Cloud Platform 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><strong>About the Role:</strong> </p> <p>AFS is seeking a highly skilled and experienced <strong>Cloud Platform Engineer</strong> to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Cloud Native Applications & DevSecOps (DSOP), including automation, cloud services, container orchestration & software development. This role requires a strong foundation in Linux engineering with skills in containerization technologies, CICD, and experience working in public and private clouds. The candidate will have a proven track record in automating software deployments and implementing solutions to accelerate release cycles. This role’s core responsibility revolves around empowering development teams with a robust platform that streamlines processes and enhances collaboration. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Core Responsibilities:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Implement, maintain, and support build, integration & test, and deployment pipelines, utilizing tools such as Kubernetes, Gitlab, ArgoCD, etc, across hybrid cloud computing environments. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Read and understand various application programming interfaces (APIs) and implement automation as required. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Develop & Improve automation for efficient deployment and management of cloud resources using tools such as Terraform, Ansible. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Integrate security and compliance into the platform by implementing services such as encryption and access management to meet DISA STIGs compliance with security standards and policies across hybrid containerized environments. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Collaborate with development teams to integrate DevOps practices into the software development lifecycle, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Assist development teams with implementing containerized deployments utilizing tools such as Kustomize, Helm and Docker/Podman. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Account for disaster recovery scenarios, implement & test backup and recovery procedures. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Monitor the environment for performance metrics and alerts, identify bottlenecks and implement effective solutions. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Stay abreast of latest DevSecOps and Cloud Native technologies and work with stakeholders to recomme