
Bonus points you might have:
- AWS Associate‑level certifications.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (or 2+ years Cloud/Systems Engineering experience in lieu of a degree).
- 4+ years of debugging experience (log analysis, stack traces, permissions issues, etc.).
- 3+ years of network troubleshooting experience (DNS, security groups, route tables).
Clearance Requirements
- Active Secret clearance or higher.
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, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. 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.