Technology Consulting/Custom Solutions Architecture - Manager

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Accenture’s Consulting workforce is involved in business consulting, process design work and the application of technologies to business. A career in Consulting is varied and stimulating because each project presents a new challenge and will give you exposure to new clients, business issues, technologies and people. We need people who are able to challenge conventional thought, offer unique perspectives and conceive more innovative solutions for our clients.

The Consulting workforce is made up of three groups: Business Consulting, Business and Systems Integration Consulting and Technology Consulting. This consulting group structure provides outstanding opportunities to develop highly specialized skills that will help you advance your career.

Job Description - Technical Architecture Manager
Technology Consulting professionals are responsible for delivering technology innovation and providing the backbone of our systems integration business. Technology Architecture professionals have a primary skill focus on translating a business need into a robust and integrated technology solution. Custom Solutions Architecture professionals are skilled in highly prescriptive delivery approaches and methods, and the supporting development and run-time environments required to design, build and deploy custom application solutions. These solutions are on J2EE or .NET platforms, and they leverage architecture frameworks like Accenture's ADS.J (Accenture Delivery Suite for Java) and Microsoft's EntLib (Enterprise Library for .NET). Our architects deliver high-volume, mission critical technical business solutions. They also assist our clients' IT organizations with enterprise-wide architecture and development.

Key responsibilities may include:
• Implementation of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) and web-based application architecture frameworks
• Supervising and managing one or more technology teams simultaneously
• Designing and constructing robust technology solutions, adhering to our clients' functional requirements and technical requirements
• Performing technology architecture and infrastructure high and low-level designs
• Collaborating with peers on refining and enhancing architecture and frameworks based on personal experience
• Troubleshooting, debugging, and solving technology integration and performance problems

All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With more than 123,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$15.55 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2005. Its home page is www.accenture.com.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
REQUIREMENTS
• Minimum 10 years IT experience overall
• Minimum 6 years programming experience using object-oriented languages such as Java, C++, or C#
• Minimum 4 years leadership and management experience of technical teams
• Minimum 3 years experience with J2EE or .NET architectures
• Skills in SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) design and development
• Experience in performance testing and analysis
• Knowledge of agile programming and development methodologies
• Ability to travel 100%
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a technical Science, or equivalent from an accredited university.

Professional Skill Requirements :

• Eagerness to contribute in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Desire to work in an information systems environment
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills