Accenture
Technology Architecture Manager
Accenture, Columbia, Maryland, United States, 21046
Technology Architecture Manager | Senior Level | Full timeAre you ready to step up to the New and take your technology expertise to the next level?Join Accenture and help transform leading organizations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. Choose Accenture and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career.As part of our Google Cloud Platform practice, you will lead technology innovation for our clients through robust delivery of world-class solutions. There will never be a typical day and that’s why people love it here. The opportunities to make a difference within exciting client initiatives are unlimited in the ever-changing technology landscape. You will be part of a growing network of technology experts who are highly collaborative taking on today’s biggest, most complex business challenges. We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. Come grow your career in technology at Accenture!The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Application Architect is a critical role responsible for working as a part of a team designing, developing, and implementing scalable, high-performance applications on GCP. They will serve as a technical expert, providing guidance and leadership throughout the application lifecycle.Key responsibilities may include:Application Design:
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and create comprehensive application architectures tailored to GCP's capabilities.Define and implement design patterns and best practices to ensure application scalability, reliability, and maintainability.Guide the selection of appropriate GCP services and technologies for optimal performance and cost efficiency.
Application Development:
Oversee the development process, providing technical leadership and ensuring adherence to design principles and coding standards.Participate in code reviews and troubleshoot complex technical issues.Mentor and train developers on GCP technologies and development best practices.
Deployment and Operations:
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for seamless application deployment and management.Utilize GCP's monitoring and logging tools to ensure application health and performance.Continuously monitor application performance and identify areas for improvement.Implement strategies to enhance application scalability, efficiency, and responsiveness.Stay abreast of new GCP technologies and features that can benefit application performance.Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents, ensuring minimal downtime.Work closely with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, infrastructure, and security, to ensure successful application implementation.Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and the technical team, ensuring alignment and clear communication.
Delivery:
Support cloud solution and scoping to generate estimates and approaches for proposals and SOWs for customers.Conduct full technical discovery, identifying pain points, business and technical requirements, “as is” and “to be” scenarios.Assess the full technology stack of services required including PaaS (Platform as-a-service), IaaS (Infrastructure as-a-service), SaaS (software as-a-service), operations, management and automation.Support discussions and early analysis of the cloud concepts as it relates to Accenture’s Journey to Cloud methodology so that clear use cases are developed and prioritized as well as transitioning these concepts from ideas to proof-of-concepts with the full support of the appropriate teams.Compare solution alternatives across both technical and business parameters which support the define cost and service requirements.Deliver written or oral status reports regularly.Stay educated on new and emerging technologies/patterns/methodologies and market offerings that may be of interest to our clients.Adapt to existing methods and procedures to create possible alternative solutions to moderately complex problems.Use considerable judgment to define solution and seeks guidance on complex problems.Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor. May interact with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture. Establish methods and procedures on new assignments with guidance.
Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.
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Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and create comprehensive application architectures tailored to GCP's capabilities.Define and implement design patterns and best practices to ensure application scalability, reliability, and maintainability.Guide the selection of appropriate GCP services and technologies for optimal performance and cost efficiency.
Application Development:
Oversee the development process, providing technical leadership and ensuring adherence to design principles and coding standards.Participate in code reviews and troubleshoot complex technical issues.Mentor and train developers on GCP technologies and development best practices.
Deployment and Operations:
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for seamless application deployment and management.Utilize GCP's monitoring and logging tools to ensure application health and performance.Continuously monitor application performance and identify areas for improvement.Implement strategies to enhance application scalability, efficiency, and responsiveness.Stay abreast of new GCP technologies and features that can benefit application performance.Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents, ensuring minimal downtime.Work closely with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, infrastructure, and security, to ensure successful application implementation.Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and the technical team, ensuring alignment and clear communication.
Delivery:
Support cloud solution and scoping to generate estimates and approaches for proposals and SOWs for customers.Conduct full technical discovery, identifying pain points, business and technical requirements, “as is” and “to be” scenarios.Assess the full technology stack of services required including PaaS (Platform as-a-service), IaaS (Infrastructure as-a-service), SaaS (software as-a-service), operations, management and automation.Support discussions and early analysis of the cloud concepts as it relates to Accenture’s Journey to Cloud methodology so that clear use cases are developed and prioritized as well as transitioning these concepts from ideas to proof-of-concepts with the full support of the appropriate teams.Compare solution alternatives across both technical and business parameters which support the define cost and service requirements.Deliver written or oral status reports regularly.Stay educated on new and emerging technologies/patterns/methodologies and market offerings that may be of interest to our clients.Adapt to existing methods and procedures to create possible alternative solutions to moderately complex problems.Use considerable judgment to define solution and seeks guidance on complex problems.Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor. May interact with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture. Establish methods and procedures on new assignments with guidance.
Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.
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