Technology Advisory Cloud Consultant

Technology Advisory Cloud ConsultantLocation: Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAbout Accenture  

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 537,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

Accenture Strategy & Consulting

In today’s world, business leaders want to rapidly and confidently reinvent to increase resilience, mitigate risk, and grow with sustainable value. That’s where Accenture Strategy & Consulting comes in. We bring together strategic visionaries, industry experts, practitioners from across every enterprise function, business intelligence professionals, change specialists, data and AI authorities, and many other specialized skills to co-create each client’s unique path to reinvention. You will be a trusted partner to business leaders, working with a diverse team of experts to deliver successful tech-enabled transformation and new kinds of value for your clients. Strategy and Consulting is one of four services that make up one Accenture –the others are Interactive, Technology and OperationsKey Responsibilities

• Help define cloud technology roadmaps and industry/functional solutions, advising clients on cloud-enabled enterprise transformation agendas
• Help develop service portfolio requirements, the value case, and the impact of cloud on the IT operating model
• Assume primary ownership and independently manages  cloud advisory related work with support from direct supervisor and leadership
• Collaborate with peers and management levels at a client and within Accenture to deliver task/deliverable assigned
• Advocate cloud thought leadership, assets and point-of-views in how it could be applied through assignment for client-work
• Seek and accept guidance from supervisors/management when determining methods and procedures on assignments
• Adapt to assignment quickly and seek opportunities to learn from other workstreams or areas of project, and understand the client landscape & organization
• Build enduring, trust-based relationship with client counterparts by consistently meeting client expectations
• Identify practice relevant personal skill goals; articulate and actively pursue the path to build them through the combination of experience and training
• Actively participate in the practice’s internal operations  and cultivate a close practice community

Key Skills

• Data-driven consulting with focus on business and technology value architecting and realization
• Experience and understanding of core cloud topics
• Core consulting skills – problem-solving, business acumen, data fluency, effective communication, relationship development
• Ability to identify and address problems by applying pragmatic, results driven problem solving techniques and creative insights
• Ability to collect, synthetize and analyze relevant data to draw insights and inform data-driven decision making
• Ability to structure, create and present ideas in an effective, clear and compelling way
• Understand at a high level how key technologies are impacting our client’s business and industry
• Some experience in technology delivery

 Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years’ relevant work experience
• Minimum Bachelor degree, ideally Master degree in Computer Science or equivalent; MBA as a plus
• Some experience in technology, management consulting and / or in-house Cloud divisions
• Cloud certifications: Azure, AWS, GCP, Alibaba, Oracle…
• Arabic speaking preferred and fluent English

Why join us?  

• We offer a transparent, fast paced approach career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues 
• You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools 
• Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards 
• You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends 
• You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live 

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