AWS Cloud Engineer

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<div class="content-intro"><div> <div> </div> <div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!</div> <div> </div> </div></div><p></p> <p><strong>About the Role:</strong> <br>AFS is seeking an AWS Engineer to lead the design, build, and automation of our cutting-edge cloud infrastructure in a DevSecOps environment. The ideal candidate is passionate about building secure, scalable, and highly available platforms on AWS. Your expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), container orchestration with EKS, and CI/CD pipelines will be critical to empowering our development teams with a robust, self-service platform. While our primary focus is AWS, experience in a hybrid environment and private cloud platforms such as VMware or Openshift will make you stand out. </p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong> </p> <ul> <li><strong>AWS Infrastructure & Architecture:</strong>  <ul> <li>Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure environments primarily within AWS. </li> <li>Implement and manage core AWS services, including networking (VPC, Transit Gateway), Kubernetes (EKS), compute (EC2, Lambda), storage (S3, EBS), and databases (RDS). </li> <li>Architect and operate containerized workloads using Amazon EKS, including cluster management, scaling, and security. </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Security & Compliance:</strong>  <ul> <li>Implement and enforce security controls, encryption, and access management to meet compliance standards such as DISA STIGs directly into IaC modules and other code. </li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Team Enablement & Collaboration:</strong>  <ul> <li>Act as a cloud subject matter expert, providing guidance and support to development teams to optimize their use of the platform. </li> <li>Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate new cloud-native technologies and recommend solutions that enhance efficiency and capability. </li> <li>Champion foundational best practices, including Git workflows and the proficient use of AI tools to accelerate development and problem-solving. </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills & Experience:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>7 years of experience in cloud engineering</li> <li>Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)</li> <li>CompTIA Security+ ce</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Experience with VMware vSphere in a hybrid cloud context. </li> <li>Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible. </li> <li>Familiarity with other public clouds (Azure, GCP). </li> <li>Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript). </li> <li>Understanding of common authentication mechanisms, OIDC, OAuth2, LDAP, SAML. </li> <li>Experience contributing to open-source projects. </li> <li>One or more of the following certifications: </li> <li>AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional </li> <li>Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) </li> <li>HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate/Professional </li> </ul> <p><strong>Clearance:</strong></p> <ul> <li>An Active TS/SCI is required</li> </ul> <p></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p> </p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8">As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of <strong>California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland</strong></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8">. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for…