Job Description
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, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are 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! Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join our secure cloud platform team supporting government customers at Hill Air Force Base. This role is execution-focused with strong data platform engineering depth — you will design, build, and operate the streaming and batch data pipelines, lakehouse patterns, and platform services that enable rapid, secure delivery across a complex government program. The ideal candidate brings hands-on GitOps and infrastructure-as-code expertise, is comfortable in classified multi-network environments, and embodies extreme ownership. What Success looks like: Data pipelines are reliable, automated, and instrumented with observability and quality gates. Platform services (Kafka, Airflow, Spark, EMR/Glue/Redshift) are standardized and version-controlled. Infrastructure is defined as code and operated through GitOps — no snowflake systems. Security and compliance controls are embedded into pipelines and platform services. You operate with minimal supervision and proactively close gaps. What you’ll do: DevOps & Platform Engineering Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD for data pipelines and platform services Build and manage IaC using Terraform, Ansible, and AWS CDK Operate tooling: Crossplane, Backstage, Argo CD Implement GitOps workflows using GitLab/GitHub Manage Kubernetes and Docker for data services Cloud Infrastructure & Operations Design secure, scalable data platform architectures on AWS GovCloud and Azure Government Optimize network architecture for data movement Manage IAM and secrets for pipelines Administer Linux/Windows systems with monitoring and logging Troubleshoot and optimize pipelines (Kafka/Spark tuning, S3/Redshift patterns) Security & Compliance Implement security controls aligned with NIST, FedRAMP, and DISA STIG Embed data governance: classification, lineage, retention, encryption Integrate automated security and policy-as-code checks Support audits, ATO, and compliance assessments Manage encryption, keys, and access in classified networks Collaboration & Continuous Improvement Operate within SAFe Agile ceremonies Mentor peers and drive engineering standards Identify optimization opportunities across platform components Document runbooks and operational procedures Ideal Technical Background: Kafka, Airflow, Spark; AWS EMR, Glue, Redshift Lake/lakehouse architecture and large-scale data movement GitOps & IaC: Terraform, Ansible, AWS CDK CI/CD: GitLab/GitHub Kubernetes, Docker Crossplane, Backstage, Argo CD preferred Python, Bash, PowerShell; Linux/Windows Strong AWS experience (GovCloud preferred) What you’ll need: 5 years of cloud, infrastructure, or data platform engineering experience 3 years of designing secure data platform architectures Hands-on experience with IaC and DevOps in production Experience in classified environments (ex: NIPR/SIPR/JWICS) Background in data engineering and security hardening Bonus Points if you have: Bachelor’s degree AWS or Azure certifications Security+ or equivalent CKA/CKAD CISSP or advanced security certifications Agile/Scrum certifications Familiarity with accreditation frameworks Data modeling and warehouse design (Redshift or equivalent) Streaming patterns and stateful processing Data catalog and lineage tooling GPU-accelerated data processing (CUDA/cuDNN) as a plus Multi-cloud architecture and advanced networking Configuration management (Ansible/Chef/Puppet) Clearance: Must have an active Top Secret level clearance As required by