Accenture Federal Services Senior Enterprise Architecture Lead at Accenture Federal Services to drive architecture initiatives and set technical direction across a large, complex federal account. Responsible for leading architecture decisions and cross-account coordination.
Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Leadership:
Drive architecture initiatives across the account's technology portfolio — call center/contact center platforms, cloud infrastructure, networking/connectivity, and application modernization — not limited to reviewing others' designs
Set and enforce technical direction consistent with existing security-first/FedRAMP Moderate/DISA STIG defaults (encryption, least-privilege IAM, secrets management) across the account
Own architecture decisions and reviews for a defined scope with full authority — escalation to the Lead becomes the exception, not the default
Handle live technical and client escalations within their scope in real time Cross-Account Coordination
Act as the connective tissue across engineering teams working on different parts of the account's technology stack, resolving integration and design conflicts between teams that don't share a reporting line
Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the account — technical and non-technical — needed to drive initiatives that span team boundaries
Represent architecture decisions and account-wide technical status in client/stakeholder settings Cloud & DevOps Platform Ownership
Guide IaC practices (Terraform preferred) across teams — module structure, state management, security scanning
Own or heavily influence GitLab CI/CD pipeline standards and DevOps practices across the account
Drive AWS architecture decisions (GovCloud primary) with the same security-first, observability -forward (Dynatrace/Splunk) standards used elsewhere in the account Networking & Connectivity
Own or heavily influence enterprise networking architecture decisions — site-to-site connectivity, hybrid/multi-cloud network design, VPN/Direct Connect strategy, segmentation, and routing
Qualification
12+ years of enterprise architectureExperience with TerraformKnowledge of FedRAMPFamiliarity with AI/MLAWSAs required by local law$139Equal Employment Opportunity StatementRequesting An Accommodation
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Act as a connector between AI-focused teams and the broader engineering organization to keep adoption efforts aligned with account-wide architecture standards
12+ years of enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technical leadership experience.
5+ years of cloud architecture experience across AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
Experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD automation practices.
Experience leading enterprise-wide architecture initiatives and influencing cross-functional teams
Knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST, DISA STIG, and security-first architecture principles.
Experience with enterprise networking and hybrid/multi-cloud connectivity architectures.
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage executive, technical, and client stakeholders.
Experience supporting large federal government programs or enterprise-scale public sector environments.
Familiarity with AI/ML, Generative AI, and the architectural considerations for secure AI adoption.
Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar tools.
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, TOGAF, SAFe, or related architecture certifications.
Preferred
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, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:
$139,300—$282,500 USD
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