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Cloud Engineer - Terraform + GitLab

Accenturefederalservices

Aberdeen, MD; Fort Belvoir, UShybrid

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About this role

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!

You Are:

As a Cloud Enginee r specializing in Terraform and GitLab, you will play a pivotal role in automating the provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management of cloud resources across an AWS environment.

This is a hybrid role that can be based out of either Aberdeen, MD or Fort Belvoir, VA, and for most of the time, only 1 day of onsite work will be expected per week, but during deployments, 2-3 days of onsite work will be expected per week.

The Work:

• Your day-to-day responsibilities will center on designing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ensuring that cloud environments are both modular and reusable.

• You will architect and refine GitLab CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment workflows, enabling engineering teams to deliver applications rapidly and reliably.

• By embedding security and compliance checks directly into these pipelines, you will help enforce practices and maintain robust governance over all infrastructure changes. In this position, you will leverage advanced features of GitLab, such as branch protection, code reviews, and environment variable management, to implement GitOps workflows that keep infrastructure state consistent and auditable.

• Your expertise in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell will be essential for automating custom tasks and integrating with APIs.

• Additionally, you will utilize monitoring and resource tagging strategies within Terraform to optimize cloud performance and control costs.

• Experience with containerization technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, will enable you to support microservices and cloud-native deployments, further enhancing the scalability and reliability of the environments you manage.

Here’s What You Need:

• Active / Interim Secret clearance or higher

• 3+ years of Terraform experience with deep understanding of Terraform state management (local, remote, Terraform Cloud)

• Experience with GitLab for code hosting and CI/CD pipeline management

• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)

• Security+ certified or equivalent in regard to DoD IT II requirements

• Hands-on experience with AWS services (IAM, VPC networking, compute), highly preferred

• Ability/willingness to work 1-3 days onsite per week in either Fort Belvoir, VA or Aberdeen, MD

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Ability to create and manage custom.gitlab-ci.yml files, runners, caching, and environment variables

• Experience with government consulting.

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for microservices and cloud-native deployments Experience integrating policy-as-code tools (e.g., OPA, Sentinel) into CI/CD workflows Familiarity with GitOps workflows and branch protection strategies Knowledge of automated monitoring and resource tagging for cost optimization Experience embedding security (DevSecOps) into CI/CD pipelines

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As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland . The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is: $86,400 — $176,200 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly 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. 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.

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