Role
Technology, Strategy & Advisory, Enterprise Architect Manager - Health & Public Service (DV)
Location
London, Manchester, Edinburgh
Industry
Health & Public Service
Mobility
Up to 100%
Career Level
Manager
Note
Any offer and commencement of employment is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, confirmation that you already hold valid Developed Vetting (DV) clearance, and that you are a British passport holder with no dual nationality at the point of application. This aligns with the client’s and UK Government’s security policies.
Accenture Overview
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations services with digital capabilities across all services. With thought leadership and an innovation culture, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next‑generation technology to each business challenge.
Team Mission
As part of a community of Enterprise Architects, our mission is to architect and drive industry and enterprise re‑invention powered by Technology and Data. We collaborate globally to bring the best to clients every day and stay relevant to their changing needs.
Responsibilities
* Assess the impact of the business strategy on the enterprise architecture, including organization, applications data, infrastructure, and operations
* Stay abreast of industry dynamics and the impact of trends to identify and formulate the need for change in enterprise architecture
* Co‑create a client’s Enterprise Architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives
* Develop recommendations and translate them into actionable roadmaps for complex and large technology environments using Lean and Agile enterprise principles
* Develop value cases to support executive decision‑making for investment in proposed transformation roadmaps, aligned with client’s strategic planning cycles
* Lead the creation of Enterprise Architecture blueprints, demonstrating the end‑to‑end technology landscape including applications, integrations, and data
* Conduct end‑to‑end vendor assessments across technology, vendor and data platforms
* Work between the business and technology client & 3rd party stakeholders to effectively formulate, communicate and conclude key architectural decisions
* Provide EA governance to clients throughout their transformation programmes to ensure that new initiatives comply with guidelines without jeopardising business objectives
* Lead in designing and governing enterprise data platform capabilities including integration and automation
* Lead the creation of Enterprise Architecture Operating model definition and implementation roadmaps
* Complete Enterprise Architecture maturity assessments
Qualifications
* Experience working within secure UK Government e.g. Defence, Public Safety and/or National Security
* Work within or across architectural domains: Business, Application, Data and Technology
* Experience working on large complex digital reinvention and/or transformation programmes
* Inquisitive and keen to explore emerging technologies (AI, Data, Quantum, Robotics, Cloud, etc.)
* Experience with major technology platforms (SAP, Workday, Oracle, Salesforce)
* Experience with major hyper‑scalers (Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure)
* Proven stakeholder management and communication skills, leveraged to influence and persuade on key architectural decisions
* Ability to work and present across different levels of architecture abstraction
* Ability to work across multi‑disciplinary teams
* Experience designing AI solutions
Set Yourself Apart
* Depth of knowledge within the secure UK Government sector and associated technology architectures
* Previous consulting experience
* Knowledge of the Government Service Manual, Technology Code of Practice (TCoP) and UK Digital/Data Strategies
* Experience working as a solution architect, enterprise architect or technology strategist
* Experience in major enterprise architecture engagements (application optimisation/rationalisation, re‑platforming, modernisation of enterprise data architecture)
* Experience in business capability and process taxonomies, maturity assessments and alignment of gaps to enabling technology solutions
* Appreciation/Experience in designing and governing data platform architectures
* Appreciation of and interest in attaining end‑to‑end data skills (data quality, metadata, data‑mesh, data security, privacy and compliance)
* Experience with Enterprise / platform / application (cloud / SAP) / data architecture
* Understanding of public and private cloud architectures
* Knowledge of leading enterprise architecture tools (LeanIX, Avolution, Orbus, Bizzdesign)
* Certified in COBIT, TOGAF, DCAM and/or AWS/Azure/GCP solution architecture
* Knowledge of DAMA‑DMBOK
* Full proficiency in the English language
Benefits
Competitive basic salary plus a benefits package including 30 days of vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.
Flexibility and Mobility
Requirements to spend time onsite with clients and partners to enable delivery of first‑class services.
Locations
London | Edinburgh | Manchester
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About Accenture
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