You Are:We are seeking an Associate Director, Technical Architecture & Delivery to set the architecture vision and lead delivery for enterprise-scale software and platform solutions. This role combines senior architectural ownership with accountability for Agile delivery outcomes. You will lead architects, engineers, and delivery teams, act as a trusted technology advisor to senior stakeholders, and make sure strategy translates into predictable, high-quality delivery.
Architecture & Technical Leadership
- Set and own the architecture vision, roadmap, and technical strategy for enterprise software platforms, shared services, and applications across multiple portfolios or product lines.
- Define target-state and transition architectures, including system decomposition, integration patterns, and data flows.
- Lead build/buy/reuse decisions and clearly articulate trade-offs, risks, cost, and dependencies to senior leadership.
- Establish and enforce architecture standards and governance, including security, scalability, performance, resilience, and operability. Chair architecture review boards and design authorities.
- Act as a senior technology advisor to business and technology executives, translating business objectives into pragmatic, outcome-driven solutions.
- Facilitate architecture workshops, design reviews, and technical discussions to drive alignment and decision-making across teams.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, including Generative and Agentic AI, and shape adoption strategy with responsible AI considerations.
Agile Delivery Leadership
- Serve as the delivery lead for programs and platforms, accountable for scope, schedule, quality, and outcomes across multiple Agile teams.
- Partner with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and engineering leads to shape roadmaps, prioritize backlogs, and plan releases and program increments (e.g., SAFe, scaled Agile).
- Track and report delivery health using metrics such as velocity, predictability, cycle time, defect trends, and DORA metrics. Escalate and resolve risks, blockers, and cross-team dependencies early.
- Manage delivery budgets, capacity, and resource planning in partnership with finance and account teams.
- Partner with engineering, DevOps, QA, and operations to ensure solutions are implementable, production-ready, and continuously improved.
- Foster a culture of continuous delivery, automation, and shared ownership of quality.
People & Organizational Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop senior engineers, architects, and delivery managers. Build succession and a strong talent pipeline.
- Promote consistency, best practices, and engineering excellence across teams.
- Manage client relationships at portfolio level.
- Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly to executive stakeholders.
This is a hybrid role requiring four days per week in the office. Hiring location is Columbus, OH.Here's what you need:- A minimum of 12 years of experience in software engineering, with significant architecture ownership and a track record of influencing technical decisions across multiple teams and senior stakeholders.
- A minimum of 5 years designing enterprise-scale software or platform solutions as a Technical Architect or in an equivalent role, with a strong understanding of modern architecture patterns (micro-frontends, microservices, event-driven, API-first, domain-driven design).
- A minimum of 5 years leading Agile delivery for multi-team programs, with demonstrated ownership of delivery outcomes, roadmaps, and stakeholder communication.
- 1-2 leadership roles involving AI projects in the last two years, in a Delivery Lead capacity.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience.)
Bonus points if:- Experience building or leading platform-grade capabilities (API platforms, integration layers, workflow/automation platforms, shared services).
- Strong experience with cloud-native architectures, managed cloud services, and containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).
- Expertise in API and integration patterns (REST, gRPC, GraphQL, API gateways, OAuth2/JWT).
- Experience with DevOps and platform engineering practices (CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, 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.
- Experience with GenAI tools and platforms (e.g., enterprise copilots, LLM APIs, vector databases, RAG-based architectures).
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 12/19/2026.
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 $163,000 to $413,600
Colorado $163,000 to $357,400
Connecticut $163,000 to $357,400
District of Columbia $173,500 to $380,500
Illinois $150,900 to $357,400
Maine $138,800 to $304,400
Maryland $163,000 to $357,400
Massachusetts $163,000 to $380,500
Minnesota $163,000 to $357,400
New York $150,900 to $413,600
New Jersey $173,500 to $413,600
Ohio $150,900 to $330,900
Virginia $150,900 to $380,500
Washington $173,500 to $380,500
