Senior Software Engineer

We Are

Accenture is recognized as a global leader in software engineering, helping businesses across industries create, migrate, manage, and optimize their complex software solutions. Through partnerships with leading cloud providers such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, Accenture offers end-to-end services that drive innovation and business agility.

The Software Architect Team Practice focuses on helping organizations define, plan, and implement innovative technology strategies that drive business value. Leveraging deep expertise in modern engineering and software development, this practice works collaboratively with clients to design scalable, secure, and resilient solution deployed into a cloud environment. The practice offers guidance in key areas such as modern software architecture foundation, security and resiliency, full-stack engineering, and cloud-native development approaches, ensuring that clients achieve agility, operational efficiency, and long-term growth. By aligning technology initiatives with business goals, the practice helps organizations realize the full potential of technology innovation while navigating industry-specific challenges and regulations.

The Work

As a Software Engineering Advisory Manager, you will guide organizations through complex custom software engineering solutioning and implementation process. With a proven track record in both stakeholder relationship management, software engineering and technology architecture principles, you will ensure that the proposed software solution is aligned with broader business goals. You will lead software engineering projects, from strategy development to execution, ensuring that solutions meet security, scalability, and financial targets, while working effectively in uncertain, dynamic environments.

Key Areas of Expertise:

• Software Engineering Strategy, Technology Advisory, Technology Modernization and Transformation
• Software Solutions Design, Cloud Application Architecture, Application Integration
• Software Engineering methodology, Project and Program Management
• IaaS, SaaS, PaaS
• Public cloud providers such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
• DevOps and DevEx
• IT Operations, Security and Compliance

Heres what you need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associates Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)
• Certification in at least one major cloud provider (Azure, Google, AWS)
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience for the creation of software application architecture blueprints and designs
• Minimum of 3 years of implementation experience for software application development and explaining the benefits and draw backs of various cloud and infrastructure design choices.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience evaluating applications for migration, experience with Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, and Developer Experience tool sets

Professional Skills Requirements

• Basic knowledge of one or more industry areas (e.g. Hospitality, Banking, Aerospace, Retail, Supply Chain)
• Strong Critical Thinking, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills. You will be expected to communicate business value for all technical solutions all the way to the C-Suite in some cases.
• Strong Story Telling Skills. The ability to effectively communicate, both with the client and internally, the problem solving approach and solution value in alignment with the clients project goals and objectives.
• Initiative-taking is required. You will likely be given an objective, some constraints, and enough detail to get started. After that, we will expect you to solve problems without hand holding.
• Demonstrated leadership, comradery, and teamwork in a multi-cultural professional setting
• Curiosity and a desire to continuously learn
• Experience working in a technology environment in designing and implementing solutions that meet the business need within project timelines
• Have provided estimations, project plans and resource requirements for designed solutions
• Have led and guided technical leads, engineers and developers according to architecture and have conducted technical reviews
• Basic understanding of Servers, Cloud, & Hybrid Networking
• Understanding and experience of operational process & tools

Bonus points if you have

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math preferred
• Industry specific experience (Financial Services, Health & Public Services, Resources, Products, Communications and Media Tech)
• Experience with Cloud Native, Containers and Serverless Architectures
• Strong understanding of Cloud Security, Cloud Managed Services frameworks, tools and solutions

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York or Washington as set forth below.
We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $94,400 to $276,500

Colorado $94,400 to $238,900

District of Columbia $100,500 to $254,400

Illinois $87,400 to $238,900

Minnesota $94,400 to $238,900

Maryland $87,400 to $221,200

New York $87,400 to $276,500

Washington $100,500 to $254,400

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