Technology Delivery Consultant - Comms, Media and Technology | Software & Platforms

Accenture UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is a global professional services company helping leading organizations shift toward digital operations. We are seeking a Consultant at Career Level 9 in London to support delivery from discovery through build, test, release and operations.

The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, managing plans and dependencies, and ensuring security and performance in delivery plans. You will work with client stakeholders and technical teams, applying Agile, Waterfall or hybrid

Qualifications

• Experience in project, programme, product or technology delivery.
• Strong planning, communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery and the software development lifecycle.
• Confidence working with client stakeholders and technical teams.
• Awareness of DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, cloud platforms and service management.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery from discovery and planning through build, test, release and operational readiness.
• Maintain plans, milestones, actions, risks, issues and dependencies, escalating blockers promptly.
• Coordinate product, engineering, architecture, design, quality, security and operations teams.
• Support Agile ceremonies, backlog management, release planning, reporting and governance.
• Track delivery against scope, quality, schedule and budget.
• Ensure security, resilience, scalability, accessibility and performance are built into delivery plans.
• Use AI tools for research, analysis, documentation and reporting in line with privacy, security and responsible AI requirements.

Skills

Delivery experience

Planning & communication

Agile/Waterfall/hybrid

Stakeholder engagement

DevOps/CI-CD/cloud

Software & AI interest

Job description

Comms, Media and Technology | Software & Platforms | Technology Delivery

Consultant - Career Level 9

London

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

What you will do

• Support delivery from discovery and planning through build, test, release and operational readiness.
• Maintain plans, milestones, actions, risks, issues and dependencies, escalating blockers promptly.
• Coordinate product, engineering, architecture, design, quality, security and operations teams.
• Support Agile ceremonies, backlog management, release planning, reporting and governance.
• Track delivery against scope, quality, schedule and budget.
• Ensure security, resilience, scalability, accessibility and performance are built into delivery plans.
• Use AI tools for research, analysis, documentation and reporting in line with privacy, security and responsible AI requirements.
  

What we are looking for

• Experience in project, programme, product or technology delivery.
• Strong planning, communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery and the software development lifecycle.
• Confidence working with client stakeholders and technical teams.
• Awareness of DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, cloud platforms and service management.
• Interest in software, digital platforms, AI and emerging technology.

Set yourself apart

• Experience in software product, SaaS, platform modernisation or cloud transformation delivery.
• Experience with Jira or similar delivery tools.
• Understanding of product operating models, platform ecosystems, APIs or data services.
• Experience working with distributed teams and external clients.

About the opportunity

You will work with diverse teams to solve complex client challenges, develop your skills and deliver high-quality outcomes. Requirements may vary by engagement.

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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