Lead Architect

Accenture PLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Workplace Technology Solutions professional to lead enterprise-wide digital employee experience initiatives, focusing on secure, scalable solutions across enterprise environments.

You will provide technical direction, architecture guidance, and strategic recommendations, driving implementation roadmaps to boost employee productivity and operational efficiency while coordinating across client projects and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Workplace Technology Solutions.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with Authentication & Identity Management.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with Desktop Transformation, Active Directory (AD) and NEXThink.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide digital employee experience initiatives by providing technical direction, architecture guidance, and strategic recommendations across workplace technologies.
• Drive cross-domain analysis, assess technology capabilities against industry practices, and define implementation roadmaps that improve employee productivity, experience, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Digital Employee Experience

Enterprise Architecture

End User Computing

Identity & Access Management

Networking

Automation

Telemetry

Solution Assessment

Technology Strategy

Roadmap Development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience

Tools

Active Directory (AD)

NEXThink

Job description

Accenture helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 814,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $74 billion in FY26 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

You Are:

We seek professionals who have successfully led and delivered modern transformations.

They help design, implement, and support secure, scalable solutions across enterprise environments.

Key job responsibilities include:

• Lead enterprise-wide digital employee experience initiatives by providing technical direction, architecture guidance, and strategic recommendations across workplace technologies.
• Drive cross-domain analysis, assess technology capabilities against industry practices, and define implementation roadmaps that improve employee productivity, experience, and operational efficiency.

Key Skills:

Digital Employee Experience, Enterprise Architecture, End User Computing, Identity & Access Management, Networking, Automation, Telemetry, Solution Assessment, Technology Strategy, Roadmap Development.

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

Here is what we need:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Workplace Technology Solutions
• Minimum 7 years of experience with Authentication & Identity Management
• Minimum 7 years of experience with Desktop Transformation, Active Directory (AD) and NEXThink
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Bonus:

• Previous consulting practice experience

Professional Skill Requirements:

• Proven ability to work independently and as a team member
• Proven ability to lead teams and develop team members
• Proven analytical, problem solving, organizational and time management skills
• Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Good organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

• California $132,500 to $302,400
• Colorado $132,500 to $261,300
• Connecticut $132,500 to $261,300
• District of Columbia $141,100 to $278,200
• Illinois $122,700 to $261,300
• Maine $112,900 to $222,500
• Maryland $132,500 to $261,300
• Massachusetts $132,500 to $278,200
• Minnesota $132,500 to $261,300
• New York $122,700 to $302,400
• New Jersey $141,100 to $302,400
• Ohio $122,700 to $241,900
• Virginia $122,700 to $278,200
• Washington $141,100 to $278,200

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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/23/2026.