AWS Cloud Engineer

<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> </p> <p><strong>About the Role:</strong> <br>AFS is seeking an 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. </p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong> </p> <ul> <li><strong>AWS Infrastructure & Architecture:</strong> <ul> <li>Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure environments primarily within AWS. </li> <li>Implement and manage core AWS services, including networking (VPC, Transit Gateway), Kubernetes (EKS), compute (EC2, Lambda), storage (S3, EBS), and databases (RDS). </li> <li>Architect and operate containerized workloads using Amazon EKS, including cluster management, scaling, and security. </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Security & Compliance:</strong> <ul> <li>Implement and enforce security controls, encryption, and access management to meet compliance standards such as DISA STIGs directly into IaC modules and other code. </li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Team Enablement & Collaboration:</strong> <ul> <li>Act as a cloud 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> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills & Experience:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>3 years of experience in cloud engineering</li> <li>Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)</li> <li>CompTIA Security+ </li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Experience with VMware vSphere in a hybrid cloud context. </li> <li>Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible. </li> <li>Familiarity with other p