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Senior Microsoft Data Engineer

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Data Engineer- Manager
Location: London
Salary: Competitive salary package depending on experience
Career Level: Manager (Level 7)
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. 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
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineer Manager to join our Data & AI practice. We deliver scalable, business-critical and end-to-end data solutions for our clients - from data strategy/governance to Core Engineering, enabling them to transform and work in Cloud Technologies.
The Data Architecture Practice at Accenture’s mission is to define and own Data Architecture vision for our clients, providing architecture enablers for innovative data and AI capabilities driving multiplier value for the business. We design and architect modern data platforms and automate cloud data migration to help clients scale AI for digital core and explore new data driven business opportunities. We’re differentiating through our ability to architect solutions using proven design patterns and reusable architecture assets.
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.
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 role for you. As part of our team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.
In our team you will:
- Work on a variety of challenging and innovative projects
- Work at the forefront of the AI revolution, building cutting edge innovative solutions for some of the world’s biggest organisations
- Gain exposure to new and emergent technologies
- Have support from a variety of experienced team members within the wider Architecture practice, to support you in your independent growth journey into the world of Architecture best practice
- Partner with a variety of highly skilled teams to advise and support our clients through their data architecture related challenges
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As a Data Engineer Manager, you will:
- Define enterprise data strategies, target architectures and transformation roadmaps.
- Architect modern data platforms using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake and Power BI.
- Design scalable data lake, lakehouse, data warehouse and data integration solutions.
- Establish data governance, security, quality, metadata and lineage using Microsoft Purview.
- Provide architecture leadership for Data & AI, analytics and Generative AI initiatives.
- Lead architecture reviews, technology selection and technical assurance across major programmes.
- Engage with senior technology stakeholders to shape data strategy and solutions.
- Lead and mentor Data Architects, Data Engineers and technical teams.
- Support solution shaping, proposals, estimates and business development activities.
- Build strong relationships with clients and Microsoft technology partners
- Help shape strategy and roadmaps for improving client AI and Data architectures
- Provide ongoing architectural support for delivery teams, ensuring solutions are technically sound, scalable, and aligned with agreed architecture principles throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Contribute to architectural thought leadership by sharing ideas on innovation, emerging technologies, and modern data and AI architecture patterns across client and internal forums
- Lead and mentor junior architects, providing guidance on architectural patterns, standards, and best practices while supporting their professional development.
- Drive innovation in data and AI architecture by prototyping new technologies and developing proofs of concept to validate ideas and inform client and internal recommendations.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with client architecture and technology stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor to ensure alignment between client objectives, architectural direction, and delivery outcomes.
Skills and Experience
We are looking for experience in the following skills:
- Experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering or Technology Architecture.
- Strong enterprise experience with Microsoft Azure Data and Analytics.
- Hands-on architectural experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or Azure Databricks/Synapse.
- Strong knowledge of data modelling, data lakes, lakehouses, data warehouses and data integration.
- Experience with data governance, security, privacy and Microsoft Purview.
- Understanding of AI/ML and Generative AI data architectures.
- Proven experience leading technical teams and large-scale transformation programmes.
- Strong client-facing, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Experience in consulting, systems integration or large enterprise environments is desirable
- Commercial experience in Azure cloud platform (Azure), preferably with relevant certifications.
- Expertise across key data domains including data modelling, pipelining, governance, and data consumption.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience working in client facing environments and a proven track record in architecting complex data solutions.
- Experience leading technical teams, coordinating across project streams to deliver high-quality Data and AI solution


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Benefits
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days vacation, gym subsidy, 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 that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
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