Junior DevOps Engineer

At Accenture Federal Services, we are thrilled to invite creative thinkers and passionate technologists to join our innovative team as a Junior Dev Ops Engineer in the DMV area. This position is ideal for those seeking hands‑on experience in virtualized infrastructure within a national security context. Our team embraces diverse perspectives and values individuals who are excited about solving complex challenges for our unique 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+
• Engineering or infrastructure development experience
• Experience with VMware, vSphere, and/or vCenter
• Windows/Linux System Administration experience

• 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.

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, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is $62,900 - $120,500 USD.

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Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally, as an affirmative action employer for veterans and individuals with disabilities, we are committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

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