Federal - Azure Architect

We are:

Accenture Federal Services, helping our federal clients tackle their toughest challenges while unleashing their fullest potential…and then some. What makes our approach so unique? Operating from the Nation’s capital, we expand Cloud adaption by bringing together commercial innovation and leading-edge technologies to deliver an integrated and interactive experience that far exceeds expectations. How? Our passion meets purpose! Through our diverse culture and inclusive thinking, we embrace our employees' ideas taking them from concept to practical solutions. Not to mention, we sleep well at night knowing our work directly impacts and improves the way the world works. We keep our tech smarts sharp by providing abundant training and certification opportunities. Through our diverse culture, workforce, and inclusive thinking, we embrace our employees' ideas, taking them from concept to practical solutions. Are you ready to learn and grow in a career, while making a difference?

You are:

Proud to know Cloud. A cloud enthusiast and you have a knack for leading and inspiring your team to dig deeper (or should we say higher) into the possibilities with cloud. You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to help tackle complex problems to keep our clients on Cloud 9. Voted best trendsetter, you are always in-the-know on the latest Cloud dish, and others turn to you as the expert. Not only are you able to modernize clients’ systems to today, you take it a step further anticipating their tomorrow and beyond. Afterall, your head is always in the Cloud, because it’s where you thrive! Pun intended.

The work:

• Participate in technical solution and design discussions leveraging a cloud-based architecture
• Lead a project team to solve complex problems
• Stay up to date with the cloud and keep track of application performance
• Create cloud-based architecture and document artifacts
• Ability to explain highly technical concepts to non-technical executive audiences

Here’s what you need:

• 3+ years of Cloud architecture and design experience with Azure
• Vendor Relationship Management experience which includes forecasting, monitoring and assess vendor performance with respect to governance (Led projects utilizing Federal Security Standards such as FedRamp, FISMA, RMF, and DoD security policies)
• Managed teams/projects and/or workstreams in decision -making, coaching, mentoring, developing the team's skills and/or managing conflicts
• Experience managing fiscal responsibilities by either creating, optimizing or maintaining budget and/or staffing plans

Bonus points if you have:

• Supply Chain Management which may include but is not limited to working with cost analysis of projects, staffing in a production cycle.
• Developed and implemented DevOps Methodologies by using orchestration tools (ie: Chef, Ansible, etc.)
• Have managed Identity and Access Management technologies (LDAP, Active Directory, Red Hat IDM) for Cloud platforms

The Extras:

Must be US Citizen

As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, Accenture Federal Services provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado only, the range of starting pay for this role is $108,300 – $169,699 and information on benefits offered is here.

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