Accenture

Intelligent Infrastructure Services Advisory Lead

Accenture$122K — $396K *
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in IT infrastructure, engineering, or technology consulting
  • 8+ years in leadership roles for large-scale infrastructure or cloud programs
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong understanding of regulatory and risk considerations in infrastructure design
  • Experience across regulated industries like financial services or public sector

Responsibilities

  • Advise senior client executives on infrastructure strategy and transformation roadmaps
  • Lead complex infrastructure engineering programs, including cloud migration and data center transformation
  • Translate business objectives into actionable infrastructure architectures
  • Provide thought leadership on emerging infrastructure trends
  • Design and oversee comprehensive infrastructure engineering solutions
  • Ensure delivery excellence, financial performance, and client satisfaction
  • Support business development through workshops and proposal leadership

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Paid holidays and paid time off
Full Job Description
We are seeking an experienced leaders for Intelligent Infrastructure Services Advisory to lead large-scale technology transformation initiatives for complex, global organizations. This role blends deep infrastructure engineering expertise with strong advisory, program leadership, and executive-level client engagement. You will serve as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders, helping them modernize, optimize, and future-proof their infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Advise senior client executives on infrastructure strategy, operating models, and technology transformation roadmaps
  • Lead complex infrastructure engineering programs, including cloud migration, data center transformation, resiliency/DR, and infrastructure modernization
  • Translate business objectives into actionable infrastructure architectures and delivery plans
  • Provide thought leadership on emerging infrastructure trends (cloud, automation, resilience, cost optimization, AIOps)
  • Design and oversee end-to-end infrastructure engineering solutions across compute, storage, network, platform, and service management
  • Own delivery excellence, risk management, financial performance, and client satisfaction for large engagements
  • Support business development through solution shaping, executive workshops, and proposal leadership


Core Technical & Advisory Skills:

Intelligent Infrastructure Services & Architecture
  • Compute, storage, network, virtualization, and platform services
  • Hybrid and multi-cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP preferred)
  • Resiliency, high availability, backup, and disaster recovery


Transformation & Advisory
  • Infrastructure strategy and roadmap development
  • Cloud adoption frameworks and migration factory models
  • Operating model and organizational design
  • Cost optimization, FinOps, and infrastructure rationalization


Engineering Excellence
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation
  • DevOps, SRE, and modern infrastructure delivery practices
  • Tooling for observability, monitoring, and operational analytics


Leadership & Communication
  • Executive-level communication and storytelling
  • Program and portfolio governance
  • Stakeholder management across business and technology leaders
  • Team leadership, coaching, and talent development


Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Required Background & Experience

  • Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, infrastructure engineering, or technology consulting
  • Minimum 8 years in a leadership role delivering large-scale infrastructure or cloud programs
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)


Preferred Qualifications

  • Infrastructure architecture and engineering (on-premises, hybrid, and cloud) experience
  • Cloud transformation and migration programs (public, private, and hybrid cloud) experience
  • Infrastructure operations, resiliency, and service transformation
  • Proven experience advising C-level and senior technology executives in large, complex enterprises
  • Strong background in professional services, consulting, or enterprise technology environments
  • Experience leading large, multi-vendor infrastructure programs
  • Strong understanding of regulatory, security, and risk considerations in infrastructure design
  • Industry certifications (cloud, architecture, or infrastructure)
  • Experience across regulated industries such as financial services, life sciences, or public sector


What You'll Bring

  • A balance of hands-on infrastructure engineering credibility and strategic advisory mindset
  • The ability to simplify complex technical topics for executive audiences
  • A track record of delivering measurable business outcomes through infrastructure transformation
  • Passion for building high-performing teams and developing future leaders


Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 08/29/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $132,500 to $396,500
Cleveland $122,700 to $317,200
Colorado $132,500 to $342,600
District of Columbia $141,100 to $364,800
Illinois $122,700 to $342,600
Maine $112,900 to $291,800
Maryland $132,500 to $342,600
Massachusetts $132,500 to $364,800
Minnesota $132,500 to $342,600
New York $122,700 to $396,500
New Jersey $141,100 to $396,500
Virginia $122,700 to $364,800
Washington $141,100 to $364,800

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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Market Cap
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Net Income
$5.2 billion
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+11.2%
Revenue
$44.7 billion
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