DevOps Engineer

📋 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 a technology company within global Accenture, 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.

🎯 The Role

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer with hands‑on expertise in Kubernetes and modern containerized infrastructure. This role will support the deployment, automation, scalability, and security of Kubernetes environments across AWS—while maintaining infrastructure-as-code excellence and DevSecOps best practices.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage large, production-grade Kubernetes clusters across complex set of environments
• Automate and optimize deployments, services, ingress, storage, networking, and RBAC within Kubernetes
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues within Kubernetes and its ecosystem
• Deploy and maintain containerized DevSecOps Platform services
• Implement container best practices including image optimization, security hardening, and registry management
• Collaborate with development teams to enable seamless, scalable production deployment of containerized workloads
• Develop and maintain Terraform for AWS resources (EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Build and maintain Ansible automation for configuration management and environment consistency
• Build and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments, testing, and security workflows
• Drive continuous improvement in reliability, automation, security, and operational efficiency
• Configure and maintain Keycloak for identity, access management, and SSO integrations
• Implement and maintain security and compliance controls, especially in regulated environments
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, etc.)
• Assist in design and implementation of scalable monitoring infrastructure components across infrastructure
• Advise on platform architecture and containerization strategies
• Mentor junior engineers in Kubernetes, containers, and automation practices

📌 Required Qualifications

• 3 years of experience with: DevOps or infrastructure engineering, Kubernetes, AWS (including EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, and/or CloudWatch), Container technology (Docker, Podman, or containerd), Troubleshooting technical issues and collaborating with cross-functional teams
• 2 years of experience with: IAM (policies, roles, & service accounts), Terraform, Ansible or other automation, GitLab CI/CD pipeline development, Networking fundamentals and service mesh familiarity, Government/compliance frameworks (800-53/800-171), Scripting (Bash, Python)
• CompTIA Security+ or other DoD 8140 qualified certification (expected within 90 days of hire)

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Experience with: Helm, GitOps (ArgoCD, Flux), Platform One BigBang, Vulnerability management and security scanning tools, Prometheus/Grafana/Loki stacks, Keycloack administration
• Recommended Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), AWS Certification: Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security certification

🎁 Benefits

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 government clearance.