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Modern Engineering & Technology Consultant – Capital Markets

Location: London

Mobility: Up to 100%

Career Level: Consultant

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all 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 recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

Accenture’s UK Capital Markets business has set Cloud & Modern Engineering as a priority offering in 2024, in recognition of the significant industry trend and growing market in supporting clients with their strategic technology transformation.

The Cloud & Modern Engineering revolution is changing everything. It’s everywhere – transforming how we work and play. Join Accenture and help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. Accenture’s Capital Markets practice delivers large scale technology transformation to major global investment banks, corporate banks, wealth managers and other financial service providers. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate with the ecosystem, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.

You will collaborate with colleagues from across Accenture in Technology, Operations and other parts of our Financial Services business to bring industry leading solutions to the largest banks and capital markets industry organisations globally.

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. You’ll join our project teams and lead delivery solving the most complex and exciting client challenges today.

There will never be a typical day at Accenture, but that’s why people love it here. Based on your experience and area of interest, you may work on projects in key areas such as:

• Cloud & Enterprise Modernisation
• Data Architecture, Transformation & Analytics
• Automation, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
• Platform Modernisation
• Digital Assets & Decentralised Ledgers
• Digital Transformation Enablement
• Wealth Technology
• Technology Strategy, FinTech & Innovation

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 for you.

In our team you will learn:

• Cloud technical skills and knowledge, on the job experience, formal training and certifications.
• Capital Markets industry insight, developing points of views and thought leadership.
• Modern Engineering technical skills, applied to client problems.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Cloud hands-on exposure & Modern Engineering experience
• DevSecOps & Agile ways of working
• Complex application stacks in a regulated industry
• Application or data platform migration to the Cloud
• Cloud architecture, infrastructure & applications
• Data governance, analysis and transformation
• Designing data led solutions.
• Value realization through cloud and engineering transformation

Set yourself apart:

• Ability to successfully build relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Mastery of problem solving and solutioning.
• Strong Academic Background, to Bachelors’ degree level or higher, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in consulting around Cloud and Modern Engineering. Technology Consulting Experience – with relevant certifications in your specific area of expertise (e.g., Cloud Practitioner, Architecture, Data, Testing, etc.).
• One or more of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (certifications preferred, but experience essential).
• Modern application architecture patterns e.g., containers, microservices, DevSecOps, security controls, Big Data technologies.
• Experience in the Investment Banking industry, including an understanding of Front, Middle and Back-office processes and a high-level understanding of the trade lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a team environment with excellent client relationship/interpersonal skill, strong written and verbal communication skills and a strong professional presence. This should include excellent written (structured documents, presentations) and verbal communication skills (facilitation of meetings, presentation of materials)
• Well-developed analytical skills including ability to work with poorly defined problems, provide clarity to complex issues or situations and synthesise large amounts of information and highlight salient points.

Certifications:

One or more of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform exposure with industry standard certifications:

• Architecture Expert Certification
• Networking Certification
• Security Certification
• DevOps Certification

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a highly competitive 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.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Closing Date for Applications 31/10/2023

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.