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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organisations build their digital core, optimise operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services. We deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are committed to creating positive change and delivering value for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Manager – Technology Architecture to join our growing team, partnering with leading solution providers to deliver complex technology transformation programs.

This is a client-facing leadership role responsible for defining technology strategy, enterprise architecture and solution roadmaps across large-scale digital and business transformation initiatives. You will work with executive stakeholders to modernise technology platforms, improve customer experience and enable future-ready technology ecosystems.

The ideal candidate combines deep architecture expertise with strong consulting capabilities, commercial acumen and a passion for solving complex business challenges cross-industry.

Key Responsibilities

Client Leadership

• Serve as the trusted technology advisor to senior client stakeholders including CIOs, CTOs and Digital Transformation leaders.
• Lead architecture engagements from strategy through to delivery.
• Facilitate executive workshops to define business capabilities, technology vision and transformation roadmaps.
• Present architectural recommendations to executive steering committees and governance forums.

Architecture & Technology Strategy

• Develop enterprise, business, application, integration and technology architectures.
• Define target-state architecture and transition roadmaps aligned to business outcomes.
• Assess existing technology landscapes and identify opportunities for simplification, modernisation and innovation.
• Establish architecture principles, governance models and technology standards.
• Drive cloud adoption and platform modernisation initiatives.

Transformation Excellence

Lead architecture across initiatives including:

• OOSD Systems
• Large Technology Transformations
• Offer & Order Management
• Loyalty platforms
• Reservation and ticketing systems
• Digital customer experience
• Mobile and omnichannel platforms
• Contact Centre and operational technology integration
• API-led integration ecosystems
• Data and analytics platforms

Delivery Leadership

• Lead multidisciplinary teams of architects and consultants.
• Provide technical oversight across complex transformation programs.
• Manage architecture risks, dependencies and design decisions.
• Ensure solutions align with security, scalability, resilience and performance requirements.

Practice Development

• Contribute to the practice growth and capability development.
• Coach and mentor consultants and architects.
• Support business development, proposal responses and client pursuits.
• Build strategic relationships with technology vendors and ecosystem partners.

Required Experience

Essential

• 15+ years' experience in technology architecture, enterprise architecture or solution architecture.
• Experience delivering complex technology transformation programs within consulting or enterprise environments.
• Highly desirable : Experience in Tourism and Hospitality Industry
• Demonstrated experience leading architecture teams and engaging executive stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, APIs, integration patterns and modern digital platforms.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture roadmaps and technology strategies.
• Proven consulting, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with:

• OOSD Platforms (Offer, Order, Settle, Delivery)
• Loyalty platforms
• Revenue management systems
• Digital commerce platforms

Technical Expertise

Strong knowledge across:

• Enterprise Architecture
• Solution Architecture
• Cloud (AWS, Azure and/or Google Cloud)
• API and Microservices Architecture
• Integration Platforms
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Data Architecture
• Identity and Access Management
• Cyber Security Architecture
• DevSecOps
• AI-enabled digital platforms
• Enterprise Integration Patterns

Architecture frameworks such as:

• TOGAF
• ArchiMate
• Domain-Driven Design
• C4 Model
• Agile Architecture

Leadership Capabilities

• Executive stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking
• Commercial mindset
• Consulting excellence
• Practice leadership
• Coaching and mentoring
• Influencing without authority
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and change

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related discipline.
• TOGAF certification (preferred).
• Cloud certification (AWS, Azure or GCP) highly regarded.
• Agile certifications desirable.

Success Measures

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Delivery of successful client transformation outcomes.
• Executive client satisfaction and trusted advisor relationships.
• Quality and adoption of target architecture and roadmaps.
• Contribution to business development and practice growth.
• Development and mentoring of architecture capability.
• Commercial performance across client engagements.