Accenture

Solution Engineer - SaaS sales

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1 day ago
Dublin, IrelandMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical discovery with customers and clarify integration needs, API requirements, and system dependencies.
  • Translate customer workflows and business goals into solution architectures, configuration options, and implementation plans.
  • Deliver technical demos, walkthroughs, and light proofs of concept for customer-specific use cases.
  • Advise customers on API authentication, rate limits, endpoints, performance, error handling, and data-flow design.
  • Support security posture discussions, security questionnaires, risk assessments, and compliance conversations.
  • Partner with sales, product, engineering, and customer success teams on proposals, technical issues, roadmap input, and post-sale handoffs.
  • Create architecture diagrams, solution documentation, configuration guidance, FAQs, and reusable solution playbooks.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of experience in a Solution Consultant, Sales Engineer, Solution Architect, Technical Account Manager, or similar pre-sales technical role.
  • Strong understanding of API concepts, RESTful design, authentication patterns, integration workflows, and common error handling.
  • Ability to conduct technical discovery and translate customer requirements into integration architecture.
  • Knowledge of security practices including encryption, data residency, identity and access management, and network controls.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Hands-on familiarity with SaaS platforms, cloud technologies, or AI/ML-driven solutions.
  • Ability to create architectural diagrams, solution documentation, or configuration guidelines.
  • Preferred experience with AI, API-first, or developer-centric products.
  • Preferred familiarity with scripting, JSON payloads, and light troubleshooting.
  • Preferred knowledge of SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and enterprise security standards.
  • Experience with SMBs or high-velocity sales teams is preferred.

Benefits

  • Full-time role located in Dublin.
  • Reports to a Team Lead within the Sales – SMB team.

Categories

Solutions Engineering
Accenture

About Accenture

10,000+ employees

Accenture is a global professional services firm providing management consulting, systems integration and technology, cybersecurity, and business process outsourcing for enterprises and governments. It operates a services-driven model delivering projects and managed services, often with major cloud and software partners, across industries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin and publicly traded on the NYSE (ACN), it originated as Andersen Consulting and adopted the Accenture name in 2001.

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