Cloud Solution Architect
Job Description
Why Accenture?
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy & consulting, interactive, technology & operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership & culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets & next-generation technology to each business challenge.
We believe in inclusion & diversity & supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual & Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion & diversity too.
Accenture’s CEO Julie Sweet has committed to the formation of Accenture Cloud First backed by a $3 billion investment over three years. This strategic directive ensures Accenture will continue to be a leader in Cloud consulting & enable us to support organisations across industries on their journey to cloud & become truly ‘Cloud First’.
Why CloudFirst?
As part of our SEA team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide variety of new skills on job. You'll learn, grow & advance within an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking & enables boundary-less opportunities that can drive your career in new & exciting ways.
You will gain experience in a fast-paced and client-centric focused environment where there is a constant focus on people development through a collaborative & mutually supportive culture with a wealth of training & development opportunities. With the support of the wider Accenture Technology Practice, you will learn how to provide solutions to real world problems across a variety of industries….
As a Cloud Architect, you will:
- Take overall responsibility for Cloud solution design supporting clients in accelerating their journey to cloud
- Lead programmes of work that deliver Cloud solutions & strategies
- Translate complex business problems into robust cloud solutions driving innovation powered by cloud
- Develop & deliver presentations which resonate with senior client stakeholders
- Create high quality, client facing assets targeting Cloud solutions
- Develop & design roadmaps, implement strategies & transformation plans for clients to migrate to cloud
- Scrutinise existing client environments & recommend solutions that enable a to-be cloud vision
- Contribute to RFP & business case development
Qualifications
We are looking for experience in the following skills:
- Degree qualified with experience & proven success in architecting, delivering or operating cloud solutions
- Industry experience in public, private or hybrid cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
- Knowledgeable of cloud industry trends and a passion for driving thought leadership in this evolving paradigm.
- Certification in Azure, GCP or AWS
Set yourself apart:
- Understanding & experience of the challenges associated with managing & delivering cloud programmes across the project life cycle
- Knowledge of operational, support & security challenges associated with taking a client on a journey to the Cloud utilising an “As a Service” model
- Evidence of personal development relating to cloud
