Solution Architect

Solution Architect - Associate Manager

Location: London

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which typically requires 5 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.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement

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

Job responsibilities:

• Define creative solutions for business problems, holistically addressing functional and non-functional requirements.
• Define the architectural roadmaps for systems and business services
• Effectively describe solutions using industry standard modelling notations
• Define and document standards and guidelines to direct the solution delivery
• Ensure that the finished product conforms to the architectural principles and standards
• Provide architectural and technical leadership
• Contribute to the practice development through thought leadership and development of innovative services and offerings
• Participate in business development activities, bids and development of innovative offerings
• Participate in thought leadership about Architecture and Digital Transformation.

Experience Required:

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong working knowledge of open source, open standards and cloud technologies
• Good understanding of architectural concepts, methodologies and approaches
• Excellent working knowledge of design patterns and modelling notations such as Archimate, UML and BPMN
• Good knowledge of integration techniques, architecture patterns and non-functional drivers
• Strong experience of leading development teams from a design and technical basis
• Quality Assurance skills to assess the quality and completeness of deliverables
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of both traditional and agile delivery methods
• Ability to understand and challenge designs

What is in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 25 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.