Cloud Architect/Technical Lead
- Salary
- $130,200 - $265,300
- Level
- Lead
- Visa
- Not offered
Not stated in the posting: work type.
Open. First seen 7 March 2026.
About the role
Accenture Federal Services's standard text
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:
Design, build, and manage an organization’s cloud computing infrastructure and services. Oversee the deployment, configuration, and management of cloud-based systems and applications, as well as monitor and optimize the performance of cloud systems. Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cloud Architect to work with government and industry customers to develop a multi-cloud solution.
The architect will provide technical leadership on an agile development team of devsecops engineers, cloud engineers, and cybersecurity professionals to design and orchestrate secure cloud solutions for customers. If you are looking to lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team to solve unique challenges in the cleared cloud, this is the position for you!
Must have:
- 10+ years of technology experience and a Bachelor's degree
- Experience with Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform
- 5+ years of experience supporting the Cloud environments to include, delivering, securing and managing container-based applications and supporting the Cloud
- 10+ years of experience in software development to include:
o Python, commercial or on-prem cloud, and git experience
o Experience with DevOps (configuration management, application deployment, security)
o Strong debugging skills (grepping logs, stack traces, tracking down permissions issues, etc.)
- 5+ years of systems administration and automation experience with Windows and Linux to include PowerShell and/or Bash Scripting
- 5+ years of experience leading software engineering projects to include mentorship, development, and management of the team
Security Clearance:
- Active TS clearance
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As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience.
Accenture Federal Services's standard text
Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:
$130,200—$265,300 USD
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What We Believe
As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.
This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
Accenture Federal Services's standard text
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Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally, as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
Requesting An Accommodation
Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.
If you are being considered for employment opportunities with Accenture Federal Services and need an accommodation for a disability or religious observance during the interview process or for the job you are interviewing for, please speak with your recruiter.
Other Employment Statements
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
Accenture Federal Services's standard text
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.
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What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Bash · Git · PowerShell
Rare in Accenture Federal Services's other 299 open postings.
Standard for DevOps / SRE / cloud roles
AWS · Azure · GCP · Linux · Python
Common in DevOps / SRE / cloud postings at any company.
56% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Accenture Federal Services's standard text, folded away below.
Read against Accenture Federal Services's other open postings on this site.
The team: AFS Digital Experience Engineering III HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 15 open in AFS Digital Experience Engineering III. 2 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in February: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
AWS (13 of 15), Kubernetes (10 of 15), Ansible (9 of 15), Terraform (9 of 15), CI/CD (7 of 15), Linux (7 of 15), Azure (6 of 15)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Cloud Engineer (AI) - Senior (Active Top Secret required) posted Sep 30
- Cloud Infrastructure Engineer posted Sep 25
- Cloud System Administrator posted Sep 17
- Cloud Infrastructure Engineer posted Sep 4
- Cloud Platform Architect posted Sep 4
- Cloud Administrator posted Sep 1
- Cloud Platform Engineer posted Aug 13
- Cloud Systems Administrator posted Aug 4
- Senior Cloud Infrastructure Support Engineer posted Jul 29
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Engineer posted Jul 20
- Solution Architect posted Jun 2
- AWS Cloud Engineer posted May 28
- Technical Project Lead / Manager posted May 12
- Technical Project Lead / Manager posted May 12
From the team and dates on Accenture Federal Services's own job board.
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