6 days ago
Birmingham, United Kingdom +2 moreStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define architectures for high-profile government digital and private-sector services.
- Act as a trusted advisor to director- and programme-level clients.
- Define IT strategies, architectures, and roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
- Manage non-functional requirements across delivery and operations.
- Provide specialist technology, risk, and mitigation advice.
- Lead initiatives supporting the architecture profession and CTO Advisory practice.
- Develop case studies, presentations, events, proposals, and thought leadership assets.
- Provide pre-sales and bid support, maintain client relationships, and identify future opportunities.
- Support talent acquisition and contribute to practice strategy and staff development.
Requirements
- Solution architecture background with client-facing experience and experience leading a small team.
- Hands-on technical background, preferably in systems engineering, with application and integration architecture experience.
- Knowledge of architectural governance, technical standards, frameworks, methodologies, and approaches.
- Knowledge of solution architecture principles, design patterns, and architecture modelling tools.
- Knowledge of market-leading technologies and solutions.
- Working experience with at least one major cloud provider, such as Azure or AWS.
- Understanding of the complete SDLC and technical risk management.
- Strong communication, presentation, critical-thinking, analysis, and decision-making skills.
- Willingness to travel to the Southwest and work collaboratively in a matrixed organization.
- Must satisfy the stated BPSS and SC+ security clearance conditions, typically including 10 years of continuous UK address history, limited time outside the UK, and declaration of British passport status with no dual nationality at application.
Benefits
- Competitive basic salary based on experience.
- Up to 30 days of vacation per year.
- Private medical insurance.
- Three additional days of leave per year for charitable work.
- Continual technical and soft-skills training and upskilling.
- Location is Southwest or Birmingham/London, with willingness to travel to the Southwest required.
- Applications close on 30/11/2026, though the role may close earlier.
About Accenture
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.