Platform Architect

📋 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, 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. We serve clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations, helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.

🎯 The Role

The Platform Architect is the primary internal-facing architect, responsible for the technical integrity, scalability, and reliability of the core platform infrastructure itself. Own the platform's technical roadmap, focusing on non-functional requirements such as performance, high availability, and disaster recovery. Lead the design and evolution of the platform's cloud infrastructure, containerization strategy (e.g., Kubernetes), continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and core platform services. The Platform Architect ensures that the underlying foundation of the platform is robust, efficient, and capable of supporting the diverse and growing number of solutions being built upon it.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Be the primary internal-facing architect, responsible for the technical integrity, scalability, and reliability of the core platform infrastructure.
• Own the platform's technical roadmap, focusing on non-functional requirements such as performance, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Lead the design and evolution of the platform's cloud infrastructure, containerization strategy (e.g., Kubernetes), continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and core platform services.
• Ensure that the underlying foundation of the platform is robust, efficient, and capable of supporting the diverse and growing number of solutions being built upon it.

📌 Required Qualifications

• 10 years experience in architecture or platforms
• 5 years of experience in major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc)
• Expert knowledge in cloud and platform architecture for enterprise IT systems
• Demonstrated experience designing scalable, secure, and resilient platforms, implementing infrastructure best practices, and integrating emerging technologies and services
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related field

⭐ Desirable Experience

• AWS or Azure certification

🎁 Benefits

Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. The base pay range for this position in the specified locations is $135,200 - $278,500 USD. You can find more information on benefits here.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

Security Clearance: Active Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, or TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required, depending on position. 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.