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Cloud Architect

Accenture Federal Services Reston, VA 1 day ago 0 views
Remote Full time Mid Level Competitive
Job Description
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!

Job Description:
As Cloud Architect, you will be a key player in architecting, designing, and implementing cloud solutions that empower our clients to leverage the full potential of cloud technologies. You will be responsible for the development of a robust and scalable cloud infrastructure, serve as a technical mentor who guides, supports and accelerates the professional growth of junior engineers, all while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery to the missions.

Responsibilities:
Support the design and implementation of cloud-based architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security in alignment with industry best practices. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud infrastructure. Mentor and provide technical guidance to a team of cloud engineers, reviewing their work, and helping them solve complex technical challenges. Engage with stakeholders to translate technical requirements into actionable solutions, troubleshoot and resolve issues, and stay current on evolving cloud technologies and compliance standards. Provide requirement decomposition/definition and engineering expertise to assure program requirements are developed and sustained. Prepare operating instructions and end user training. Develop and implement cloud governance strategies, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations. Lead efforts to automate deployment, monitoring, and management processes, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual intervention. Act as a subject matter expert on cloud engineering best practices, participating in knowledge sharing and contributing to the company's technical community. Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and architecture.

You will have:
- Current certifications to meet 8140/8570 standards (e.g. Security+ or above)
- Minimum 10 years of experience as a Cloud Solution Architect or similar role, with a strong emphasis on cloud-based solution design and architecture.
- Extensive experience building and leading AWS cloud infrastructure solutions at scale across multiple classification domains (IL5 to IL6+) simultaneously.
- Extensive hands-on experience with leading cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, EBS, etc.
- Expert-level skills in creating, managing, and hardening desktop OS images across multiple classification domains in the cloud using AMIs. In-depth understanding of cloud architecture patterns, microservices, serverless computing, containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and related technologies.

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About Accenture Federal Services
Job Summary
Salary Competitive
Job Type Full time
Experience Mid
Location Reston, VA
Posted Mar 8, 2026
Expires Apr 7, 2026
Applications 0
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