Architect - senior manager

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at About the role: Accenture are looking for an experienced Microsoft Solution Architect who will develop professional services, managed services, and outsourcing solutions for our customers on the Microsoft Cloud Platform. Responsibilities include: Supporting Sales teams in solution development. Customer Engagement (Business and Technical Discussions and Discovery) Cloud Transition and Transformation Go-to-market Strategy Document Writing and Template Creation Resource Estimation and Resource Allocation Business and Technology Roadmap Creation Delivery Approaches in Agile and Traditional Strategic thinking and planning Communication and interpersonal skills Motivation and team building Customer focus and relationship building Adaptability and flexibility Market and industry knowledge Negotiation and closing skills Coaching and mentoring Analytical and problem-solving skills Result orientation and accountability Networking and business development Continuous learning and professional development. Experience required: Microsoft Azure Azure Cloud Adoption Framework Azure Well-Architected Reviews and Current State Assessments Migrations, Hybrids, Upgrades, Co-existence and Decommission Azure Security (SIEM+XDR, Microsoft Purview, Identity) Azure Networking Azure Storage, Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup Cloud Security Defense in-Depth NIST-800 ASD Maturity Level ISM Security Controls Cloud Governance, Risks and Compliance Azure DevOps, Hashi-Corp Terraform Microsoft 365 - Exchange Online Microsoft SQL and Azure SQL Azure Kubernetes Service, App Services End-User Compute (Citrix Cloud, Azure Virtual Desktop) Microsoft Active Directory 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016 Infrastructure Directory Services All our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You’ll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. 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