Principal Cloud Platform Architect

What you'll do: - Technical Vision & Architecture Leadership: Shape and communicate cloud architecture strategy, lead the Architecture Review Board, maintain reference architectures, drive technology evaluation, and integrate MBSE with cloud delivery. - Mission Partner & Stakeholder Engagement: Represent program architecture to government stakeholders, translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences, participate in reviews and briefings, build advisory relationships, and inform business development strategies. - Engineering Culture & Talent Development: Provide technical leadership and mentorship, define growth paths, set engineering standards, and promote knowledge sharing. - Delivery Operations & Mission Support: Align technical execution with program commitments, guide planning and release management, lead risk mitigation, and support incident response. - Security, Compliance & Governance: Ensure compliance with government security standards, architect solutions for required impact levels, support audits and ATO processes, and drive Zero Trust adoption.

Here's what you need: - 7 years of progressive cloud engineering and architecture experience - Prior experience as the primary technical authority or lead architect on programs of significant scale and complexity in classified or regulated environments - Direct experience engaging leadership on technical strategy, architecture decisions, and/or capability roadmaps - Hands-on experience designing and implementing secure cloud architectures on AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or equivalent classified cloud platforms - Experience with SAFe, Scrum, or equivalent agile delivery frameworks in complex, multi-team environments Bonus points if you have: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related STEM field (Master's preferred) - AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent advanced cloud platform certification - CISSP, CompTIA SecurityX (CASP+), or equivalent IAT/IASAE Level III certification per DoD 8140 - SAFe certifications (SAFe Architect, SPC, SA) strongly preferred; multiple certifications valued - Experience with MBSE tools and practices (Cameo Systems Modeler, IBM DOORS Next, Teamwork Cloud) integrated with DevSecOps delivery - TOGAF certification or equivalent enterprise architecture framework experience - Experience with earned value management (EVM) and program financial performance at the architecture level - Background in multi-network or SAP-classified environment operations with cross-domain solution experience - Experience supporting ATO processes, RMF packages, and direct engagement with Authorizing Officials - Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA), Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD), or CCSP - Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority in matrixed organizations across contractor and government teams - Experience scaling engineering organizations-building processes, standards, and culture that work at 50 people and still work at 150 Clearance : Must have an active Top Secret clearance 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, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland .

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is: $100,200 - $203,400 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.