Network/Voice Technology Consultant
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Role: Network Technology Consultant
Location: London, Manchester or Edinburgh
Travel: up to 100%’
Salary: £47,000 - £87,000
Closing Date: 31/08/2017
Introduction
If you join Accenture you can make great ideas happen for some of the world's most dynamic companies. With broad global resources and deep technical know-how, we collaborate with clients to cultivate ideas and deliver results.
Choose a career at Accenture and enjoy an innovative environment where challenging and interesting work is part of daily life. A career in Consulting is varied and stimulating because each project presents a new challenge and will give you exposure to new clients, business issues, technologies and people. We need people who are able to challenge conventional thought, offer unique perspectives and conceive more innovative solutions for our clients.
Description
Infrastructure and Security Services within Accenture’s Operations business division provides consulting and outsourcing services across Cloud, Data Centres, Security, End User Compute, Networks and Service Management to the world’s leading organisations. To support this fast and growing market, Accenture is seeking to recruit Infrastructure Technology Managers within the Network domain to plan, design, build and implement Network solutions for clients in the UK, Europe and around the globe.
As a consultant you will support business case definition and shaping the transformation roadmap. You will work as part of a team to take the transformation roadmaps and define programme delivery plans and then deliver the transformational change for our clients. You could also lead delivery teams, bringing together our portfolio of businesses to bring the best of Accenture to our clients.
We expect our consultants to be always relevant, bringing our clients expertise and experience in infrastructure technology and solutions. Our consultants must combine industry and technology relevance with strong delivery experience and stakeholder management as well as capabilities specific to the industry they are working in.
A typical Accenture Networks project will take the client through the full project lifecycle as a trusted partner. Starting with the definition of an initial concept, defining a business case and obtaining approval, followed by the functional design, high level and detailed design steps. Culminating with the build, integration and test, acceptance phases which will enable a successful deployment with the clients organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders
- Stakeholder Management
- Team Management
- Solution or Programme Costing and Estimating
- Client focus and influencing skills (advisory)
- Input into end to end delivery lifecycle of network and telephony solutions
- Providing subject matter expertise when collaborating on cross platform projects with teams responsible for Network, Desktop and Data Centre
Desired Experience & Qualifications:
- Demonstrable written and oral skills
- Presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts appropriately to audiences of varying technical background
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Hands-on delivery experience in large, complex change programmes.
- Experience in responding to client requirements, shaping innovative technology enabled solutions, responding to RFPs and presenting technology solutions to clients.
- Trained in Infrastructure Technologies and Concepts.
- PMI or Prince 2 Certification
Professional Skill Requirements (Manager & Above)
- Proven success in leading large teams
- Demonstrable stakeholder management skills
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
- Ability to demonstrate analytical and creative thought in high profile work with tight timescales
- Proven success in project delivery within industry of speciality
- Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills and ability to relate to non-technical audiences
- Demonstrated career progression to date.
All candidates must be willing to be based in London, Manchester, Newcastle or Edinburgh, but offer full mobility (i.e. prepared to work away from home Monday to Friday as required).
Accenture will be recruiting at the following levels, Analyst and Consultant Manager
Package:
As well as a highly competitive salary, Accenture offers a comprehensive package including 30 days holiday, 3 additional days for charitable work of your choice, an employee healthcare plan and a competitive pension scheme.
Package:
As well as a highly competitive salary, Accenture offers a comprehensive package including 30 days holiday, 3 additional days for charitable work of your choice, an employee healthcare plan and a competitive pension scheme.
Next steps...
If this sounds like the ideal role, career and company for you, click below to apply.
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions—underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network—Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately 373,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
Accenture Equal Opportunities Statement
Please note that 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.
Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.
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