Solution Architect (DV)

Accenture; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days vacation per year

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave per year for Charit

Job summary

Accenture in the Southwest is seeking an Associate Solution Architect willing to travel to client sites across the UK on an ad hoc basis. This Specialist level role requires BPSS and SC+ security clearance as part of the employment process.

The successful candidate will define creative solutions, establish architectural roadmaps, and ensure conformance to standards while leading development work. Accenture offers extensive training and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of open source, open standards and cloud technologies.
• Good understanding of architectural concepts, methodologies and approaches.
• Excellent knowledge of design patterns and modelling notations such as ArchiMate, UML and BPMN.
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of both traditional and agile delivery methods.
• Experience of leading development teams from a design and technical basis.
• Quality Assurance skills to assess the quality and completeness of deliverables.
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of integration techniques, architecture patterns and non-functional drivers.

Responsibilities

• Define creative solutions for business problems, holistically addressing functional and non-functional requirements.
• Define the architectural roadmaps for systems and business services
• Effectively describe solutions using industry standard modelling notations
• Define and document standards and guidelines to direct the solution delivery
• Ensure that the finished product conforms to the architectural principles and standards
• Contribute to the practice development through thought leadership and development of innovative services and offerings

Skills

Open source

Open standards

Cloud technologies

Architectural concepts

Modelling notations

ArchiMate

UML

BPMN

Integration techniques

Non-functional drivers

Leading development teams

Quality Assurance

Agile delivery methods

Job description

Role Location – Southwest- must be willing to travel to client sites throughout the UK on an ad hoc basis

Salary: Competitive (based on experience)

Level: Accenture will be hiring at Specialist level

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC+ security clearance which typicallyrequires 10years continuous UK address history usually including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK and declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application.

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

As an Associate Solution Architect you will:

• Define creative solutions for business problems, holistically addressingfunctionaland non-functional requirements.

• Define the architectural roadmaps for systems and business services

• Effectively describe solutions using industry standard modelling notations

• Define and document standards and guidelines to direct the solution delivery

• Ensure that the finished product conforms to the architectural principles and standards

• Contribute to the practice development through thought leadership and development of innovative services and offerings

We expect you to have:

• Strong working knowledge of open source, openstandardsand cloud technologies

• Good understanding of architectural concepts,methodologiesand approaches

• Excellent working knowledge of design patterns and modelling notations such asArchiMate, UML and BPMN

• Good knowledge of integration techniques, architecturepatternsand non-functional drivers

• Experience of leading development teams from a design and technical basis

• Quality Assurance skills to assess the quality and completeness of deliverables

• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of both traditional and agile delivery methods

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Within security architecture we offer continual training and upskilling opportunities for both technical and soft skills.

Closing Date for Applications 31/05/2025

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

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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.

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