Job Description
Digital Architect
Location: UK Location
Competitive Salary + Package (Dependent on experience)
(Accenture will be recruiting at the following levels: Consultant, Manager & Senior Manager)
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.
We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.
“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO
As a team:
The Architect is the essence of every project we bring to life from streaming live sport across the world, solving health emergencies to serving customers in new ways with innovative new Digital products.
We’re looking for architects who can support the delivery of increasingly transformational digital products that traverse a diverse range of devices (iOS, Android, smart TVs, embedded technology) and plug into an ecosystem of cloud services at massive scale with millions of users.
We need people who are as comfortable at a whiteboard scribbling a design as they are working on detailed specifications for a distributed team of developers. We’re also looking for architects who are as satisfied with their designs as they are the end product, and can problem solve and overcome challenges at every stage of the lifecycle.
Perhaps you enjoy sifting insight from vast sources of user data, rapid prototyping a feature to unravel its feasibility or just conducting a really audacious technical test to solve a problem, all of these things combine with collaboration with our delivery leads and product managers to make bring amazing Digital products alive
In our team you will learn:
To use the latest in platform engineering including Cloud technologies like AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform
How to make incredible things happen on a range of devices such as smart TVs running Tizen or WebOS, or unravelling complicated problems stringing together cloud and physical infrastructure
How technical architecture expertise can contribute to new sales activities, communicating why the architecture designs meet current and future business requirements
How to deliver scalable platforms serving millions of users for products with a global reach
How to work day-to-day with clients ranging from developers and testers through to product managers and directors
In this role you will:
Lead the end-to-end design of performant, secure, robust and maintainable platforms architectures across evolving technologies
Support the development and delivery into production of the architecture and coach engineers during delivery using a variety of methodologies
Analyse and resolve architectural problems throughout the lifecycle of the solution working closely with either agile development and operations teams or in a full DevSecOps model
Lead technical architecture design and assessment projects at client sites with key client partners
Cultivate successful, motivated teams across the globe to deliver large transformational technology change for our clients
Qualifications
We are looking for experience in the following skills:
An ability to communicate design concepts to both deeply technical development teams as well as non-technical staff
A deep and practical working knowledge of one (or more) of the major cloud platforms
Solid understanding of key architecture concerns such as security, availability, scalability, operability, maintainability and how to ensure that they are delivered as specified
Knowledge of and experience applying modern architecture principles and patterns
Experience supporting operational platforms in high-scale live production environments
Set yourself apart:
Demonstrable hands-on experience designing, building and maintaining scalable products and platforms
A track record of using technical architecture and modern engineering principles to improve the end user experience and backend functionality of products and platforms
Demonstrable experience of upskilling, teaching and running an engineering or architecture team
Prior experience working with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders on business-critical systems
What’s in it for you
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com
Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
Closing Date for Applications 31/08/2022
Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.
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Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
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