AWS Solution Architect Senior Manager

AWS Solution Architect Senior Manager

Accenture is a leading global professional services company. We provide a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology, and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets, and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognised worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

About the Team:

We are one of the world's leading providers of Cloud Solutions. You'll work on innovative projects with colleagues to drive collaboration from strategy through to implementation. You will be using the latest technologies with clients to help them get to the next level.

You’ll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways. If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

In our team you will:

• Work for tier-1 clients across industry sectors - helping them turn their cloud strategy into reality.
• Help design and deliver transformative cloud solutions - from migrating legacy applications onto Cloud, to building innovative, new cloud-native applications.
• Continue to learn and grow - we actively encourage and support continuous learning and certification.
• Serve as a cloud evangelist, educating customers on the value Cloud computing can bring to transform their business.

In your role as a Senior Manager you will:

• Define cloud strategy and governance models, setting enterprise architecture standards for AWS adoption.
• Align complex business objectives with scalable, secure cloud solutions, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
• Drive innovation across data, AI, security, and multi-cloud strategies, enabling digital transformation.
• Lead large-scale cloud transformation programmes, such as data centre exit and legacy modernisation.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks and enforce security best practice across all cloud environments.
• Mentor managers and consultants, building technical capability and leadership within the team.
• Engage senior stakeholders, presenting cloud strategies and architectures to executive boards and governance forums.

We are looking for the following:

Experience

• Significant hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions using AWS cloud services.

Certification & Education

• AWS Professional and/or Associate certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

Business Architecture

• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure cloud architectures.
• Experience in cost optimisation and familiarity with cloud best practices.

Data & AI Architecture

• Strong understanding of data platforms and analytics solutions.
• Experience designing AI/ML-driven solutions and data lifecycle management.

Application Architecture

• Proficiency in designing application workloads using modern cloud patterns (e.g., serverless, containerised, microservices).
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Security Architecture

• Deep knowledge of identity, access management, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to implement security best practices across cloud environments.

Integration Architecture

• Understanding of integration patterns and event-driven architectures.
• Ability to design APIs and hybrid connectivity solutions.

Non-Functional Requirements

• Experience designing highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable solutions.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery strategies.
• Ability to design for performance, resilience, and observability.
• Familiarity with monitoring and optimisation practices.

Governance & Compliance

• Awareness of cloud governance, account management, and compliance standards.
• Ability to enforce auditing and cost allocation strategies.

It would be advantageous to have:

Advanced Certification

• AWS Specialty certifications (e.g., Advanced Networking, Machine Learning, Security).

Multi-Cloud

• Advantageous to have experience with other cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud).

What’s in it for you as a Senior Manager at Accenture:

In addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services, we are known for. Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance, which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application. Closing Date for Applications: 31/05/2026

Key skills/competency

• AWS Solution Architecture
• Cloud Strategy
• Enterprise Architecture
• Data AI Architecture
• Application Architecture
• Security Architecture
• Cloud Transformation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Team Leadership
• Client Delivery