Principal Infrastructure Solutions Architect

<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><strong>About the Role:</strong><br>AFS is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Solutions Architect to lead the design, build, and automation of our cutting-edge cloud infrastructure in a DevSecOps environments. The ideal candidate is passionate about building secure, scalable, and highly available platforms to meet business needs.</p> <p>As a senior-level expert in Cloud & DevSecOps, your deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes for container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines will be instrumental in enabling our development teams to leverage a powerful, secure, and scalable self-service cloud platform.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>AWS Infrastructure & Architecture:</strong></li> <ul> <li>Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure environments primarily within AWS using frameworks such as the Well-Architected framework.</li> <li>Implement and manage core AWS services, including networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route53), compute (EC2, Lambda), storage (S3, EBS), and databases (RDS).</li> <li>Architect and operate containerized workloads using Kubernetes, including cluster management, scaling, and security.</li> <li>Implement AWS IAM, creating and managing roles, policies, and permissions based on the principle of least privilege.</li> <li>Design immutable infrastructure</li> </ul> <li><strong>DevSecOps & Automation:</strong></li> <ul> <li>Champion and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform to automate cloud resource provisioning and management.</li> <li>Develop, manage, and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid and reliable software delivery, integrate security best practices directly into the platform and pipelines.</li> <li>Develop custom automation scripts and tooling (e.g., using Python, Go, or Bash) to streamline operations and eliminate manual processes, heavily focusing on the usage of API’s.</li> </ul> <li><strong>Team Enablement & Collaboration:</strong></li> <ul> <li>Act as a subject matter expert, providing guidance and support to development teams to optimize their use of the platform.</li> <li>Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate new cloud-native technologies and recommend solutions that enhance efficiency and capability.</li> <li>Champion foundational best practices, including Git workflows and the proficient use of AI tools to accelerate development and problem-solving.</li> </ul> </ul> <ul> <li>Divide big projects into manageable tasks for junior staff.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills & Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Must possess and maintain required DoD 8570/8140 certifications.</li> <li>8 years of experience in any of the following and a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience:</li> <ul> <li>Advanced-level proficiency with Infrastructure as Code, with strong hands-on experience in Terraform or other languages, to include advanced usage such as targeted applies, imports and more.</li> <li>Deep experience with container orchestration, specifically in kubernetes and docker.</li> <li>Strong command of AWS IAM roles, policies, and security best practices.</li> <li>Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g.,  GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).</li> <li>Solid understanding of cloud networking, Linux/Unix administration, and security principles.</li> <li>Proficiency with Git and modern GitOps workflows.</li> <li>Hybrid role, 60% onsite</li> </ul> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible.</li> <li>Familiarity with other public clouds (Azure, GCP).</li> <li>Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript).</li> <li>Understanding of common authentication mechanisms, OIDC, OAuth2, LDAP, SAML.</li> <li>Experience contributing to open-source projects.</li> <li>One or more of the following certifications:</li> <ul> <li>AWS Solutions Architect - Professional</li> <li>AWS Certified DevOps Engineer</li> <li>Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)</li> <li>HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Ass