Senior Enterprise Technology Architect

About the Role

Accenture Saudi Arabia is seeking a Senior Enterprise Technology Architect to join its Global Architecture Excellence team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves helping clients reimagine their business and IT by combining AI-native, cloud-native, and traditional technologies with industry and entrepreneurial expertise. The position requires 5-10 years of experience in enterprise technology architecture.

Role Context and Focus

The Enterprise Technology Architecture group focuses on propelling clients into the future and creating improved products and experiences. This role operates across all stages of the innovation spectrum, assisting clients in building future solutions in real-time. The team is characterized by its visionary, hands-on, and highly technical approach, working end-to-end across various technologies, including new and cloud-native platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the sales and delivery of work, including:
• Defining Enterprise Technology Architecture North-Star Vision, Blueprints & Roadmaps.
• Performing Enterprise Technology Architecture Assessments.
• Defining and governing Enterprise Technology Investment Portfolios.
• Conducting Application Portfolio Rationalization.
• Support new and existing engagements by:
• Architecting complex IT solutions based on emerging technologies for clients.
• Estimating Technology Architecture solution complexity and cost.
• Ideating, designing, and supervising the implementation of Technology solutions.
• Performing Architecture Assessments and Technology Quality Assurance reviews.
• Contribute to Accenture's growth within its ecosystem by:
• Developing strong relationships with clients, becoming trusted advisors at the C-level and direct report.
• Developing strong relationships with technology vendors to influence emerging product strategies.
• Sensing the market for disruptive technologies and potential future areas of investment.

Required Experience and Skills

Candidates should have 7 years of experience as an Enterprise Architect with strong delivery experience. A deep understanding of how new technologies, emerging delivery approaches, and architecture paradigms impact and transform the IT landscape is essential. Ideal candidates will have experience in:

• Software Engineering
• Agentic AI
• DevSecOps
• Cloud platforms
• Integration platforms
• Enterprise applications such as Salesforce and SAP
• Cobol and mainframe technologies

The role requires an interest in business-technology alignment, enterprise technology blueprints and roadmaps, and C-Level discussions, as well as solving complex enterprise technology problems and transforming established industries.

Work Environment and Travel

This position is part of a global team. Travel may be required, with the amount varying from 25% to 100% depending on business needs and client requirements.