Administer and troubleshoot Windows, Linux, and AWS cloud environments across the IT lifecycle. Maintain secure production systems, harden configurations, manage Active Directory and Group Policy, configure IAM, and deploy infrastructure using Ansible and infrastructure as code. Support firewalls, file servers, monitoring tools, networking, cloud services, and software while providing technical guidance and documenting solutions. The role requires a TS/SCI clearance and collaborates with technical teams to deliver customer capabilities.
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Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator with Microsoft Windows and Linux administration experience in support of a dynamic and engaging mission. This position will support multiple cloud environments, leveraging infrastructure as code with data flows crossing controlled interfaces, at multiple classification levels. In this role you will support solutions throughout the full IT project lifecycle, and provide technical support for Windows, cloud-based systems, and troubleshoot operational issues.
What you’ll be doing:
- Implementing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and documenting system configurations (Win 2016/2019 & RHEL 7/8)
- Hardening systems to meet security standards
- Maintaining COTS & GOTS software
- Sustaining production systems (i.e., firewalls, file servers, security monitoring systems, etc.) that serve many end users
- Interfacing with customers in writing and via telephone to provide technical guidance designed to quickly resolve reported problems
- Debug and enhance/modify Ansible scripts to deploy IaC and CaC
- Set/configure/modify IAM policies to enable customer role-based access to workload IS
- Integrate and implement platform capabilities (e.g., Nessus endpoint) in workload
- Select and configure AMIs to optimize workload
- Coordinate with other team members to implement capabilities to meet customer requirements
- Troubleshoot various issues, such as operating systems, networking, cloud services, and software
- Perform Active Directory administration and Group Policy management
What you’ll need:
- 2 years of general systems administration experience
- 2 years of experience performing Windows or Linux system administration duties
- Experience supporting a cloud environment (AWS preferred) to include delivering, securing/managing, and/or diagnosing/troubleshooting complex issues
Bonus points if you have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Discipline, or equivalent professional or military experience can be used in lieu of degree requirements
- Experience in a DevSecOps environment (e.g., working with configuration management tools, applying automation & configuration/infrastructure as code concepts)
- Ansible, PowerShell, or Bash Scripting experience
- Jira Service Management & JQL
- Microsoft Identity & Access Management Configuration experience
- Familiarity with Group Policy Object Management
- Working knowledge of Certificate/CA/PKI Infrastructure
- Strong communication and organizational skills
Clearance:
Must have a TS/SCI level 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, 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. For details, view a copy of the Accenture Federal Services Equal Opportunity Policy Statement.
Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally, as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
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Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services 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.
If you are being considered for employment opportunities with Accenture Federal Services and need an accommodation for a disability or religious observance during the interview process or for the job you are interviewing for, please speak with your recruiter.
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Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.
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