Senior Enterprise Technology Architect

Accenture Middle East; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Middle East is seeking experienced Enterprise Architects to define and execute technology visions, blueprints and roadmaps for clients across industries. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, assess architectures, and govern technology investments while shaping strategic roadmaps.

You will engage with C-level stakeholders, design solutions using cloud-native and AI-enabled approaches, and drive modernization across complex IT landscapes. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in technology and/or enterprise architecture work.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or equivalent cloud service providers.
• Knowledge of Agentic AI, SDLC, DevSecOps, and Agile practices.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to sales and delivery of Enterprise Technology Architecture visions, blueprints and roadmaps; architecture assessments and portfolio governance.
• Architecting complex IT solutions using emerging technologies and estimating solution complexity and cost; overseeing implementation and quality assurance.
• Building trusted advisor relationships with clients at C-level and with technology vendors to influence product strategies and market opportunities.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud (AWS/Azure/Google)

Agentic AI

DevSecOps

Software Engineering

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

SAP

Cobol

Mainframe

Job description

Within Accenture's Global Architecture Excellence team, the Enterprise Technology Architecture group aims at helping clients reimagining their business and IT, combining AI-native, cloud native and traditional technologies, industry expertise, and entrepreneurial experience to propel them into the future and to help create better products and experiences for everyone.

Our team is visionary but also hands-on, highly technical, and prides itself in being battle hardened, lead-from-the-front technology thought leaders. Although we excel in the new and cloud-native, we also work end-to-end across a myriad of different technologies.

You are excited by business-technology alignment, enterprise technology blueprints and roadmaps, C-Level discussions but ideally you have also experience on Software Engineering, Agentic AI, DevSecOps, Cloud platforms, Integration platforms, enterprise applications such as Salesforce and SAP and, why not, even Cobol and mainframe.

You are interested in solving some of the hardest problems in enterprise technology and transforming and disrupting established industries, to join and help lead our growing Global team. Operating across all stages of the innovation spectrum, with a remit to help our clients building the future in real-time.

What will you be doing?

You will be part of a Global team that helps Accenture clients define and execute technology visions and transformations, helping them creating and delivering next generation solutions.

We are looking for experienced Enterprise Architects with strong delivery experience and deep understanding of how new technologies and the emerging new delivery approaches and architecture paradigms impact and transform the IT landscape.

An Enterprise Technology Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Contributing to the sales and delivery of work covering: Enterprise Technology Architecture North-Star Vision, Blueprints & Roadmaps; Enterprise Technology Architecture Assessments; Enterprise Technology Investment Portfolio Definition & Governance; application portfolio rationalization.
• Supporting new and existing engagements by: Architecting complex IT solutions based on emerging technologies for Accenture's clients; Estimating Technology Architecture solution complexity & cost; Ideating, Designing & Supervising the implementation of Technology solutions; Performing Architecture Assessments and Technology Quality Assurance reviews.
• Contributing to grow Accenture in its ecosystem: Developing strong relationships with clients, becoming trusted advisors at the C-level and direct report; Developing strong relationships with technology vendors to influence emerging product strategies; Sensing the market for disruptive technologies and potential future areas of investment.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

What you'll need:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in technology and/or enterprise architecture work;
• Good working knowledge of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or equivalent cloud service providers;
• Familiarity with Agentic AI, Software Development Lifecycle processes and technologies, including DevSecOps and Agile development principles
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Bonus if you have:

• Excellent communication skills, with demonstrated abilities to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences;
• Proven track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams and fostering collaboration among stakeholders;
• Proven experience in engineering and modernizing IT systems using Agentic AI;
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and demands, demonstrating flexibility and resilience in dynamic environments.