What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Systems Architect position at Accenture?
We Are:
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and , Interactive, Technology, and Operations services, all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 738,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
You Are:
Most software developers, engineers, and architects get to build software systems. Very few get to say with a straight face: “I’m reinventing banking.” Or hospitality, or logistics, or insurance. We’re combining technology, industry expertise, and entrepreneurial experience to massively disrupt our clients’ core businesses. We partner with our clients to propel them into the future and to help create better products and experiences for everyone.
We’re doing this by leveraging the power of patterns (Anti-Corruption Layering, Strangler fig, Microservices, Event Sourcing, etc) and technologies (Kafka, Solace, Change Data Capture, Node.js, Go, Containerization, PaaS) to build cloud-native solutions for the enterprise based on modern event driven architectures.
Our team is deeply hands-on, highly technical, and prides itself in being battle hardened, lead-from-the-front technology thought leaders. The ability to take complex ideas, synthesize them for common understanding, while maintaining a focus on details is a must for this role.
In this role as an Engineering Systems Architect, you will be the lynch pin to convert human ideas into delivered production functionality. Our practitioners in this space are advocates for modern engineering practices back by hands-on experience. You will be called on to play DevOps roles designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting pipelines one day. You will be challenged to optimize observability and provide input on performance issues as an SRE the next. You will be challenged to raise your voice in support of modern software engineering practices to keep humans and machines focused on their strengths and remove bureaucracy. While not all of these hats are worn at once, successful practitioners must have peripheral vision to view a wide landscape and be willing to direct their energy to where it is needed most.
Preferred Background in 1 of the following industries:
Financial Services:
We are in the midst of helping clients fundamentally rethink how to transform 20 years old systems and services in investment and core banking, payments, retirement and wealth management into modern cloud native. The industry is at a crossroads, and needs help from the outside in order to make most efficient use of capital, retain customers in the face of emerging competition, and compete as the market rapidly changes. This also means a fundamental change to architecture, engineering and delivery processes, and re-thinking once unshakeable assumptions.
We are looking for industry veterans who want to help create a healthy balance between regulated traceability, human collaboration, and automated efficiency on the journey from human idea to production functionality. If you want to be part of reducing friction and improving the quality of software engineering then we have a place for you.
Specific Experience:
Minimum 3 years working as a DevOps/SRE team member in an industry leading banking, payments, or capital markets firm OR has been in a DevOps/SRE role in a demonstrably successful fintech product company.
Successful implementation or usage of modern software engineering or observability tools to solve a key financial industry business or support critical systems.
OR
Aerospace/Defense:
Suppliers, manufacturers, and operators in a once-closed ecosystem area being challenged. This brings new partner possibilities & a market force for change to existing organizations. As the Aerospace & Defense industry looks to incorporate new technologies & processes into its physical space, it must also change the way the operate digitally. All while maintaining the same strict control and quality assurance required of this space.
If you’re an industry veteran who wants to ensure the security and quality of the Software supply chain and the quality of ongoing service, we have a place for you.
Specific Experience:
Minimum 3 years working as a DevOps/SRE team member in an industry leading designer, supplier, or manufacturer OR has been in a DevOps/SRE role in a demonstrably successful startup. Military service & experience are a welcome plus.
Successful implementation or usage of modern software engineering or observability tools to solve a key financial industry business or support critical systems.
OR
Supply Chain/Logistics Specific Roles – Text to be Added:
In a world where Just-In-Time logistics is at odds with volatile global economics & disasters, our clients are desperate to build upon their existing expertise with a stronger ability to adapt real-time to changing situations. When the cost of redirecting cargo can fluctuate in minutes, management of supply chain and logistics must merge its short and long-term horizon. This means knowing where everything is in real time, and being able to redirect cargo across multiple channels at scale in minutes rather than hours. We are partnering with our clients to move terabytes of meaningful data in seconds, and then have the engines to analyze and make decisions in minutes.
If you’re an industry veteran who wants to merge the principles of effective and secure physical supply chain with the digital software supply chain, we have a place for you.
Specific Experience:
Minimum 3 years working as a DevOps/SRE team member in an industry leading supplier chain manager, retail logistics, or cargo logistics organization.
Successful implementation or usage of modern software engineering or observability tools to solve a key financial industry business or support critical systems.
Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.
What you'll need:
Experience with at least one modern programming language (including but not limited to Groovy, Python, Shell Script, Powershell, LUA).
Experience with the SDLC lifecycle & knowledge of relevant tools(Including but not limited to Azure DevOps, Jenkins, git, Github, Gitlab, Atlassian products).
Experience with using at least one major public cloud provider.
Basic understanding of Cloud & Hybrid networking.
Basic understanding of monitoring and observability.
Understanding and experience in agile project management and delivery
Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience managing the packaging, deployment, configuration, and observability of modern applications(several projects as ongoing contributor).
While we are looking for a mix of technologies, .NET or JEE application experience or legacy application maintenance would be outside of consideration.
Minimum 1 years of experience designing and building software pipelines. i.e defining the stages and toll gates, then connecting different tools end to end
Minimum 1 years working with modern observability tools. Opensource exposure to OpenTelemetry/OpenObservabilityis a plus
Experience explaining proper options for managing the software delivery lifecycle. If you can explain the difference between CICD and GitOps to a layperson you got this.
Experience leading engineering teams.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)
Professional Skills:
Strong Critical Thinking, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills. You will be expected to communicate business value for all technical solutions all the way to the C-Suite in some cases.
Initiative-taking is required. You will likely be given an objective, some constraints, and enough detail to get started. After that, we will expect you to solve problems without hand holding.
Demonstrated leadership, comraderie, and teamwork in a multi-cultural professional setting
Curiosity and a desire to continuously learn
Bonus if you have:
Experience with more than one programming language (Groovy, Python, Shell Script, Powershell, LUA core preferred)
Hands on experience with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure; namely understanding component choices and how to properly provision them
Experience with serverless architecture.
Experience with DevOps tools and associated functions(Github, Gitlab, GoCD, Jenkins, Bitbucket, AzureDeVOps, CircleCI, ArgoCD)
Experience with containerization and container platforms. (e.g. Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, K3S, Rancher)’
Experience with Event Driven Architectures and constituent technologies (e.g. Kafka, Kinesis, Eventhub)
Active participation in Opensource projects.
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 in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York or Washington as set forth below.
We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Information on benefits is here.
Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $93,400 to $224,600
Colorado $93,400 to $194,100
District of Columbia $99,500 to $206,700
New York $86,500 to $224,600
Maryland $86,500 to $179,700
Washington $99,500 to $206,700
and
What We Believe
We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.
Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.
All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement.
Requesting An Accommodation
Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.
If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009, send us an email or speak with your recruiter.
Other Employment Statements
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and , Interactive, Technology, and Operations services, all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 738,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
You Are:
Most software developers, engineers, and architects get to build software systems. Very few get to say with a straight face: “I’m reinventing banking.” Or hospitality, or logistics, or insurance. We’re combining technology, industry expertise, and entrepreneurial experience to massively disrupt our clients’ core businesses. We partner with our clients to propel them into the future and to help create better products and experiences for everyone.
We’re doing this by leveraging the power of patterns (Anti-Corruption Layering, Strangler fig, Microservices, Event Sourcing, etc) and technologies (Kafka, Solace, Change Data Capture, Node.js, Go, Containerization, PaaS) to build cloud-native solutions for the enterprise based on modern event driven architectures.
Our team is deeply hands-on, highly technical, and prides itself in being battle hardened, lead-from-the-front technology thought leaders. The ability to take complex ideas, synthesize them for common understanding, while maintaining a focus on details is a must for this role.
In this role as an Engineering Systems Architect, you will be the lynch pin to convert human ideas into delivered production functionality. Our practitioners in this space are advocates for modern engineering practices back by hands-on experience. You will be called on to play DevOps roles designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting pipelines one day. You will be challenged to optimize observability and provide input on performance issues as an SRE the next. You will be challenged to raise your voice in support of modern software engineering practices to keep humans and machines focused on their strengths and remove bureaucracy. While not all of these hats are worn at once, successful practitioners must have peripheral vision to view a wide landscape and be willing to direct their energy to where it is needed most.
Preferred Background in 1 of the following industries:
Financial Services:
We are in the midst of helping clients fundamentally rethink how to transform 20 years old systems and services in investment and core banking, payments, retirement and wealth management into modern cloud native. The industry is at a crossroads, and needs help from the outside in order to make most efficient use of capital, retain customers in the face of emerging competition, and compete as the market rapidly changes. This also means a fundamental change to architecture, engineering and delivery processes, and re-thinking once unshakeable assumptions.
We are looking for industry veterans who want to help create a healthy balance between regulated traceability, human collaboration, and automated efficiency on the journey from human idea to production functionality. If you want to be part of reducing friction and improving the quality of software engineering then we have a place for you.
Specific Experience:
Aerospace/Defense:
Suppliers, manufacturers, and operators in a once-closed ecosystem area being challenged. This brings new partner possibilities & a market force for change to existing organizations. As the Aerospace & Defense industry looks to incorporate new technologies & processes into its physical space, it must also change the way the operate digitally. All while maintaining the same strict control and quality assurance required of this space.
If you’re an industry veteran who wants to ensure the security and quality of the Software supply chain and the quality of ongoing service, we have a place for you.
Specific Experience:
Supply Chain/Logistics Specific Roles – Text to be Added:
In a world where Just-In-Time logistics is at odds with volatile global economics & disasters, our clients are desperate to build upon their existing expertise with a stronger ability to adapt real-time to changing situations. When the cost of redirecting cargo can fluctuate in minutes, management of supply chain and logistics must merge its short and long-term horizon. This means knowing where everything is in real time, and being able to redirect cargo across multiple channels at scale in minutes rather than hours. We are partnering with our clients to move terabytes of meaningful data in seconds, and then have the engines to analyze and make decisions in minutes.
If you’re an industry veteran who wants to merge the principles of effective and secure physical supply chain with the digital software supply chain, we have a place for you.
Specific Experience:
What you'll need:
We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Information on benefits is here.
Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $93,400 to $224,600
Colorado $93,400 to $194,100
District of Columbia $99,500 to $206,700
New York $86,500 to $224,600
Maryland $86,500 to $179,700
Washington $99,500 to $206,700
and
What We Believe
We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.
Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.
All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement.
Requesting An Accommodation
Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.
If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009, send us an email or speak with your recruiter.
Other Employment Statements
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.
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