Senior System Arch.- AWS Cloud Technologies

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You are:

Proud to know Cloud. A cloud enthusiast and ready to roll up your sleeves to tackle any complex, technological, cloud computing challenge that comes your way! From design, planning, management, maintenance, and support, you help keep our clients on Cloud9. What sets you apart? You have a knack for digging deeper (or should we say higher) into the possibilities with cloud. Voted best trendsetter, you are always in-the-know on the latest Cloud dish. Not only are you able to modernize clients’ systems to today, you take it a step further anticipating their tomorrow and beyond.  After all, your head is always in the Cloud, because it’s where you thrive! Pun intended.

The work:

• Collaborate within a project team to solve complex problems 
• Create scripts and templates for automatic provisioning of resources
• Enjoy learning new technologies quickly
• Design and Deploy Cloud services in a high-performance production environment
• Ability to work independently on project tasks
• Involved in a workstream(s) where you were an active contributor and can talk to the progress

Here’s what you need: 

• The Candidate shall have at least seven (7) years of experience in the following areas: 
  • Providing architecture support for large-scale systems, with a minimum five (5) years of AWS Architecture experience. 
  • Assisting and sharing lessons learned among systems undergoing migration efforts to AWS
  • Developing systems using AWS services in a large organization
• This resource will have at least five (5) years of experience with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) stack, provisioning, configuring, and managing AWS services in support of prototyping activities that demonstrate new capabilities and best practices.
• The resource must be current on AWS offerings and capabilities, have proficiency in linux, and possess experience in scripting to manage data and cloud resources. 
• The Candidate shall have at least two (2) years of supporting development using Agile methodologies.
  
• Experience working with databases, compute, storage and networks on one or more of the following platforms: Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, VMware or Oracle Cloud Platform.
• Hands on experience performing a Cloud Migration or a Cloud Modernization project

Bonus points if you have: 

• Worked on or implemented a Cloud migration project
• Obtained relevant Cloud certifications such as Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect or AWS Cloud Practitioner
• Worked with container and serverless technologies (ie: AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Azure Functions etc)
• Exposure to DevOps  Methodologies by using orchestration tools (ie: Chef, Ansible, etc.)
• One more thing, this role requires US Citizenship

Eligibility Requirements: 

US Citizenship required

Important Information:

Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, New York, or Washington State as set forth below and information on benefits offered is here.

Role Location: Range of Starting Pay for role:

California: $95,600 - $178,600

Colorado: $95,600 - $154,300

New York: $88,600 - $178,600

Washington State: $101,900 - $164,400

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