Accenture Digital 

The digital revolution is changing everything, transforming how we work and play. Are you reacting to the disruption each day or are you leading the way as a digital disrupter? Accenture Digital is driving these exciting changes and bringing them to life across 40 industries in more than 120 countries. At the forefront of digital, you’ll create it, own it and make it a reality for clients looking to better serve their connected customers and operate always-on enterprises. Join us and become an integral part of our experienced digital team with the credibility, expertise and insight clients depend on.

Accenture Interactive

Accenture Digital is powered by three practices – Interactive, Mobility and Analytics. Accenture Interactive helps the world’s leading brands delight their customers and deliver superior business performance and customer experiences. As part of Accenture Interactive Delivery, you’ll balance art and science to create award-winning digital experiences for today’s connected consumers through integrated and dynamic solutions that incorporate strategy, marketing, creative and technology.

JOB DESCRIPTION

While most people have no idea what you do or how you do it, you know exactly what it takes to collaborate, ideate and provide technical guidance to help bring your clients’ vision to life.  And they rely heavily on your skills and expertise as you translate the creative vision into technical implementations.  If you are passionate about technical solutions that move a brand forward, we’d like to meet you.

YOUR ROLE: Microservices Architect

• Plan, design and architect solutions based on microservice techniques and principles
• Design Node.js, Go or equivalent based services that are Reactive in nature
• Use the best of object-oriented and functional language techniques when building solutions
• Design robust enterprise level solutions that consider scale, security, reliability and cost
• Leverage the latest technologies when building out APIs such as NoSQL databases, serverless (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions) and established software and design patterns
• Ensure code and design quality through the execution of test plans
• Develop coding standards, methodology and repeatable processes
• Strong attention to detail and understanding of the latest technologies and patterns to provide leadership perspective on front and backend technologies and their overall impact
• Work closely with internal and external business and technical counterparts
• Provide technical leadership at a project level
• Mentor and teach associate or junior developers

YOUR EXPERIENCE: Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building REST based APIs, preferably with Node.js
• 5+ years of experience in one or more languages (C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, etc)
• 3+ years as a solution architect.
• 3+ years of experience with functional and unit testing based frameworks
• 3+ years of experience with relational databases and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, Redis, CosmosDB, Mongo, S3, etc)
• 5+ years of experience leading technical teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or software engineering or at least 8 years of solid software development experience

SET YOURSELF APART: Preferred Skills

• Experience with AWS or Azure (certification a plus)
• Experience with cloud based API Management / Gateway offerings (AWS API Gateway, Azure API Gateway, Tyk, Apigee, Tibco, Mashery)
• Experience designing distributed application architectures, creating project estimates, defining scope requirements, and structuring projects
• Experience in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Bamboo, VSTS, etc)
• Experience using Agile/Scrum process to develop software systems
• Experience with authentication (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, etc) and authorization of APIs and security best practices such as validation, etc
• Master’s in Computer Science or software engineering
• Ability to solve complex development problems and produce the highest quality code while striving to push the technical boundaries of online applications
• Ability to work quickly while maintaining strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication and organizational skills with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced production deadline-driven environment both internal and client facing

WHERE YOU LIVE:  Chicago, IL area

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU 

• Your entrepreneurial spirit and vision will be rewarded, and your success will fuel opportunities for career advancement.
• You’ll make a difference for some pretty impressive clients. Accenture serves many of the Fortune Global 100 on high-profile projects.
• Opportunities to learn daily through training, assignments and collaboration with experts across the company.
• Access to leading-edge technology.
• Along with a competitive salary, Accenture offers a comprehensive package that includes generous paid time off, 401K match and an employee healthcare plan.

CALL TO ACTION

Now is the time to become a digital disrupter. The opportunity is here—what’s stopping you from pursuing it?

APPLY

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration. 

Accenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Job Candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. 

Microservices Solution Architect (Chicago)

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