Key Responsibilities
Technology Modernization Strategy and Roadmap
Lead enterprise-wide technology modernization strategy engagements across complex technology landscapes
Define modernization ambition, strategic intent and business-aligned technology modernization priorities
Assess current-state technology estates across applications, platforms, architecture, integration, data, infrastructure and vendor ecosystems
Identify modernization opportunities, technical debt, architecture constraints, platform gaps, business risks and value pools
Shape target-state architecture and reference technology stack aligned to business priorities and enterprise architecture direction
Define modernization guiding principles, decision & prioritization frameworks to support consistent technology choices
Advice on vendor, platform and ecosystem strategy, including fitment of cloud platforms, enterprise platforms, integration platforms and modernization partners
Build multi-year modernization roadmaps sequenced by business value, technical dependencies, cost, risk, complexity and readiness
Develop modernization value cases linking technology investments to measurable outcomes such as agility, resilience, scalability, cost efficiency, reduced technology debt and speed-to-market
Application Modernization Strategy, Architecture & Planning
Lead application estate assessments covering business criticality, technical health, architecture fit, complexity, dependencies, cost, resilience, scalability and modernization potential
Assess aging and legacy application estates, including non-mainframe legacy applications, to identify technical debt, business risk, modernization constraints and transition priorities
Define application modernization pathways for target applications
Conduct application decomposition and domain analysis to identify modernization boundaries, dependency clusters, migration waves and sequencing options
Shape target application architecture and transition architecture across applications, platforms, integration and data dependencies
Define phased modernization approaches, coexistence models, migration plans and dependency management approaches that protect business continuity
Advice on modernization patterns such as modular architecture, API-led integration, microservices, event-driven architecture, cloud-native enablement, strangler pattern and platform-based modernization
Support data liberation and migration considerations required to reduce dependency on aging systems and enable future-ready application architecture
Develop app modernization roadmaps and value cases aligned to enterprise modernization strategy, architecture direction and business priorities
Executive advisory and Growth
Lead CxO-level conversations on technology modernization priorities, application modernization choices, architecture implications, investment trade-offs and enterprise transformation decisions
Serve as a trusted advisor to CIO, CTO, enterprise architecture and business leadership teams on modernization strategy, sequencing choices and strategic technology decisions
Translate complex modernization and architecture topics into clear executive recommendations, decision options and leadership-ready points of view
Support strategic pursuits, client account development and growth initiatives through differentiated modernization propositions and executive-ready solution narratives
Shape client opportunities by bringing together various capabilities of Accenture to provide a holistic solution to client
Develop thought leadership, market perspectives, offering assets and reusable modernization frameworks
Lead and mentor teams across discovery, modernization assessment, strategy development, roadmap creation and senior stakeholder engagement
Technology Strategy and Transformation – Senior Manager – Technology Modernization
Join our team in Technology Strategy & Transformation for an exciting career opportunity to help our most strategic clients define and accelerate technology modernization journeys that unlock growth, simplify complexity and create future-ready technology landscapes
Practice: Technology Strategy & Transformation, Global Network
Areas of Work: Technology Modernization Strategy, Application Modernization
Level: Senior Manager
Location: Bangalore/Gurugram/Mumbai/Pune/Chennai/Kolkata/Hyderabad
Years of Exp: 10-15 years