Cloud Advisory & Delivery Architect (AWS)

Cloud Advisory & Delivery Architect (AWS)
Location: London, Manchester, Newcastle, West Midlands or Edinburgh
Salary: Competitive

Career Level: Manager

Flexibility & mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients & partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for. 

Accenture is a leading global professional services company and is a recognized leader in cloud transformation and managed services. Accenture has created a new structure called “Cloud First” with the stated aim of hyper-growth across cloud technologies and services and is currently searching for key individuals to drive this business.

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. 

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do & the impact we have with our clients & with the communities in which we work & live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO.

As a Team
You'll learn, grow & advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking & enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new & exciting ways.

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training & a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies & will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.  

In our team you will learn:
A focus on people development through a collaborative & mutually supportive culture with a wealth of training & development opportunities
•    How to provide solutions to real world problems across a variety of industries.
•    How to help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. 
•    The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.
•    How best to develop your skills and hone your talents within an innovative technology environment

As an AWS Cloud Transformation Solution Architect, you will:
•    Support the solutioning for Accenture’s large AWS transformational opportunities, including transformation roadmap, technical architecture, migration plans, to be landscape, pricing strategy & delivery model
•    Create high quality, client facing assets targeting Cloud solution
•    Develop & design roadmaps, implement strategies & transformation plans
•    Assess existing client environments & recommend solutions that enable a to-be cloud vision
•    Identify additional opportunities within clients, leveraging wider Accenture and AWS offerings
•    Develop & deliver presentations, response documents and business cases which resonate with client stakeholders and deliver value
•    Understand AWS offerings and build practical knowledge on how they can be utilized and delivered at scale.

​We are looking for experience in the following skills:
•    Strong Architecture skills

Proven experience of shaping and delivering AWS based transformations
•    Experience of shaping solutions to deliver client and Accenture Value
•    Extensive experience in leading, developing and managing multi skilled and highly disparate matrix teams
•    Excellent client / customer relationship management skills at the executive level 
•    Strong oral and written communication skills 

Set yourself apart:
•    Understanding & experience of the challenges associated with managing the creation of end to end solutions with a critical focus on cloud transformation and migration
•    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 AWS
•    Knowledge of managed outsource solutions across all infrastructure and service management towers or outsource delivery an advantage
 

What’s in it for you
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, gym subsidy, private medical insurance & 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility & mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients & partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for. 

About 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. We combine unmatched experience & specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology & Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance & create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Closing Date for Applications 31/08/2021

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.