Software Platform Technical Architect

Accenture•Columbus, OH

3d•$80,400 - $266,300•Hybrid

About The Position

Accenture’s Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs) support client transformation by providing access to industry insights and technology solutions through a global network. The Software Platform Technical Architect leads the architecture and technical direction of enterprise-scale software and platform solutions, defining end-to-end architectures, governing technical quality, and advising stakeholders across teams. The role owns architecture for enterprise software platforms, shared services, and applications; defines target-state and transition architectures; guides build, buy, and reuse decisions; and translates business objectives into practical technical solutions. It facilitates architecture workshops and design reviews, establishes standards for security, scalability, performance, resilience, and operability, and partners with engineering, DevOps, and operations teams to ensure solutions are production-ready. The architect also identifies cross-team dependencies and risks, mentors engineers and junior architects, and promotes engineering best practices. This is a hybrid role requiring at least three days per week in the office. Hiring locations are Atlanta, Chesterbrook, Columbus, Dallas, Houston, or Tampa.

Requirements

At least 8 years of software engineering experience, including significant architecture ownership and experience influencing technical decisions across multiple teams and stakeholders.
At least 3 years designing enterprise-scale software or platform solutions as a Technical Architect.
Strong understanding of modern architecture patterns, including micro-frontend frameworks, microservices, event-driven architecture, API-first design, and domain-driven design.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with a minimum of 12 years of work experience; applicants with an associate degree must have at least 6 years of work experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience building or leading platform-grade capabilities such as API platforms, integration layers, workflow or automation platforms, and shared services.
Strong experience with cloud-native architectures, managed cloud services, and containers such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
Expertise in API and integration patterns, including REST, gRPC, GraphQL, API gateways, and OAuth2/JWT.
Experience with DevOps and platform engineering practices, including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and automated deployments.
Familiarity with event-driven architectures, observability, monitoring, and operational readiness.
Understanding of generative and agentic AI concepts, including LLMs, embeddings, prompt engineering, and responsible AI considerations.
Experience or exposure to GenAI tools and platforms, such as enterprise copilots, LLM APIs, vector databases, and RAG-based architectures.
Architecture or cloud certifications.

Responsibilities

Own and drive end-to-end architecture for enterprise software platforms, shared services, and applications.
Define target-state and transition architectures, including system decomposition, integration patterns, and data flows.
Lead build, buy, and reuse architecture decisions and communicate trade-offs, risks, and dependencies.
Advise business and technical stakeholders, translating business objectives into pragmatic solutions.
Facilitate architecture workshops, design reviews, and technical discussions to support alignment and decision-making.
Establish and enforce architecture standards and governance for security, scalability, performance, resilience, and operability.
Partner with engineering, DevOps, and operations teams to ensure solutions are implementable and production-ready.
Identify and mitigate cross-team dependencies and architectural risks.
Mentor senior engineers and junior architects and promote consistency, best practices, and engineering excellence.