Technical Lead

The posting, as Accenture Federal Services wrote it

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.

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Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

Seeking an experienced Technical Lead to drive cloud migrations and modernization for federal applications. This role leads architecture and agile delivery across AWS and Azure, enabling scalable, secure solutions using IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in CI/CD automation, containerized architectures, and observability tools, with a proven record guiding large IT programs through transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and migrate enterprise applications to AWS and Azure
• Lead agile teams in CI/CD, DevSecOps, and cloud best practices
• Implement container/microservices solutions and automated pipelines
• Drive monitoring and performance engineering using tools like New Relic, Splunk
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable systems

Required Skills

• 6+ years cloud migration experience (AWS, Azure; IaaS/PaaS/SaaS).
• 8+ years software engineering (C#, Java, .NET, Angular).
• Strong CI/CD and config management (Jenkins, Git, Chef).
• Expertise in monitoring tools and relational databases
• Agile leadership and federal program experience
• Ability to be onsite three days/week in Springfield/Arlington area

Preferred Skills

• Experience modernizing public websites, mobile apps, and internal systems, within federal portfolios
• Background in building custom monitoring apps (e.g., Node.js for payments tracking, message broker gap fixes) and integrating alerts in observability platforms
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and static/dynamic analysis tools (Fortify, Sonar, Sonatype)

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