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 seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator with Microsoft Windows and Linux administration experience in support of a dynamic and engaging mission. This position will support multiple cloud environments, leveraging infrastructure as code with data flows crossing controlled interfaces, at multiple classification levels. In this role you will support solutions throughout the full IT project lifecycle, and provide technical support for Windows, cloud-based systems, and troubleshoot operational issues.

🎯 The Role

Implementing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and documenting system configurations (Win 2016/2019 & RHEL 7/8). Hardening systems to meet security standards. Maintaining COTS & GOTS software. Sustaining production systems (i.e., firewalls, file servers, security monitoring systems, etc.) that serve many end users. Interfacing with customers in writing and via telephone to provide technical guidance designed to quickly resolve reported problems. Debugging and enhancing/modifying Ansible scripts to deploy IaC and CaC. Set/configure/modify IAM policies to enable customer role-based access to workload IS. Integrate and implement platform capabilities (e.g., Nessus endpoint) in workload. Select and configure AMIs to optimize workload. Coordinate with other team members to implement capabilities to meet customer requirements. Troubleshoot various issues, such as operating systems, networking, cloud services, and software. Perform Active Directory administration and Group Policy management.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Implementing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and documenting system configurations (Win 2016/2019 & RHEL 7/8)
• Hardening systems to meet security standards
• Maintaining COTS & GOTS software
• Sustaining production systems (i.e., firewalls, file servers, security monitoring systems, etc.) that serve many end users
• Interfacing with customers in writing and via telephone to provide technical guidance designed to quickly resolve reported problems
• Debugging and enhancing/modifying Ansible scripts to deploy IaC and CaC
• Set/configure/modify IAM policies to enable customer role-based access to workload IS
• Integrate and implement platform capabilities (e.g., Nessus endpoint) in workload
• Select and configure AMIs to optimize workload
• Coordinate with other team members to implement capabilities to meet customer requirements
• Troubleshoot various issues, such as operating systems, networking, cloud services, and software
• Perform Active Directory administration and Group Policy management

📌 Required Qualifications

• 3 years of general systems administration experience demonstrating progressive responsibilities
• 3 years of experience performing Windows or Linux system administration duties
• Experience supporting a cloud environment (AWS preferred) to include delivering, securing/managing, and/or diagnosing/troubleshooting complex issues
• Experience in a DevSecOps environment (e.g., working with configuration management tools, applying automation, configuration/infrastructure as code concepts, etc.)

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Discipline, or equivalent professional or military experience can be used in lieu of degree
• Experience with Ansible, PowerShell, or Bash Scripting
• Jira Service Management & JQL
• Microsoft Identity & Access Management Configuration experience
• Familiarity with Group Policy Object Management
• Working knowledge of Certificate/CA/PKI Infrastructure
• Strong communication and organizational skills

🎁 Benefits

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, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is $100,200 — $203,400 USD. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

Must have a TS/SCI level clearance. 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. Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.