DevOps Engineer - Cloud Automation
Accenturefederalservices · Columbia, MD
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## DevOps Engineer - Cloud Automation ### About the Role Accenture Federal Services is seeking a **DevSecOps engineer** to build, secure, and operate a shared platform that mission applications run on. You’ll work with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver and sustain **EC2 and Kubernetes-based infrastructure in AWS**, using **infrastructure as code** and **GitOps** so environments are reproducible and consistently configured across multiple security domains. ### What You’ll Do - Build and maintain automation that moves applications from **commit to production** (CI/CD pipelines) - Create **hardened container images** - Implement **automated scanning** - Support controlled promotion of approved artifacts into **air-gapped environments** - Remediate security findings in **platform infrastructure** and **container images** to support **ATO/RMF** activities - Provide **Tier 1–3 support** for the deployed platform ### What You’ll Need - **3+ years** experience in **DevOps/DevSecOps**, platform engineering, or cloud infrastructure engineering - **3+ years** with **AWS** (or comparable cloud), including core services such as **EC2, S3, VPC, IAM** - **2+ years** building/maintaining CI/CD pipelines using **GitLab CI, Jenkins, and/or ArgoCD** - **2+ years** with **containers and Kubernetes** (AWS EKS preferred) - Experience with **Infrastructure as Code** (e.g., **Terraform, CloudFormation**) - Proficiency in **Python, Bash**, or a comparable language for automation/operational tooling - **DoD 8570 IAT Level II** (or higher) or **DoD 8140 equivalent** (e.g., Security+, CISSP, CASP) ### Bonus Points - Experience with **AI agents** (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode) for development and operational tasks in Kubernetes - Working knowledge of **Linux system administration** - Secrets management and **least-privilege** access control (e.g., AWS Pod Identities, Secrets Manager, External Secrets Operator) - Experience delivering software into **air-gapped / cross-domain / restricted networks** - Associate or Professional **Cloud certification** ### Security Clearance - Must have an active **Top Secret** clearance and be willing to sit for a **polygraph** ### Compensation (Pay Range) **$106,300 – $206,200 USD** (base pay range for listed locations)
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