CCaaS Tech Lead

Accenture; Calgary; On-site; CAD 109,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Technical Lead to drive end-to-end technical leadership for CCaaS modernization and agentic AI engagements. You will shape architecture, guide delivery, and ensure secure, scalable implementations across cloud platforms, integrations, and enterprise systems.

This role requires 7+ years in technical delivery or engineering leadership, strong CCaaS experience, and a deep understanding of AWS, APIs, and security practices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in technical delivery, solution architecture, or engineering leadership.
• Proven experience leading CCaaS or contact center transformation initiatives.
• Strong background in cloud-based architectures and enterprise integrations.
• A University degree is required for this position.
• Deep understanding of CCaaS platforms (e.g., Amazon Connect, Genesys, NICE).
• Hands-on experience with agentic AI, conversational AI, or automation solutions.
• Ability to design and scale agentic workflows integrating with enterprise systems.
• Experience leading teams in agile or hybrid delivery models.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate architecture into executable designs and guide implementations.

Responsibilities

• Own and shape the technical architecture for CCaaS and agentic solutions, aligned to client standards.
• Define TO‑BE architecture and blueprints covering platform, cloud, integration, security, analytics.
• Provide technical direction across CCaaS platforms and AWS services.
• Lead CCaaS design and migrations, including configuration, environments, and cutover planning.
• Lead the design of agentic AI solutions with orchestration and multi-agent patterns.
• Translate use-case designs into production-ready workflows with clear dependencies and risks.
• Oversee system integrations between CCaaS and enterprise systems; ensure security and resiliency.
• Guide day-to-day technical delivery to engineers and conduct SIT/UAT, deployment, and hypercare.

Skills

Technical leadership

CCaaS

Cloud architecture

Agentic AI

Security & governance

Agile delivery

Communication

Executable designs

Education

University degree

Tools

AWS

APIs

Job description

We Are

Accenture Song, a new breed of agency that’s all about the experience. For us, customer experience is not an add-on; it’s foundational to who we are and how we empower our clients. As the world’s largest, most disruptive agency, we drive lasting growth for clients by helping them design, build, and run meaningful experiences that make people’s lives better, more productive, and more meaningful. We do this in three ways: by transforming organizations through standout products and services; by building and delivering award-winning campaigns so brands can engage and communicate creatively with customers at scale; and by using our top-notch skills to pilot, integrate, scale, and run the platforms that underpin the world’s greatest experiences. Visit us here to learn more about what makes us the Experience Agency.

The Work

The Technical Lead is responsible for end‑to‑end technical leadership across contact center modernization and agentic AI engagements, shaping solution architecture, guiding technical delivery, and ensuring scalable, secure, and resilient implementations.

This role leads the technical workstream across CCaaS platforms, cloud infrastructure, agentic AI workflows, and enterprise integrations, working closely with Delivery Leads, Functional Leads, Architects, and client IT stakeholders. The Technical Lead plays a pivotal role in moving engagements from discovery and design through build, deployment, and value realization.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Own and shape the technical architecture for CCaaS and agentic solutions, aligned to client technology standards and transformation goals.
• Define TO‑BE technical architecture and solution blueprints, covering platform, cloud, integration, security, and analytics considerations.
• Provide technical direction across CCaaS platforms (e.g., Amazon Connect, Genesys, NICE) and supporting AWS services.

CCaaS Platform Leadership

• Lead the design and implementation of CCaaS capabilities, including:
  • Call routing, IVR, queues, and contact flows
  • Digital channels and omnichannel orchestration
  • Reporting, analytics, and quality management
• Guide CCaaS migrations and modernization initiatives, including platform configuration, environment setup, and cutover planning.
• Agentic AI & Automation Leadership
• Lead the technical design of agentic AI solutions, including:
  • Agent orchestration and multi‑agent patterns
  • Conversation flows, intent handling, and context management
  • Integration of agents with front‑ and back‑office systems
• Translate agentic use‑case designs into production‑ready technical workflows, identifying dependencies, risks, and scalability constraints.
• Integration, Cloud & Security
• Own the technical approach for system integrations between CCaaS platforms and enterprise systems (CRM, core platforms, authentication, data services).
• Guide cloud setup and architecture (e.g., AWS landing zone alignment, connectivity, access, resiliency).
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and operational resilience requirements, particularly in regulated environments.

Delivery Oversight & Team Leadership

• Provide day‑to‑day technical leadership to Technical Associates and engineers, reviewing designs, configurations, and build outputs.
• Support and guide build, testing (SIT/UAT), deployment, and hypercare activities.
• Proactively manage technical risks, dependencies, and trade‑offs.

Stakeholder & Governance Engagement

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for client IT and architecture stakeholders.
• Support executive‑level discussions with clear articulation of technical options, implications, and recommendations.
• Ensure adherence to internal delivery standards, governance, and best practices.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in technical delivery, solution architecture, or engineering leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading CCaaS or contact center transformation initiatives.
• Strong background in cloud‑based architectures and enterprise integrations.
• A University degree is required for this position.
• Deep understanding of CCaaS platforms (e.g., Amazon Connect, Genesys, NICE) and contact center architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with or strong exposure to agentic AI, conversational AI, or automation solutions.
• Ability to design and scale agentic workflows that integrate with enterprise systems.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
  • APIs, event‑driven architectures, and integration patterns
  • Security, identity, and access management concepts
• Comfortable translating architecture into executable designs and guiding teams through implementation.
• Experience leading teams in agile or hybrid delivery models.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance strategic architecture decisions with hands‑on delivery oversight.

Nice to Have

• Experience in financial services or regulated environments.
• Exposure to large‑scale CCaaS migrations from legacy platforms.
• Experience with agentic AI frameworks or managed AI services.
• Prior consulting or SI delivery experience.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location,role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position. The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range
British Columbia/Ontario $108,800 to $220,400

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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