Cloud Systems Administrator

📋 Job Overview

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!

🏢 About Accenture Federal Services

Accenture Federal Services is looking for a Cloud Systems Administrator to provide hands-on administration and technical support across Windows and Linux cloud environments, including systems operating at multiple classification levels. You'll harden and patch production systems, build and maintain infrastructure-as-code, and troubleshoot issues directly with customers when something breaks.

🎯 The Role

What You'll Own:

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Technical support for cloud-based systems and applications, including root-cause analysis and issue escalation as needed
• Day-to-day administration, hardening, and patching of Windows and Linux systems across supported cloud environments
• Infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code development (primarily Ansible) supporting provisioning and ongoing operations
• IAM policy configuration and Active Directory/Group Policy administration for customer environments
• Vulnerability scanning and patch deployment in coordination with the cybersecurity team
• Direct customer-facing troubleshooting and support, from onboarding through day-to-day issue resolution

📌 Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of systems administration and automation experience (Windows and/or Linux, PowerShell and/or Bash scripting), including experience building and deploying software
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or 4+ years of relevant job or military experience in lieu of degree
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher (Security+, CISSP, CASP, or equivalent), or DoD 8140 equivalent

⭐ Desirable Experience

• 1+ year of hands-on experience in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience in a DevSecOps environment — configuration management tooling, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Experience with Nessus vulnerability scanning, Jira Service Management/JQL, or Microsoft IAM/Group Policy administration
• Familiarity with Certificate/CA/PKI infrastructure
• Familiarity with National Security systems and air-gapped environments

🎁 Benefits

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is: $89,000 — $170,200 USD. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

Active TS clearance required; SCI preferred. 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.