CMS Architect

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 99,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Song Canada seeks a senior digital-experience lead to drive large-scale WCM implementations across multiple platforms (AEM, OpenText, Contentful, Optimizely, Sitecore). You will shape architectures, guide cross-functional teams, and partner with clients to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

The role requires strong SDLC leadership, 5+ years leading teams, and fluency in English for collaboration with stakeholders in Canada, the US and beyond. Travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years hands-on experience with content platforms listed.
• Minimum of 5 years full lifecycle implementation experience using SDLC methodologies.
• Minimum of 5 years experience leading teams.
• Minimum 3 years experience in deployment/re-launch of WCM applications.
• English required for cross-Canada and international interactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead large scale Digital Experience implementations with WCM platforms.
• Develop conceptual/logical architectures with packaged software and cloud native tech.
• Design and oversee application architectures aligned with business requirements.
• Provide deep WCMS expertise and advise on best platform fit.
• Resolve integration issues between back-end systems.
• Optimize performance, scalability and security.
• Support project leadership with planning and risk mitigation.
• Lead estimation efforts and support sales with architecture input.
• Guide offshore/remote Agile teams and perform code reviews.
• Define development architecture leveraging CI/CD.
• Travel required.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

SDLC experience

Architecture design

Stakeholder collaboration

Content platforms knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Adobe Experience Manager

OpenText

Contentful

Optimizely

Sitecore

Job description

We Are:

Accenture Song accelerates growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities span ideation to execution: growth, product andexperience design; technology and experience platforms; creative, media and marketing strategy; and campaign, content and channel orchestration. With strong client relationships and deep industry expertise,we help our clients operate at the speed of life through the unlimited potential of imagination, technology and intelligence. Visit us at: www.accenture.com/song

You Are:

The digital economy has caused a massive increase in the amount and importance of digital content. Digital content and the customer experiences it fuels are, together, a vital expression of a brand’s voice and purpose. We help leading brands create and deliver the right content for the right customer at the right time for immersive, relevant experiences. We offer an end-to-end approach to the content lifecycle and cut through the complexity for improved speed to market and relevance, at scale. Our unique tools and services organize, store and optimize content, including taxonomy, rights and asset management, analytics and quality assurance.

There will never be a typical day at Accenture Song, but that’s why people love it here. The opportunities to make a difference while working on exciting client initiatives are limitless in this ever-changing space. Here’s a snapshot of your responsibilities:

The work:

• Lead large scale Digital Experience implementations with one or many of the following: Adobe Experience Manager, OpenText, Contentful, Optimizely, Sitecore and other Web Content Management (WCM) applications
• Participate in the development of conceptual and logical architectures with packaged software and cloud native technologies
• Design, and provide oversight on application architectures that support client’s business requirements
• Provide deep knowledge expertise in WCMS, including understanding and advising clients on which platform will best serve their unique requirements
• Resolve integration and interface issues between various back-end systems
• Optimize application performance, scalability and security
• Assist Project Leadership with conducting project planning, risk identification and mitigation planning
• Provide strong leadership skills, including the ability to facilitate team and client meetings effectively and to deliver constructive feedback
• Independently lead the estimation effort for a project
• Provide support to the sales effort on new business development pursuits, assisting with RFP responses, architecture assessments and technical qualifications
• Showcase your content expertise by leading/educating others on the functional and technical capabilities of different platforms
• Lead an offshore or remote Agile based development team(s) and perform code reviews
• Defining/designing/implementing the development architecture leveraging CI/CD principles
• Travel Required

Here’s what you need:

• A minimum of 7 years of hands on experience with content platforms such as: Adobe Experience Manager, OpenText, Contentful, Optimizely, Sitecore
• A minimum of 5 years of full lifecycle implementation experience using various SDLC methodologies
• A minimum of 5 years experience leading teams
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in tactical deployment or re-launch of Web Content Management applications
• A minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required for this position
• English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company’s activities to avoid this requirement.

Bonus points if:

• Experience eliciting high-level business requirements and creating detailed functional specs as well as other documentation like requirement traceability matrixes, work-flow diagrams and use-cases
• Ability to lead functional discussions and scoping decisions based on best practices for implementing the WCM applications and proven knowledge out-of-the-box features and latest functions
• Experience in working closely with content authoring teams to setup and assemble content sites
• Experience working with interactive designers to fulfill UI/UX designs in parallel with Front End (UI) and Back End (AEM) developers to build solutions
• Ability to understand content migration needs and to define and execute content migration plans
• Experience with multi-lingual and multichannel implementations

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 LocationAnnual Salary Range

British Columbia/Ontario/New Brunswick$99,450 to $209,900

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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.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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