Field CTO: Cloud Infrastructure & App Modernization

Accenture; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior cloud architect to own client engagement delivery for Google Cloud-based infrastructure and application modernization. You will guide on GCP landing zones, container orchestration, API gateways, and security, while coordinating onshore and offshore teams to accelerate time-to-value.

The role requires deep hands-on cloud experience, architectural leadership, and strong communication with C-suite executives across global projects.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in hands-on, client-facing technology roles with Google Cloud Platform
• 5+ years architecting/delivering on Google Cloud Platform projects
• 3+ years hands-on with Terraform, GKE, Apigee, Cloud Run, CI/CD pipelines
• 3+ years implementing security-by-design principles (IAM, encryption, network segmentation)
• 5+ years leading distributed global engineering teams and communicating with executives
• Bachelor's or equivalent experience—12 years if no degree or 6 years with Associate's

Responsibilities

• Own delivery end-to-end for cloud infrastructure and application modernization programs
• Design migration waves, refactoring patterns, and deployment cadences
• Provide technical advisory on GCP landing zones, microservices, and API gateways
• Lead cross-border delivery teams and maintain delivery pace
• Stand up delivery post-sale to deploy platform foundations and migrate workloads
• Enforce automated deployment guardrails, CI/CD, testing, and SRE readiness

Skills

Cloud delivery leadership

Terraform

GKE

Apigee/API gateways

VPC design

CI/CD pipelines

Security-by-design

Cross-border delivery

Platform engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

GKE

Apigee

Cloud Run

CI/CD tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Accenture is seeking a senior cloud architect to own client engagement delivery for Google Cloud-based infrastructure and application modernization. You will guide on GCP landing zones, container orchestration, API gateways, and security, while coordinating onshore and offshore teams to accelerate time-to-value.

The role requires deep hands-on cloud experience, architectural leadership, and strong communication with C-suite executives across global projects.