Senior Cloud Engineer

Location: Hill AFB, UT

Department: 54589947 - AFS Cloud Platform Engineering

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our team and support our client at Hill Air Force Base. This role leads cloud infrastructure design and delivery for mission workloads across multi-classification environments.

As a senior individual contributor, you’ll set engineering direction for infrastructure-as-code, mentor mid-level and junior engineers, and own complex infrastructure challenges.

Success in This Role Means:

• Delivering new infrastructure as reusable, version controlled Terraform or CloudFormation modules within 90 days
• Being the trusted technical authority for architecture and design questions
• Integrating STIG compliance and security hardening into deployment pipelines by default
• Driving root-cause investigation for Tier 3 incident response
• Ensuring cross-domain data flow and classification boundaries are correctly reflected in infrastructure design

What you’ll do:

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure for mission-critical government workloads across IL2-IL6 environments
• Author and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) for consistent, auditable deployments
• Architect compute, storage, and networking solutions meeting mission performance and classification constraints
• Lead technical design from requirements gathering through implementation and handoff
• Implement and maintain security controls, STIG compliance, and vulnerability remediation
• Partner with Security Engineers and ISSOs on RMF documentation and ATO support
• Manage identity, access, networking, and security controls per least-privilege principles
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers on design, troubleshooting, and secure practices
• Review infrastructure-as-code changes, provide technical feedback
• Drive resolution of complex Tier 3 incidents and document root-cause findings
• Operate within Agile frameworks (sprints, standups, retrospectives)
• Identify and resolve infrastructure gaps and automation opportunities proactively
• Document infrastructure decisions, runbooks, and operational procedures

What you’ll need:

• 5 years of cloud engineering/infrastructure experience
• 2 years in classified or highly regulated government environments
• Cloud platform experience (e.g: AWS, Azure, or multi-cloud); AWS GovCloud strongly preferred
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g.: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
• Experience with containerization/orchestration (e.g.: Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation

Bonus Points if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (certifications may substitute)
• Experience owning infrastructure design decisions
• Experience with identity/access management, networking, and cloud security controls
• Experience mentoring or leading junior engineers
• CI/CD pipeline design and DevSecOps practices
• Familiarity with multi-classification or cross-domain infrastructure
• AWS/Azure certifications (Solutions Architect or above), CompTIA Security+, Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD)

Clearance:

• Need an active Secret clearance; Top Secret preferred

Work Environment & Culture Fit

• Comfortable in fast-paced, dynamic environments with evolving priorities
• Strong Agile framework familiarity
• Solution ownership mindset—proactively surfaces gaps and takes responsibility for outcomes
• Fail-fast, fail-forward mentality—learns from mistakes and iterates quickly
• Growth-oriented—invested in developing junior and mid-level engineers

Who Thrives in This Role

• Extreme ownership mindset—accountable for outcomes beyond immediate tickets
• Comfortable with ambiguity—translates loosely defined requirements into concrete designs
• Strong collaborator—works effectively with Security Engineers, ISSOs, and mentees
• Self-directed—identifies and resolves gaps without being told