Enterprise Architecture Consultant

Accenture; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company in the UK is seeking a skilled team member to deliver enterprise architecture services. The role involves assessing business strategies, creating actionable roadmaps, and supporting the development of architecture blueprints. Ideal for someone passionate about innovation and technology, this position offers the chance to work closely with clients to drive transformative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Work as a team member in consulting engagements to deliver enterprise architecture services.
• Assess impact of business strategy on enterprise architecture.
• Stay abreast of industry dynamics and trends.
• Support co-creation of the client's Enterprise Architecture vision.
• Develop recommendations and actionable roadmaps for technology environments.
• Support creation of Enterprise Architecture blueprints.
• Conduct end-to-end vendor assessments.
• Work between business and technology stakeholders to conclude key architectural decisions.
• Provide EA governance throughout transformation programmes.
• Support creation of EA Operating model definition and implementation roadmaps.
• Complete Enterprise Architecture maturity assessments.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Working as a team member in consulting engagements to deliver enterprise architecture services to clients
• Assessing the impact of the business strategy on the enterprise architecture, including organisation, applications, data, infrastructure, and operations
• Staying abreast of industry dynamics and the impact of trends on an organisation, to identify and formulate need for change in enterprise architecture
• Supporting the co‑creation of a client's Enterprise Architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring it aligns with business objectives
• Developing recommendations and translating them into actionable roadmaps for complex and large technology environments using Lean and Agile enterprise principles
• Supporting the creation of Enterprise Architecture blueprints, demonstrating the e2e technology landscape including applications, integrations, and data
• Conducting end‑to‑end vendor assessments across technology, vendor and or data platforms
• Working between the business and technology client & 3rd party stakeholders to effectivity formulate communicate and conclude key architectural decisions
• Providing EA governance to clients throughout their transformation programme to ensure that new initiatives comply with the set guidelines, without jeopardising business objectives
• Supporting the creation of Enterprise Architecture Operating model definition and implementation roadmaps
• Completing Enterprise Architecture maturity assessment on behalf of clients

About Accenture

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. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next‑generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

"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 with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us." – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Team Culture and Values

As a team: Do you enjoy using innovation, and the latest technologies to solve challenges and realise business goals? Do you enjoy working at the intersection of business and technology, where you're engaging with senior clients, engineers and architects on a daily basis? Are you a critical thinker that is keen to continue exploring the untouched capabilities of technologies such as Cloud, Big Data, AI and Robotics, and how they can be architected into client's landscapes to help them achieve their strategic goals? Joining the team means becoming part of a community of Enterprise Architects that serve Accenture's clients with the best and brightest insights regarding business and technology architecture.

Our mission is to drive industry and enterprise re‑invention, powered by Technology and Data. Our values include challenging our clients' norms, building trusted relationships, and embracing diversity as a source of creativity and inspiration. We collaborate closely with experts globally to bring the best to our clients every day and stay relevant to their changing needs. Our teams are changing businesses every day using deep industry insights, technology knowledge and innovative ideas. Positioned at the intersection of business, technology and industry, we devise creative new strategies and target architectures, based on trends, insights and data. With an eye for competitive advantage, digital disruption, operating models, and the future workforce, we take on the challenge of designing and implementing transformative business solutions, using the technology to drive business advantage and create 360 value for our clients. Our research‑based advice and situational analyses enable our clients to act with speed and confidence.