or apply directly on Accenture Federal Services's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 days Accenture Federal Services's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Accenture Federal Services's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Accenture Federal Services
- low 0 stale, 12 reposted of 650 open
- Hiring momentum
- 883 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Accenture Federal Services's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Accenture Federal Services.
About this role
As a Mid-Level Kubernetes Engineer at Accenture Federal Services, you will design and operate Kubernetes clusters to support production workloads for federal clients. Your role involves building CI/CD pipelines, hardening clusters for security compliance, managing service meshes, and automating infrastructure provisioning. You will also troubleshoot incidents and collaborate with application teams to ensure effective use of Kubernetes patterns.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Accenture Federal Services as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience
- 4 years of experience operating Kubernetes in production, including cluster administration, workload scheduling, and troubleshooting
- Strong Linux systems fundamentals and scripting ability (Bash, Python, or Go)
- Hands-on experience with Helm, Kustomize, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)
- Solid understanding of container networking, RBAC, and Kubernetes security primitives (Pod Security Standards, network policies, secrets management)
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
Nice to have
- Experience operating Kubernetes within DoD, IC, or other federal environments subject to STIGs, ATO, or Assured Workloads requirements
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
- Experience with GitOps tooling (ArgoCD, Flux) and service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
- Familiarity with a major cloud provider's managed Kubernetes offering (EKS, GKE, AKS) or Red Hat OpenShift
- Experience supporting air-gapped or disconnected/limited-connectivity Kubernetes deployments
Worth weighing
- Role involves working in strict federal security environments, which may require adherence to complex compliance standards.
- No specific salary or benefits details provided beyond general ranges and descriptions.
- The position requires a TS/SCI clearance, which may limit the candidate pool.
- The job emphasizes a platform mindset and security as a default, which may appeal to candidates with a strong focus on these areas.
Summarised from Accenture Federal Services's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Accenture Federal Services on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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