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# Cloud Systems Administrator

- **Company:** Accenture
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $203,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, JIRA, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Linux System Administration, Public Key Infrastructure, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Ansible, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Devsecops
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/accenturefederalservices/jobs/4688931006?gh_jid=4688931006

## About the Role

* 3 years of general systems administration experience demonstrating progressive responsibilities
 * 3 years of experience performing Windows or Linux system administration duties
 * Experience supporting a cloud environment (AWS preferred) to include delivering, securing/managing, and/or diagnosing/troubleshooting complex issues
 * Experience in a DevSecOps environment (e.g., working with configuration management tools, applying automation, configuration/infrastructure as code concepts, etc.)

Bonus points if you have:

 * Bachelor's Degree in Technical Discipline, or equivalent professional or military experience can be used in lieu of degree
 * Experience with Ansible, PowerShell, or Bash Scripting
 * Jira Service Management & JQL
 * Microsoft Identity & Access Management Configuration experience
 * Familiarity with Group Policy Object Management
 * Working knowledge of Certificate/CA/PKI Infrastructure
 * Strong communication and organizational skills

Clearance:

Must have a TS/SCI level clearance

## Description

* Implementing, maintaining, troubleshooting, testing, and documenting system configurations (Win 2016/2019 & RHEL 7/8)
 * Hardening systems to meet security standards
 * Maintaining COTS & GOTS software
 * Sustaining production systems (i.e., firewalls, file servers, security monitoring systems, etc.) that serve many end users
 * Interfacing with customers in writing and via telephone to provide technical guidance designed to quickly resolve reported problems
 * Debugging and enhancing/modifying Ansible scripts to deploy IaC and CaC
 * Set/configure/modify IAM policies to enable customer role-based access to workload IS
 * Integrate and implement platform capabilities (e.g., Nessus endpoint) in workload
 * Select and configure AMIs to optimize workload
 * Coordinate with other team members to implement capabilities to meet customer requirements
 * Troubleshoot various issues, such as operating systems, networking, cloud services, and software
 * Perform Active Directory administration and Group Policy management


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