Global Lead - Emerging Technologies Delivery

Accenture; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 163,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is a global security leader hiring a seasoned Systems Architect in Colorado. You’ll drive multi-year cryptographic change programs, guiding teams from design through delivery and ensuring secure, scalable outcomes for clients.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years in architecture, 9+ in cryptography/PKI, and 10+ years leading complex programs, with a bachelor’s degree. Travel may range 25–50% depending on client needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of experience in systems architecture, cloud services, networking, OS fundamentals, and related topics.
• Minimum of 9 years of practitioner-level familiarity with fundamental concepts in cryptography and PKI, including the management of systems that provide these functions and how they are implemented
• Minimum of 10 years of experience leading teams and technical programs (e.g., datacenter migrations, network and application architectures, and large-scale change management and technology upgrades)
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

• Assist and lead in all phases of the client project lifecycle, from business development and technical sales to staffing teams and leading large technology transformation programs with multiple workstreams
• Advise clients on the design of multi-year cryptographic change management journeys, including considerations of tradeoffs both technical and non-technical, and provide suggestions on how to address people, process, and tooling gaps
• Work with the project team, team leaders, project delivery leads, and client stakeholders to turn reproducible technology and process inputs into bespoke business outcomes
• Develop strong relationships with clients and gain the trust of key advisors
• Serve as a trusted advisor, thought leader, and educator for new technologies and their impact on industries, governments, and organizations
• Continue cultivating your curiosity about a wide variety of topics, keeping up with new developments in current areas of interest and adding new ones as they arise
• Visit clients as needed to build relationships and ensure excellence in delivery that exceeds expectations

Skills

Systems architecture

Cloud services

Networking

OS fundamentals

Cryptography

PKI

Team leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Accenture is a global security leader hiring a seasoned Systems Architect in Colorado. You’ll drive multi-year cryptographic change programs, guiding teams from design through delivery and ensuring secure, scalable outcomes for clients.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years in architecture, 9+ in cryptography/PKI, and 10+ years leading complex programs, with a bachelor’s degree. Travel may range 25–50% depending on client needs.