Solution Architect (Microsoft platforms)
Job Description
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres. Our 506,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
Accenture is an Irish-domiciled multinational professional services company that provides services in:
1) Technology
2) Strategy & Consulting
3) Interactive
4) Operations
As a Fortune Global 500 company, it has been incorporated in Dublin, Ireland since September 1, 2009. In 2019, the company reported revenues of $43.2 billion, with more than 492,000 employees serving clients in more than 200 cities in 120 countries.
Accenture Technology combines business and industry insights with innovative technology services to transform your business. Join one of the world’s largest independent providers of technology services to grow your expertise and help clients worldwide to innovate at scale and transform their businesses. Help change how the world works and lives through technology innovation.
Job Title: Solution Architect (Microsoft platforms)
Key responsibilities include:
Accenture is looking for high-calibre technologists who will develop professional services, managed services and outsourcing solutions within the customer’s requirements on the Microsoft Cloud Platform.
Have deep understanding of the competitive landscape and unparalleled knowledge of Accenture offerings to create win/win solutions for our clients and Accenture.
Working directly with internal Accenture domain architects, partner architects, client architects, and Accenture project teams to design a robust solution that exceeds client expectations.
Communicates and translates complex technical requirements into competitive Client proposal offering an Accenture solution that addresses business needs
Scoping, shaping, modeling infrastructure services architectures, across consulting, managed and outsourcing in customer-facing roles.
Responsible for the end-to-end solution which may include ERP Platforms, Applications and IaaS (Azure, M365, D365, SAP, etc)
Leverage experience and best practices, along with insights of competitors capability and behaviors; to support the Sales strategy
Work with teams to share the latest trends released in the market
Critical sales enablement role that interprets and translates client requirements into a technology solution
Lead a team of experts across the IT value stack
Participate in contract negotiations
Qualifications
Critical Success Factors:
Minimum of 10 years of experience in a Technology Environment with a strong focus on Infrastructure, Systems Integration and/or Application Outsourcing Services
Minimum of 7 years’ work experience in complex delivery management and/or leading solutions for any of the primary Cloud Hosting Providers (AWS, Azure, Google).
Minimum 4 years in pre-sales roles, preferably with more than $50M deals
Experienced in solution planning and deal shaping across the entire IT stack including business, Apps, Data, Infrastructure and Process mgmt.
Has good business acumen and able to work closely with different teams in client engagements to ensure superior quality and content of RFP responses.
Demonstrated experience and expertise in cloud architecture best practices
Good written and communication skills
You will also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.
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, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
