Job Summary:
Accenture Federal Services is dedicated to helping the US federal government enhance national security and improve citizens' lives. They are seeking a Senior AWS DevSecOps Engineer to lead the design, build, and automation of hybrid cloud infrastructure while ensuring secure and scalable platforms on AWS.
Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure environments primarily within AWS.
• Implement and manage core AWS services, including networking (VPC, Transit Gateway), Kubernetes (EKS), compute (EC2, Lambda), storage (S3, EBS), and databases (RDS).
• Architect and operate containerized workloads using Amazon EKS, including cluster management, scaling, and security.
• Champion and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate all aspects of cloud resource provisioning and management.
• Develop, manage, and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid and reliable software delivery.
• Master AWS IAM, creating and managing roles, policies, and permissions based on the principle of least privilege.
• 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.
• Integrate security best practices directly into the platform and pipelines (DevSecOps).
• Implement and enforce security controls, encryption, and access management to meet compliance standards such as DISA STIGs.
• Collaborate with security teams to implement robust monitoring solutions.
• Act as a cloud subject matter expert, providing guidance and support to development teams to optimize their use of the platform.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate new cloud-native technologies and recommend solutions that enhance efficiency and capability.
• Champion foundational best practices, including Git workflows and the proficient use of AI tools to accelerate development and problem-solving.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience (approximately 10 years in cloud/software engineering).
• Must possess and maintain required DoD 8140 certifications.
• Expert-level proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Experience with Terraform or other similar languages
• Deep experience with container orchestration, specifically designing and managing Amazon EKS
• Strong command of AWS IAM roles, policies, and security best practices.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, Linux/Unix administration, and security principles.
• Proficiency with Git and modern GitOps workflows.
• Deep understanding of advanced networking concepts, DNS, gateways in a hybrid/multi-cloud context.
• Extensive expertise in advanced networking, including DNS management and gateway configuration, to support robust connectivity and integration across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Preferred:
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).
• Understanding of common authentication mechanisms, OIDC, OAuth2, LDAP, SAML.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Experience with VMware vSphere in a hybrid cloud context.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible.
• Familiarity with other public clouds (Azure, GCP). Experience contributing to open-source projects.
• Any of the following certification(s): AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate/Professional, GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA)
Company:
Accenture Federal Services is a leading US federal services company and subsidiary of Accenture. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Arlington, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.