What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineering Consultant position at Accenture?
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 Consultant, 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
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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Professional Skills Requirements
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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 $63,800 to $203,600
Colorado $63,800 to $175,900
District of Columbia $68,000 to $187,300
Illinois $59,100 to $175,900
Minnesota $63,800 to $175,900
Maryland $59,100 to $162,900
New York $59,100 to $203,600
Washington $68,000 to $187,300
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About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 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 and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent 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 www.accenture.com
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Salary : $63,800 - $203,600
