<div class="content-intro"><div> <div> </div> <div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!</div> <div> </div> </div></div><p>Accenture Federal Services is looking for a Cloud Architect to own the cloud architecture for the program located in Huntsville, AL. This<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>role is scoped to one program by design — you'll set the technical direction for Kubernetes, GitOps, and infrastructure-as-code standards for this program's environment, lead the transition of its legacy systems into cloud-native, containerized architectures,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and make sure security is designed in from the start rather than retrofitted.</p> <p><strong>What You'll Own:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Architectural direction and standards for the program's cloud environment, spanning the engineering teams that build against it</li> <li>Cloud adoption and migration strategy<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for the program, including the path from legacy systems to cloud-native, containerized architectures</li> <li>Decisions on infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, GitOps workflows, and CI/CD tooling for the program's environment</li> <li>Security and compliance<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>embedded into the program's cloud architecture — RMF processes, vulnerability management, and cloud security controls (identity, encryption, incident response)</li> <li>Alignment between architecture decisions and the program's engineering teams, resolving tradeoffs<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>before they become production problems</li> <li>Best practices and governance for how the program manages its cloud environment(s)</li> </ul> <p><strong>What You'll Deliver:</strong></p> <ul> <li>A documented cloud adoption and migration roadmap for the program, with clear sequencing for legacy-to-cloud-native<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>transitions</li> <li>A reference architecture and set of standards that the program's engineering teams actually adopt</li> <li>A Kubernetes-based environment — GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines — that the program's teams can build against reliably</li> <li>Security control<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>implementation that supports the program's ATO/RMF package, not just passes a checklist</li> <li>A monitoring and observability approach that gives the program real visibility into cloud performance and health</li> </ul> <p><strong>Here's What You Need:</strong></p> <ul> <li>4 years of hands-on experience<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) — including infrastructure-as-code (e.g.: Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent), containerization and orchestration (e.g.: Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud security fundamentals (e.g.: identity management, encryption, incident response)</li> <li>At least 1 year of that experience in an architecture or design-authority role</li> <li>DoD 8140 compliance (e.g., Security+, CISSP, CASP, or equivalent) </li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus Points If You Have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or 4+ years of equivalent experience/certifications in lieu of degree</li> <li>Experience embedding RMF processes and vulnerability assessments into cloud infrastructure design</li> <li>Experience with platform engineering tooling such as Crossplane, Backstage, or Argo CD</li> <li>Prior<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>work designing multi-cloud or hybrid cloud service models and security best practices at scale — useful groundwork for growing into broader platform ownership</li> <li>Experience with monitoring/observability platforms (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Datadog)</li> <li>Kubernetes<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>certifications (CKA, CKAD) or a recognized cloud architect certification</li> <li>Familiarity with National Security systems and air-gapped environments</li> </ul> <p><strong>Security Clearance:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Active TS<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>clearance required; SCI preferred</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p> </p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW225111203 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="Nor