Want a career where you can make a real difference? Then UKDC consulting at Accenture could be the career for you.
Accenture's UK Delivery Centre (UKDC) provides deep technology and delivery capabilities to the wider UK and global practices in Accenture making it an industry leader in technology consulting and industrialised delivery experience. It works across industries, with key clients in all operating groups. Many of these programmes are for FTSE100 clients or equivalent and may involve global client teams as well as UK and offshore Accenture resources.
The UKDC, comprising about 1000 people is a part of the UK Systems Integration and Technology practice of 3000 people generating revenues of over $1billion per year. It is also part of the Accenture Global Delivery Network of 22,000 people covering over 21 other delivery centres across the world. The UKDC has a track record in delivering large technology programmes with productivity and quality metrics in the top 10% for the industry.
So if you would like to be part of UKDC consulting, with the opportunity to work across industry sectors, with key clients in all operating groups, many of whom are in the FTSE100 or equivalent - what's stopping you?
Key features of the role
Our Development Control Services group provide the rigorous and automated tools and processes required to support large development programmes, aiding efficient and effective delivery. Typical activities include defining the components that constitute a development or test environment in a complex architecture, defining and implementing the Software Configuration Management process and ensuring that development, build and deployment processes are robust. Candidates may have experience of Windows or Unix environments for either bespoke or packaged development.
What's in it for you?
Work with the brightest people in business and technology to identify new opportunities and solve the toughest IT challenges faced by our FORTUNE® Global 500 clients. Leverage our unmatched experience and ground-breaking research to help our clients become high-performance businesses.
On top of this, we have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days vacation per year, gym subsidies, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.
Qualifications
What we're looking for
We are looking for people who can work through the lifecycle of a Project or Programme, from requirements definition through to implementation. Dependent on experience we are looking to recruit at all levels, from consultant through to programme manager. You will need:
• Degree qualified (or international equivalent) and/or experience within a relevant consulting organisation or industry.
• Experience in working in a technical infrastructure or configuration management capacity in support of the software delivery life-cycle.
• Technical architecture skills and relevant technology experience such as infrastructure, version control or build management.
• Strong communication skills (speaking, writing, listening)
• Leadership abilities - transfer vision into results with a collaborative and team-building attitude
• Confident, poised and with an ability to relate to clients at all levels
• Be fully mobile, often working on-site with our clients.
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