Principal Solutions Architect

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 the Role: AFS is seeking an Principal Solutions Architect to lead the design, build, and automation of our cutting-edge cloud infrastructure in a DevSecOps environment. The ideal candidate is passionate about building secure, scalable, and highly available platforms to meet business needs. As a subject-matter expert in AWS, your deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon EKS for container orchestration, and advanced CI/CD pipelines will be instrumental in enabling our development teams to leverage a powerful, secure, and scalable self-service cloud platform. While our primary focu [... source excerpt omitted ...] loud networking, Linux/Unix administration, and security principles. Proficiency with Git and modernGitOps Must possess and maintain required DoD 8140 certifications. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with VMware vSphere in a hybrid cloud context. Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible. Familiarity with other public clouds (Azure, GCP). Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript). Understanding of common authentication mechanisms, OIDC, OAuth2, LDAP, SAML. Experience contributing to open-source projects. One or more of the following certifications: AWS Solutions Architect - Professional AWS Certified DevOps En [... source excerpt omitted ...] culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be mad