Principal Engineer Senior Manager

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! The Work: The Senior Principal Engineer Manager at Accenture Federal Services (AFS) is a top-tier technical leadership role. This position sits at the intersection of enterprise architecture, mission-critical delivery, and hands-on innovation. You aren't just managing people; you are the "engineer's engineer," responsible for the technical integrity of massive federal systems that impact millions of citizens. As a Principal Engineer, you will serve as the primary technical authority for high-stakes federal engagements. You will bridge the gap between abstract mission goals and concrete, high-performance codebases. You will be responsible for: Define a product level technical vision aligned to customer outcomes and client goals. Establish lightweight architectural guardrails (interfaces, patterns, conventions) that enable rapid iteration with quality. Use business, user, and operational signals to prioritize for accelerated time to value. Design and integrate AI capabilities where possible with clear interfaces, guardrails, and observability to ensure reliable, safe, and measurable user value. Convert strategy into technical roadmaps, sequencing work by impact, effort, risk, and learning value. Manage the complete product delivery lifecycle, encompassing conceptualization, development, launch, and iterative enhancement, with a focus on reducing cycle time and accelerating delivery. Write product code and tests across the stack (e.g., back end Java/Python, front end React/Angular, data SQL/NoSQL). Govern multiple product codebases; set measurable objectives and maintain code quality, engineering throughput, and release predictability. Leverage AI tools for code generation, test authoring, defect triage, and documentation to shorten feedback loops, reduce cycle time, and improve developer throughput. Establish domain driven modularity by defining bounded contexts, enforcing separation of concerns, and composing services/components to enable rapid iteration and safe refactoring. Design APIs and contracts with stable, versioned REST interfaces, schemas and ensure backward compatibility and protect integrations through contract testing. Model data and integrity via pragmatic relational/NoSQL schemas; enforce referential integrity and validation; plan sensible indexing and migration strategies. Engineer for performance and scale using caching, pagination, batching, and concurrency controls; set performance budgets and profile regularly. Design cloud native products with modular, scalable microservices and event driven patterns and clear contracts (REST/streaming/batch). Standardize containers and orchestration by building images and operating containers with simple, repeatable deployment paths. Implement data and streaming foundations using SQL/NoSQL models, caching tiers, and Kafka/Pub/Sub to deliver low latency, high throughput experiences. Run CI/CD at speed with trunk-based development, automated tests, and progressive delivery (feature flags, blue green) to shorten feedback loops and reduce risk. Set standards for clarity, reliability, performance, security, and observability; embed modern SDLC practices (DevSecOps, trunk based d ... (truncated, view full listing at source)