Technical Architect at Accenture in Dublin

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Technical Architect Accenture | Ireland The Opportunity Are you an architect who leads from the front — shaping the technical direction of complex programmes, earning trust with clients, and building the capability of those around you? At Accenture, we're looking for experienced Technical Architects ready to owning end-to-end solution architecture across cloud, AI and enterprise platforms, and translating business strategy into pragmatic, delivery-ready designs. This role carries real accountability — for the quality of the architecture, for alignment across engineering and delivery teams, and for the development of junior architects in your orbit. You'll work at the intersection of technology strategy and hands-on delivery, drawing on Accenture's global network, deep client relationships and technology partnerships to solve problems that genuinely matter. What You'll Do Architecture Leadership & Ownership Take responsibility for areas of architecture for complex, enterprise-scale programmes — from target-state definition through transition architecture to delivery oversight. Define and drive architecture decisions (build/buy/reuse), articulating trade-offs, risks and dependencies clearly to technical and business stakeholders. Lead architecture design reviews and governance forums, ensuring standards are applied consistently across all workstreams. Produce and maintain architecture blueprints, reference architectures, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) that serve as the definitive technical record for the programme. Determine approaches, methods and procedures on new assignments, making decisions that will be implemented by the team Client & Stakeholder Engagement Act as the primary technical interface for client stakeholders — translating business objectives into architecturally sound, commercially viable solutions. Facilitate architecture workshops, design sessions and executive briefings; build credibility with senior client and internal stakeholders through deep technical authority and clear communication. Support the technology strategy and roadmap for the engagement, coordinating with delivery leads, engineering partners and third-party vendors to maintain alignment. Provide input into decisions on platform selection, integration patterns, cloud infrastructure and security architecture. Team Leadership & Capability Development Lead and mentor a team of technical leads and senior engineers — responsible for the quality of their outputs and their professional development. Provide technical conscience for the engagement: setting and upholding engineering standards, code quality, and architecture hygiene. Support delivery teams in translating architectural designs into implementable solutions, bridging the gap between intent and execution. Contribute to practice development: growing Accenture's architecture capability, supporting hiring, training and continuous development What We're Looking For Core Requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent; significant experience in lieu of formal qualification will be considered. Deep commercial experience in technical or solution architecture roles, with a track record of end-to-end ownership on complex, multi-workstream programmes. Proven ability to lead architecture across modern engineering solutions — with deep hands-on expertise in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP). Strong knowledge of integration patterns, distributed system design, data architecture and security architecture principles. Experience operating in a client-facing advisory capacity — comfortable presenting to senior audiences Demonstrated people leadership: mentoring team members, leading design reviews, and developing team capability. Active practitioner of AI-enabled development tooling — able to demonstrate tangible impact on delivery velocity, quality or design quality Familiar with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF) and modern de