Overview

Role: Google Cloud Architecture Manager at Accenture UK & Ireland

Location: London or Manchester

Career Level: Manager

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application.

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 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

Our Team

Together we engineer and build the infrastructure, tools, access and telemetry for systems that enable orchestration of Google-scale services. Join us and help build what matters.

We are seeking a Google Cloud Technical Architecture Manager to join the Accenture Google Business Group (AGBG) within Accenture Technology in the UK, specifically focused on our UK public sector clients. You'll be part of a team that engineers and implements the infrastructure, tools, access and telemetry for systems that enable orchestration of Google-scale services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture and delivery of Google Cloud solutions for public sector clients
• Design, deploy, and operate secure Google Cloud solutions both on client sites and internal reference implementations
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to small teams ensuring successful project delivery
• Leverage your deep knowledge of Google Cloud architecture and engineering to deliver enterprise grade solutions

Qualifications

• At least one Google Cloud Professional level certification
• Expertise in a wide range of Google Cloud products and services (e.g. Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Storage, GKE etc.) and broader IaaS solutions (e.g. Kubernetes, systems virtualization)
• Experience architecting and engineering technical cloud-based solutions to meet business outcomes and non-functional requirements
• Hands-on experience creating comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications and operational runbooks
• Experience implementing foundational cloud platforms (e.g. landing zones, IAM, VPC, networking) to enable scalable and secure Google Cloud adoption
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both internal and client technical, non-technical and management stakeholders

Desirable

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform), CI/CD pipelines and scripting (e.g. Bash, Python, Perl) to automate routine tasks
• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices and tools (e.g. Identity and Access Management, firewalls, encryption)
• Hands-on experience with networking across cloud and on-premise systems (e.g. TCP/IP, subnets, VPC, load balancing, DNS)
• Proven experience leading small technical teams to deliver outcomes in a project setting, providing technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members
• Experience in site reliability engineering or IT production systems operations including experience troubleshooting and debugging live incidents
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with demonstrable examples of implementing technical innovation or ways of working improvements

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 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.

Closing Date for Applications: 31/08/2025

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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