New Business Cloud & AI Solutions Architect Lead

Accenture UK; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Birmingham seeks a Solution Architect, New Business Manager to own end-to-end cloud and AI-enabled solutions for large transformational contracts. You will lead multi-tower teams across applications, data analytics, automation, and cloud, shaping proposals and client value while partnering with sales and delivery groups.

The role emphasizes cloud architecture, AI frameworks, AIOps capabilities, and a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes for global enterprises.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in defining and selling AI-enhanced and cloud-centric managed services solutions for leading global enterprises.
• Robust Public Cloud services understanding, ideally key public cloud provider certifications.
• Experience in deploying AIOps technologies such as Moogsoft, BigPanda, or Splunk ITSI for enhanced IT operations.
• Experience in complex solution team management.
• Experience in architecting significant infrastructure and cloud solutions.
• Experience in IT infrastructure products and offerings including:

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution for large transformational and managed service cloud contracts.
• Architect AI-optimized solutions with predictive analytics, intelligent monitoring, and automation tools such as AIOps platforms (e.g., Palantir, Moogsoft, BigPanda, Splunk ITSI).
• Manage multiple towers from applications, data & analytics, automation, industry solution, infrastructure, and cloud.
• Leverage AI-driven automation to enhance service management processes, reduce operational noise, and enable proactive issue resolution.
• Own the full scope from migration to run scope, including all key service elements, e.g., Service Desk, Service management, cloud architecture design, app and infra management, migration, network, workplace, security.
• Architect a compelling and commercially competitive solution with a key focus on cloud (Public, private & hybrid), integrating AI frameworks and AIOps platforms to demonstrate significant and quantifiable value to the client.
• Leverage Accenture assets and third-party relationships in architecting solutions, incorporating AI tools where applicable to improve operational efficiency.
• Lead the solution planning teams for large, complex deals including multiple solution architects, subject matter experts, transition, and transformation experts.
• Work alongside Sales to manage the senior client buyer and solution owner (e.g., CFO, CIO) and sell AI-enabled and cloud-centric solutions.
• Utilize AI and machine learning capabilities to ensure solutions drive predictive problem identification, root cause analysis, and noise reduction.
• Bring operational experience to bear to ensure the solution is deliverable at acceptable risk to Accenture.
• Develop and negotiate contract content to ensure the solution is contracted to deliver client and Accenture value.
• Own, manage, and ensure the quality of client-facing content (both oral and written) that presents the solution. This includes proposal material, proposal orals, workshop presentations, due diligence, and Q&A content.
• Build strong links with and work collaboratively with Accenture groups (e.g., Technology Consulting, Application Operations, Security) to ensure holistic solutions, transition, and delivery.
• Integrate AI and AIOps methodologies into the transition process to streamline service delivery while reducing risks.
• Own and manage the solution and delivery approvals process, including Accenture’s Senior global management.
• Ensure solution, including AI-enabled elements, is transitioned successfully into the delivery.

Skills

AI-enabled & cloud-centric solutions

Public Cloud understanding

AIOps deployment experience

Complex solution team management

Infrastructure & cloud architecture

IT infrastructure offerings

AIOps hands-on (Set yourself apart)

Cloud provider certifications

Delivery or hands-on background

Ops security in cloud as a service

Tools

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Job description

Accenture in Birmingham seeks a Solution Architect, New Business Manager to own end-to-end cloud and AI-enabled solutions for large transformational contracts. You will lead multi-tower teams across applications, data analytics, automation, and cloud, shaping proposals and client value while partnering with sales and delivery groups.

The role emphasizes cloud architecture, AI frameworks, AIOps capabilities, and a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes for global enterprises.