Senior AWS 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! About the Role: AFS is seeking a Senior 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. Key Responsibilities: AWS Infrastructure Architecture: Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure environments primarily within AWS. Implement and manage core AWS services, including networking (VPC, Transit Gateway), Kubernetes (EKS), compute (EC2, Lambda), storage (S3, EBS), and databases (RDS). Architect and operate containerized workloads using Amazon EKS, including cluster management, scaling, and security. Security Compliance: Implement and enforce security controls, encryption, and access management to meet compliance standards such as DISA STIGs directly into IaC modules and other code. Team Enablement Collaboration: Act as a cloud subject matter expert, providing guidance and support to development teams to optimize their use of the platform. Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate new cloud-native technologies and recommend solutions that enhance efficiency and capability. Champion foundational best practices, including Git workflows and the proficient use of AI tools to accelerate development and problem-solving. Required Skills Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience (approx. 8+ years in cloud/software engineering). Must possess and maintain required DoD 8140 certifications. Expert-level proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), with strong hands-on experience in Terraform or other languages, to include advanced usage such as targeted applies, imports and more. Deep experience with container orchestration, specifically designing and managing Amazon EKS clusters. Strong command of AWS IAM roles, policies, and security best practices. Solid understanding of cloud networking, Linux/Unix administration, and security principles. Proficiency with Git and modern GitOps workflows. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with VMware vSphere in a hybrid cloud context. Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible. Familiarity with other public clouds (Azure, GCP). Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript). Understanding of common authentication mechanisms, OIDC, OAuth2, LDAP, SAML. Experience contributing to open-source projects. One or more of the following certifications: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate/Professional Clearance: An Active TS/SCI is required As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the sta ... (truncated, view full listing at source)