Project Role: Technology Architect

Project Role Description: Design and deliver technology architecture for a platform, product, or engagement. Define solutions to meet performance, capability, and scalability needs.

Must have skills: Accenture Delivery Architectures (ADA)

Good to have skills: NA

Minimum 18 year(s) of experience is required

Educational Qualification: 15 years full time education

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Portfolio Architect with deep expertise in the Microsoft technology stack to lead architecture strategy, portfolio rationalization, and transformation initiatives across large-scale enterprise programs.
At the Associate Director level, this ro:le combines hands-on architectural leadership, portfolio-level decision making, and stakeholder influence. You will work closely with CIO organizations, business leaders, and delivery teams to shape technology roadmaps, guide investment decisions, and ensure architectural coherence across a complex application landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

• Portfolio & Enterprise Architecture
• Own and govern the application and technology portfolio across multiple programs and business domains.
• Define target-state architectures, reference architectures, and transition roadmaps aligned with business strategy.
• Lead application rationalization, modernization, and cloud migration initiatives on the Microsoft stack.
• Ensure architectural consistency, scalability, security, and cost efficiency across the portfolio.
• Microsoft Technology Leadership
• Provide architectural leadership across Microsoft Azure, .NET, C#, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and related ecosystems.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native, microservices, event-driven, and API-first architectures using Azure services.
• Guide DevOps and platform strategy leveraging Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, IaC (Bicep/Terraform).
• Establish best practices for security, identity, compliance, and governance using Azure-native controls.
• Stakeholder & Client Engagement
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders including CIOs, CTOs, and enterprise architects.
• Translate business objectives into clear architectural outcomes and investment cases.
• Lead architecture reviews, steering committees, and design authority forums.
• Influence technology decisions across Accenture delivery teams and client organizations.
• Delivery Oversight & Quality Assurance
• Provide architectural oversight across multiple delivery teams and vendors.
• Review and approve solution designs, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and non-functional requirements.
• Identify and mitigate architecture, integration, scalability, and technical debt risks early.
• People & Practice Leadership
• Mentor and develop senior architects and technical leads within the account or practice.
• Contribute to architecture assets, accelerators, and reusable frameworks.
• Support business development through solution shaping, proposals, and estimations.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Core Experience

• 18+ years of overall IT experience, with 5+ years in enterprise or portfolio architecture roles.

• Proven experience managing large, complex application portfolios in enterprise environments.

• Strong background in Microsoft-centric enterprise solutions.

• Technical Expertise

• Deep hands-on and architectural experience with:

• Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

  • .NET / .NET Core, C#, ASP.NET
  • SQL Server, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB
  • Azure Integration Services (API Management, Service Bus, Event Grid)
  • Power Platform and Dynamics 365 (preferred)

• Strong understanding of:

• Cloud-native design patterns

  • Microservices and distributed systems
  • Security, identity, and compliance in Azure
  • DevOps and automation practices

• Architecture & Leadership

• Experience defining enterprise architecture standards, principles, and governance models.

• Ability to balance strategic thinking with pragmatic execution.

• Strong communication and influencing skills at senior leadership levels.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor s or Master s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

• Microsoft certifications such as:

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert

  • Azure Enterprise Architect (preferred)

• Experience working with global delivery models and large system integrators.

15 years full time education

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