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Cloud Engineer

Hill AFBOn-site

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Designs, implements, and maintains cloud infrastructure for mission-critical government workloads at Hill Air Force Base, using Infrastructure as Code, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines within an Agile delivery team.

About this role

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 Cloud Engineers to join our team and support our client at Hill Air Force Base. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure for mission workloads in a fast-paced, agile environment, with room to grow into deeper platform and automation responsibilities over time. You will work within a small delivery team alongside Senior Cloud Engineers, Platform Engineers, and Security Engineers, executing infrastructure builds and operational tasks under an established architecture while building toward greater design ownership.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on cloud engineering experience across any major provider and is comfortable operating in a centralized vision, decentralized command culture that emphasizes solution ownership and a fail-fast, fail-forward mindset.

What you’ll do:

Cloud Infrastructure & Operations

Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting mission-critical government workloads
Implement Infrastructure as Code for consistent, repeatable deployments (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible)
Configure and manage identity, access, networking, and security controls across cloud environments
Support CI/CD pipeline operations and containerized workload deployment (Docker, Kubernetes)

Operations & Incident Response

Monitor infrastructure health, troubleshoot incidents, and drive resolution across Tier 1, Tier 2, and select Tier 3 issues
Respond to monitoring alerts and escalate complex problems with clear technical context
Support patching cycles, baseline updates, and configuration management activities

Security & Compliance Support

Implement and maintain security controls, STIG compliance checks, and vulnerability remediation activities
Support security audits and coordinate remediation with Security Engineering and ISSO teams

Agile Delivery & Collaboration

Operate within an Agile framework — participate in sprints, standups, and retrospectives
Document infrastructure decisions, runbooks, and operational procedures
Collaborate with senior engineers, security teams, and government personnel to support platform delivery

What you’ll need:

Cloud engineering or infrastructure experience (Azure preferred)
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g.: Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation, or Ansible)
Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration (e.g.: Docker, Kubernetes)
Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation and operational tasks
Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and/or incident response workflows

Bonus Points if you have:

Multi-cloud experience (AWS and Azure)
Experience with identity and access management, networking fundamentals, and/or cloud security controls
Experience with cloud migration or modernization projects
CompTIA Security+ (current) or equivalent security certification
Azure or AWS certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field

Work Environment & Culture Fit

Comfortable operating in a centralized vision, decentralized command culture
Strong Agile framework familiarity — ability to work effectively in sprints, standups, and retrospectives
Solution ownership mindset — takes responsibility for assigned infrastructure and proactively identifies issues
Fail-fast, fail-forward mindset

Clearance:

Must have an active Secret clearance; Top Secret preferred

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, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. 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.

The pay range for the states of 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 is:

$91,700—$178,700 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. For details, view a copy of the Accenture Federal Services Equal Opportunity Policy Statement.

Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally, as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you are being considered for employment opportunities with Accenture Federal Services and need an accommodation for a disability or religious observance during the interview process or for the job you are interviewing for, please speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

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Skills

AnsibleAWSAzureBashCI/CDCloudFormationCompTIA Security+DockerKubernetesPowerShellPythonSTIG ComplianceTerraform

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