Platform Engineer - Edinburgh / Glasgow

Senior Platform Engineer

Salary: Competitive salary & Package (Depending on level of experience)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.

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

Accenture Next Gen Engineering:

Next Gen Engineering is the home of our dedicated technology people who are focused on engineering memorable yet differentiated and captivating customer experiences.

We have a seasoned group of cross-industry specialists who provide the best of full stack software engineering, cloud and platform engineering. This includes fluency in Cloud Native, Data, Mobile, Internet of Things, Gen-AI, Frontend, Platform Engineering and Creative Design.

If you’re looking for an exciting 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 global 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.

We are looking for talented Platform Engineers and Technical Leaders with a passion to positively impact the lives of many through the technology.

As a member of our Next Gen Engineering team, you will have the opportunity to:

• Create Innovative Platform Solutions: Take part in architecting and implementing cutting-edge platform engineering solutions tailored to address unique business challenges across several industries.
• Technical Leadership: Display your technical leadership skills by guiding and collaborating with both onshore and offshore engineering team members during client projects, ensuring successful outcomes.

As a team:

Next Gen Engineering is the home of our dedicated Technology people who are focused on engineering memorable yet differentiated and captivating customer experiences.

We are looking for experienced DevOps/Platform Engineers to join our vibrant community of Platform Engineering professionals, encompassing knowledge and experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, Observability, and Internal Developer Platforms/Portals, based at our Scotland offices on a full-time, permanent basis.

In our team you will learn:

Working within a high performing delivery team, you will engage directly with our clients to build innovative Platform Engineering and DevOps Capabilities.

Your professional development is important to us. From day one you will be working alongside and in partnership with some of the very best in the business. As part of your career growth, there are several internal and external qualifications that you will have access to, these include:

• Sponsored training and certifications for AWS, Azure, GCP, CNCF CKAD and CKS,and access to many of our other partner product training
• Accenture’s internal DevSecOps Academy and DevSecOps Academy for Executives
• Accenture’s internal Master Technology Architect program.
• The ability to attend and represent Accenture at well-known DevOps conferences; PlatformCon, DevOps Live, DevOps enterprise summit, Kubecon and global events like Reinvent and Ignite.