Junior DevOps Engineer

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the U.S. federal government make the nation stronger, 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, to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

We are seeking a Junior Dev Ops Engineer in the DMV area to provide hands‑on experience with virtualized infrastructure in a national security context. The role embraces diverse perspectives and values individuals who are excited about solving complex challenges for our virtualized infrastructure platform, which leverages infrastructure as code and cutting‑edge technologies to automate deployment, sustainment, and recovery.

• Identify, define, analyze, and coordinate updates and maintenance requirements for a diverse technical architecture
• Maintain networks that support continuous workflow, including integration, delivery, testing, deployment, and monitoring to deliver applications efficiently and effectively
• Support automation and monitoring to release applications more frequently
• Develop creative solutions and scripting mechanisms to enhance capabilities
• Strategize for system scale, updates, backup, and recovery
• Enhance processes, technical documentation, metric gathering, and reporting
• Troubleshoot and engineer solutions for production, integration, and development environments

• DoD 8570 Certification(s) (or within 90 days of hire) – e.g., Sec+
• Experience with VMware, vSphere, and/or vCenter

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science, Math or related discipline
• Experience developing and maintaining automated systems
• Strong coordination, organizational, and cross‑functional collaboration skills
• Ability to effectively execute tasks, resolve issues, and meet challenging schedules
• Experience writing, modifying, automating, and executing scripts (Python, Shell, Bash, Ansible, etc.)
• Systems Security and architecture related certifications
• Understanding of DoD/IC Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes and concepts (IPAT, ASDS, DIACAP, DISA STIGs, etc.)
• Familiarity with Kubernetes or Docker
• Experience in research and development programs leveraging Scaled Agile Framework

Must have an active TS/SCI level government clearance.

Compensation for this position will range from $62,900 to $120,500 USD based on location and experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. For more information on benefits, please visit the company site.

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