Senior Cloud Functional Analyst

Location: Chantilly, VA

Department: 53969657 - AFS Technology Architecture

Job Description:

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Senior Cloud Functional Analyst to serve as the key liaison between enterprise cloud platform teams and application stakeholders operating across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. In a diverse, multi-cloud ecosystem, the role is responsible for ensuring cloud services are secure, consumable, scalable, and aligned with mission requirements.

You will translate technical cloud capabilities and security requirements into actionable roadmaps and adoption strategies. As the "Voice of the Customer" for the Cloud Engineering teams and a “Champion of Cloud Best Practices” for application teams, you will help drive modernization, cloud-native adoption, and consistent operational excellence across the enterprise.

The work you'll do:

• Engage directly with application and mission teams to understand cloud adoption challenges, architectural needs, and operational pain points.
• Assess how current cloud platform services (compute, storage, networking, IAM, logging, serverless, etc.) align to customer requirements and partner with engineering teams to prioritize capability enhancements.
• Support multi-cloud service workflows and enable a seamless developer and operator experience across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Create “Golden Path” guidance, cloud adoption playbooks, reference architectures, and self-service onboarding materials.
• Facilitate feedback loops through surveys, working groups, office hours, and customer listening sessions to ensure cloud roadmaps remain aligned with enterprise needs.
• Promote Cloud Security Principles and "Security by Design" across all cloud initiatives.
• Serve as a liaison across the users, customer, and Cloud Service Providers representatives.

Here's what you'll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Experience as a Functional Analyst, Cloud Product Owner, Cloud Business Analyst, or Systems Analyst supporting cloud or application modernization programs.
  • Strong functional understanding of cloud-native technologies:
    • AWS, Azure, and/or GCP core services
    • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
    • Virtual networking, VPC/VNet design
    • Cloud logging, monitoring, and observability tooling
    • Serverless technologies (e.g., Lambda, Functions)
    • Container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS, AKS, GKE)
  • Hands-on fluency with multi-cloud architectures and key differences among major cloud providers.
  • Demonstrated success leading cloud platform adoption or modernization initiatives at enterprise scale.
  • Experience writing User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and managing complex backlogs in Jira or similar tools.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep).

Bonus points if you have:

• Technical foundation as a former developer, cloud engineer, or systems administrator.
• Experience with cloud security services (KMS, IAM policies, firewalling, cloud-native security posture tools).
• Familiarity with NIST, FedRAMP, Zero Trust, and other federal cloud frameworks.
• Cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect Expert, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect.
• Experience supporting cloud FinOps, cost reporting, tagging compliance, or cloud governance models.
• Ability to translate complex cloud architecture concepts into clear, business-aligned language.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a product-focused mindset.
• Excellent communication and client-facing consulting skills.
• Comfortable operating across cross-functional engineering, security, and product teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.

Security clearance:

• Active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance is required.