Technical Project Lead / Manager

The role

The Technical Project Lead / Manager oversees the planning, delivery, and operational stability of cloud and on-premises environments. This role manages infrastructure, networking, CI/CD pipelines, and GPU-accelerated compute environments to support AI/ML workloads and high-performance computing systems.

What you will do

• Lead the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud and on-prem compute environments.
• Oversee GPU-enabled compute clusters, HPC networking, and performance tuning.
• Direct the implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines.
• Guide engineers on containerization, orchestration, system architecture, and infrastructure modernization.
• Ensure systems comply with security, accessibility, and governance requirements.
• Own end-to-end delivery for infrastructure and engineering initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project roadmaps, resource plans, and technical execution milestones.
• Drive a modified Agile delivery process.
• Coordinate cross-functional contributors including cloud, systems, platform, data, and security engineers.
• Monitor project health metrics and facilitate technical reviews, sprint planning, and stakeholder briefings.

Required qualifications

• 5 years of experience with any of the following knowledge: leading hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure projects (AWS or private cloud)
• Strong background in systems engineering, cloud engineering, or HPC engineering
• Hands-on familiarity with GPU-accelerated compute, containerized workloads, Kubernetes, and cluster-based architectures
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps tooling
• Large scale enterprise IT projects above $100 million
• Demonstrated ability to run Agile or hybrid-Agile delivery processes
• Experience managing cross-functional engineering teams and coordinating technical efforts
• Ability to travel up to 25% OCONUS
• An active TS/SI is required

Nice to have

• Experience supporting AI/ML platforms, MLOps workflows, or data-intensive systems
• Background with high-speed networking (InfiniBand, data plane acceleration, or HPC fabrics)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to brief stakeholders and synthesize complex technical information

Benefits

• Certifications
• Industry training

Before you apply

• An active TS/SI is required
• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States
• Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people pursue the potential of technology for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.