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About the Role

Accenture is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to define architecture for high-profile government or private sector services, act as a trusted advisor to clients, and manage IT strategy, architecture, and roadmaps. This role also involves leading initiatives to develop the Architecture profession within Secure Transformation Services and contributing to the growth of the CTO Advisory practice.

Responsibilities

• Define the architecture for high-profile, highly visible, government digital or private sector services
• Operate as a trusted advisor to Director and/or programme level clients
• Define the IT strategy, architecture and roadmap for large programmes of work aligned to organisational and business objectives
• Manage the non-functional requirements through the delivery and operational lifecycle of the system
• Provide authoritative specialist technology advice
• Provide technological risk and mitigation advice and help manage these risks
• Develop excellent working relationships with key stakeholders
• Lead initiatives to help the development of the Architecture profession within Secure Transformation Services (STS)
• Contribute to the growth of the wider CTO Advisory practice by supporting development of career paths
• Own and deliver the development of case studies, presentations and events in support of marketing activities
• Own and deliver high-quality outputs for proposals and projects
• Provide appropriate pre-sales and bid support
• Maintain client relationships to ensure quality in delivery and identify future work opportunities
• Monitor emerging trends and own the production of thought leadership assets
• Contribute, if required, to the CTO Advisory practice strategy
• Support the CTO Advisory leadership in the acquisition of new talent
• Engender Accenture company values, contributing to the development of STS as a great place to work
• Collaborate with peers and staff within a matrixed organisation

Requirements

• Must be willing to travel to Southwest
• Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC+ security clearance which typically requires 10 years continuous UK address history usually including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK and declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application
• Have a Solution Architecture background
• Have performed a client-facing role
• Have led a small team
• Willing to contribute to the implementation of our internal Digital Transformation strategy
• Knowledge and experience of applying architectural governance, technical standards and frameworks
• Experience with applying architectural concepts, methodologies and approaches
• Hands-on technical background, preferably from systems engineering with experience of application and integration architecture
• Knowledge of solution architecture principles, design patterns, and Architecture modelling tools
• Knowledge of market leading technologies and solutions
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the complete SDLC
• Deliver both exceptional technical solutions and work as true partners to the organisations we support
• Demonstrate a good understanding of managing technical risks
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Effectively explaining complex technical solutions to a non-technical audience
• Writing meaningfully to deliver clear information, and guidance
• Giving impactful presentations, articulating clearly key points
• Demonstrate critical thinking by analysing and evaluating information
• Using information gathered to present solutions and reach decisions

Skills

• Solution Architecture
• Client-facing
• Team leadership
• Digital Transformation
• Architectural governance
• Technical standards and frameworks
• Architectural concepts, methodologies and approaches
• Systems engineering
• Application architecture
• Integration architecture
• Solution architecture principles
• Design patterns
• Architecture modelling tools
• Market leading technologies and solutions
• Cloud technologies
• Azure
• AWS
• SDLC
• Technical risk management
• Verbal communication
• Written communication
• Presentation skills
• Critical thinking

Location

• Southwest
• Birmingham

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Associate Manager
• Manager - CL8

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive (based on experience)

Benefits

• Up to 30 days’ vacation per year
• Private medical insurance
• 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work
• Continual training and upskilling opportunities for both technical and soft skills

About the Company

• Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale.
• We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
• Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships.
• We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.
• Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships.
• We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
• Visit us at www.accenture.com

Equal Opportunity

• 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.
• We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
• Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.