📋 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
The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for provisioning, configuring, and maintaining highly available systems while driving automation, operational efficiency, and secure infrastructure management. This role leverages Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, and automation tools to streamline system administration, improve reliability, and strengthen cybersecurity posture. The Senior Systems Administrator provides technical mentorship, promotes standardization, and leads system optimization initiatives across the enterprise.
✅ Key Responsibilities
- Provision, configure, and maintain highly available systems across enterprise environments.
- Drive automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools.
- Implement and optimize system reliability, performance, and security controls.
- Strengthen cybersecurity posture through secure infrastructure management practices.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to systems administration teams.
- Promote standardization of system configurations and operational procedures.
- Lead system optimization initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
- Monitor system health and resolve issues to ensure continuous availability.
📌 Required Qualifications
- US Citizen with Active TS/SCI CI Poly
- Experience managing Windows and/or Linux server environments.
- Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
- Experience with cloud and hybrid-cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Knowledge of system monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and performance optimization practices.
- Experience with patch management, automation, and enterprise security controls.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
⭐ Desirable Experience
- Experience with containerized environments and orchestration platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Microsoft, Red Hat, VMware, AWS, Azure, or comparable infrastructure certifications.
- Knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation frameworks.
- Experience supporting highly regulated, government, defense, or enterprise environments.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks, vulnerability management, and security auditing processes.
- Experience mentoring junior administrators and leading infrastructure improvement initiatives.
🎁 Benefits
Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. The base pay range for this position in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is $94,000 - $187,600 USD. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
🛂 Visa & Eligibility
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.
