Kubernetes/Infrastructure Engineer

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 Kubernetes Engineer to architect, implement, and operate enterprise-scale container orchestration platforms within cloud environments. This role focuses on building resilient, secure, and compliant Kubernetes clusters that support mission-critical workloads while maintaining the agility required for modern application delivery. What we are looking for: Kubernetes Expertise Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, components, and operational patterns Experience with Kubernetes distributions: vanilla Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, or cloud-managed services Proficiency with Kubernetes networking: CNI plugins, service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), ingress controllers Advanced troubleshooting skills for complex distributed system issues Container runtime expertise: Docker, containers, CRI-O Cloud Platform Integration Multi-cloud Kubernetes deployment experience: EKS, AKS, OKE, or self-managed clusters Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Helm, Kustomize for Kubernetes resource management Cloud-native storage solutions and persistent volume management Integration with cloud security services and identity providers Security Compliance Kubernetes security best practices: Pod Security Standards, network policies, admission controllers Container image security: vulnerability scanning, signing, registry security Secrets management integration: HashiCorp Vault, cloud KMS, Kubernetes secrets Understanding of zero-trust networking principles and implementation Automation DevOps GitOps tools and workflows: ArgoCD, Flux, or similar platforms CI/CD integration with Kubernetes: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions Monitoring and observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, distributed tracing Configuration management and policy enforcement tools What you’ll need: 6 years container orchestration and cloud infrastructure experience 4 years hands-on Kubernetes administration and architecture design Experience deploying Kubernetes in enterprise or government environments Experience with Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices Experience in one or more programming or scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, Go) Bonus points if you have: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field DoD 8570 compliance with IAT II certification (e.g.: Sec+) - will need to obtain within 90 days of hire Strong background in distributed systems, networking, and security Certifications such as: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), Cloud platform certifications (AWS, Azure, Oracle) with container focus Service mesh architecture and implementation experience Multi-cluster management and federation patterns High-performance computing and GPU workload management Kubernetes operator development and custom resource definitions Kubernetes Helm chart development Experience developing GitOps workflows for application deployment and cluster configuration management Create CI/CD pipelines optimized for containerized government workloads Implement ... (truncated, view full listing at source)