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Accenture AWS Cloud Administrator in Washington, District Of Columbia
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 to do the work you love in a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and can be 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!
We are:
Accenture Federal Services, bringing together commercial innovation with the latest technology to unleash the potential for our federal clients. Every day we bring bold thinking and diverse disciplines to solve problems in new ways. Ready to learn as much as you can We’ll give you numerous opportunities from informal training sessions to courses and certifications to keep your tech smarts sharp.
You are:
A motivated, inquisitive professional. You thrive in a collaborative, creative, and productive team environment. You have top-notch communication skills and you’re in your element managing projects and juggling priorities in a fast-paced setting where results are everything.
The work:
Provide operational input and support for the operations, maintenance, and refinement of client's Enterprise Cloud environment, execution support for migrating new and legacy client applications and services to cloud computing and continuous improvement of client’s IT infrastructure. Support our clients in their cloud operations to enhance, optimize, and maintain their computing capabilities across their technical landscape. This includes working with our client system admins when supporting application teams, working with project teams to operate & maintain (O&M) client applications on their cloud platform. Additional responsibilities include:
Utilize the client Enterprise Cloud Operational Tools, CSP native portals and tools, and/or other client TRM-approved tools necessary to assist client applications in the client’s enterprise cloud (tools listed at the bottom)
Utilize automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Formation, or similar
Assist with upgrading, installing, and configure monitoring solution for AWS or Azure for Windows or Linux servers
Create and maintain gold images/scripts • Assist with reporting on current infrastructure status
Document each application’s production operations processes via a production operation manual (POM)
Here's What You Will Need:
6 years' experience setting up, configuring and using AWS cloud operational tools to ensure service level agreements and performance targets are met, and continued compliance with policies, standards and guidelines.
Experience in writing, testing and maintaining Python code
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or technical discipline (10 years additional work experience might be considered in lieu of a degree).
Application Performance Monitoring: Dynatrace, AppDynamics
Cloud Governance: Turbot
Containerization: Red Hat OpenShift
Aws Monitoring and Logging: Quicksight, Eventbridge (AWS Kinesis DataStreams), Simple Notification Service (SMS), Elasticsearch (AWS Kinesis DataStreams), CloudTrail, CloudWatch
Aws Networking: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Route S3, API Gateway, Direct Connect, Appstream 2.0, Transit Gateway, Elastic LoadBalancer, Firewall Manager, WAF & Shield
AWS Storage: Cloud Tiering Services to S3 from On-Prem, Simple Storage Services (S3), S3 Glacier, Storage Gateway, Elastic File System (EFS), Backup
Azure Security: Monitor (Log Analytics and ASC), Event Hubs, Security Center (ASC), Information Protection (AIP), Key Vault, PowerBI, Network Watcher (Performance Monitor), Monitor (Log Analytics and ASC)
Experience creating, testing, and maintaining Amazon Machine Images
ITIL certification or ITIL knowledge
Some experience with network and/or systems administration in Linux (Red Hat) or Windows environments
Some knowledge of security regulations, best practices, countermeasures, compliance standards and current threats.
Experience creating technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and how-to guides
Experience helping application teams with system administration
Experience with at least one configuration technology including: Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
Bonus Points If You Have:
Current AWS or Azure certification or a recent passing exam (e.g., AWS CCP, AWS CSA associate/professional, AZ-900, AZ-104)
Cloud Security: Nessus, NetSkope, Enterprise Security External Change Council, Identity and Assessment Management, Continuous Monitoring as a Service, McAfee, eMASS, Centrify
DevOps/Configuration Management/Help Desk: Ansible, Service Desk, ScienceLogic, ServiceNOW, SPLUNK, Jira ServiceDesk, Cloudockit, GitHub
Migration: CloudKey, Version One
Reporting: Apptio Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Operational Tools Tools/Services
AWS Security: System Manager (Explorer and OpsCenter), CloudWatch, Config, CloudTrail, Elasticsearch (Kinesis DataStreams), GuardDuty, Inspector, Key Management Service (KMS), Security Hub, Directory Service, Identity and Access Management, Resource Access Manager, Cognito, Secrets Manager, Certificate Manager, Artifact
Azure Networking: Virtual Network, Traffic Manager, DNS, Application Gateway, Express Route, WebApps, FrontDoor, VPN Gateway, LoadBalancer, Firewall
Can provide technical support and OS-level remediations for Nessus scans (Cyber)
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, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia . 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. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/your-future-rewards-benefits) 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, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:
$98,500—$184,900 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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