Technology Strategy Consultant

Role: Technology, Strategy & Advisory, Enterprise Architect Consultant

Location:

London, Manchester, Newcastle

Mobility:

Up to 100%

Career Level:

Consultant

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology, and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets, and next-generation technology to each business challenge, driven by our culture of innovation and thought leadership.

We value inclusion and diversity, supporting the whole person. Our core values include Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual, and Integrity. Accenture is recognized worldwide for both business performance and inclusion and diversity.

"Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and communities." - Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Team Overview:

If you enjoy leveraging innovation and the latest technologies to solve challenges and achieve business goals, and like working at the intersection of business and technology, engaging with senior clients, engineers, and architects, this team offers an exciting environment. As part of our Enterprise Architects community, you will serve clients with insights on business and technology architecture, driving enterprise re-invention powered by technology and data.

Our work involves designing strategies and architectures based on industry trends, insights, and data, focusing on digital disruption, operating models, and future workforce considerations. We aim to deliver transformative business solutions that provide competitive advantage and create value for clients.

Your Responsibilities:

1. Assess the impact of business strategies on enterprise architecture across organization, applications, data, infrastructure, and operations.
2. Stay informed about industry dynamics, especially in Communications and Media, to identify necessary architectural changes.
3. Co-create enterprise architecture visions, strategies, and roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
4. Develop recommendations and translate them into actionable roadmaps using Lean and Agile principles.
5. Create enterprise architecture blueprints illustrating the end-to-end technology landscape.
6. Perform vendor assessments across technology, data, and platform providers.
7. Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to make and communicate architectural decisions.
8. Provide governance throughout transformation programs to ensure compliance with guidelines.
9. Support the design and governance of enterprise data platforms, including integration and automation.
10. Define and implement enterprise architecture operating models and assess maturity levels.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Experience working within or across architectural domains such as Business, Application, Data, and Technology.
• Experience with digital transformation programs and working across different levels of architecture abstraction.
• Broad understanding of the Communications and Media industry, including Telco solutions and frameworks like eTOM / Frameworx, TMFORUM ODA, Open APIs.
• Proven stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence architectural decisions.
• Experience designing Cloud/Data Platforms and AI solutions, including Generative AI.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep knowledge of industry-specific processes and technology architectures.
• Experience as a solution or enterprise architect.
• Familiarity with architecture tools such as LeanIX, Ardoq, iServer.
• Certifications like TOGAF, SAFe, AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Knowledge of frameworks such as ITIL, Zachman, and Scaled Agile.

Benefits:

Competitive salary, extensive benefits including 30 days' vacation, private medical insurance, and additional leave for charitable activities. Flexibility and mobility are required for onsite client engagements.

Closing Date: Ongoing. Accenture reserves the right to close the role earlier if a suitable candidate is found.