Field CTO - Cloud Infra & App Modernization Leader

Accenture; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior cloud leader to own end-to-end delivery of cloud infrastructure and modernization programs for US clients, with emphasis on Google Cloud Platform, landing zones, microservices, and secure CI/CD pipelines.

You will guide onshore and offshore teams, shape migration strategies, review architecture and IaC, and ensure production-grade outcomes delivered in accelerated timelines. Travel may be 25%–100%.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in hands-on, client-facing technology roles with 5+ years on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience owning client engagements from technical design through go-live
• 3+ years hands-on with Terraform, GKE, Apigee, Cloud Run, CI/CD pipelines
• 3+ years implementing security-by-design principles (IAM, encryption, network segmentation, compliance)
• 5+ years leading distributed global engineering teams and communicating to executives
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Own delivery end-to-end for cloud infrastructure and modernization workstreams
• Design migration waves, refactoring patterns, and deployment cadences
• Provide technical advisory on GCP landing zones, containers, microservices, and security
• Lead cross-border delivery teams with onshore/offshore coordination
• Drive time-to-value by deploying platform foundations and migrations in weeks
• Enforce governance with automated deployments, CI/CD, testing, and SRE readiness
• Travel may be required (25%–100%)

Skills

Cloud architecture

GCP

Delivery leadership

Terraform

GKE

Apigee

Security by design

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

GKE

Apigee

Cloud Run

CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

OPA/Gatekeeper

Job description

Accenture is seeking a senior cloud leader to own end-to-end delivery of cloud infrastructure and modernization programs for US clients, with emphasis on Google Cloud Platform, landing zones, microservices, and secure CI/CD pipelines.

You will guide onshore and offshore teams, shape migration strategies, review architecture and IaC, and ensure production-grade outcomes delivered in accelerated timelines. Travel may be 25%–100%.