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# Software Platform Technical Architect

- **Company:** Accenture
- **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $94,400.0 - $266,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Computing Platforms, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Automation of Marketing, OAuth, Microsoft Copilot, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Enterprise Software Applications, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Agentic-AI, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Graphql, Front End Software Development, Api Design, Api Gateway, Domain Driven Design, Grpc, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.columbusjobsite.com/job.asp?id=3466624400&tx=UT5147TTZ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* A minimum of 8 years of experience in software engineering with significant architecture ownership including experience influencing technical decisions across multiple teams and stakeholders.
 * A minimum of 3 years designing enterprise-scale software or platform solutions as a Technical Architect including strong understanding of modern architecture patterns (micro-frontend frameworks, microservices, event-driven, API-first, domain-driven design).
 * Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience) Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience), * Experience building or leading platform-grade capabilities (API platforms, integrations layers, workflow/automation platforms, shared services).
 * Strong experience with cloud-native architectures, managed cloud services, and container (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 & Agentic AI concepts, including LLMs, embeddings, prompt engineering, and responsible AI considerations.
 * Experience or exposure to GenAI tools and platforms (e.g., enterprise copilots, LLM APIs, vector databases, RAG-based architectures).
 * Architecture or cloud certifications are a plus

## Description

We are seeking a Technical Architect to lead the architecture and technical direction for enterprise-scale software and platform solutions. This role is responsible for defining end-to-end solution architectures, governing technical quality, and acting as a trusted technology advisor across multiple teams and stakeholders.

 * Own and drive end-to-end architecture for enterprise software platforms, shared services, and applications.
 * Define target-state and transition architectures, including system decomposition, integration patterns, and data flows.
 * Lead architecture decisions (build/buy/reuse) and clearly articulate trade-offs, risks, and dependencies.
 * Act as a technology advisor to business and technical stakeholders, translating business objectives into pragmatic solutions.
 * Facilitate architecture workshops, design reviews, and technical discussions to drive alignment and decision-making.
 * Establish and enforce architecture standards and governance, including security, scalability, performance, resilience, and operability.
 * Partner with engineering, DevOps, and operations teams to ensure solutions are implementable and production-ready.
 * Proactively identify and mitigate cross-team dependencies and architectural risks.
 * Mentor senior engineers and junior architects; promote consistency, best practices, and engineering excellence.

This is a hybrid role and will require at least three days per week in the office. Hiring locations are Atlanta, Chesterbrook, Columbus, Dallas, Houston or Tampa.