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Developers-in-Test are expected to perform a developer role, with a focus on testability, robustness and performance. Applying a variety of techniques, and applying their unique experience, to review designs, analyse code quality and assess risk.

They will refactor code to make it more testable, create and implement test frameworks and automated tests. They must collaborate with developers and other stakeholders to define and achieve successful delivery of high quality software of our products and services.

• To design and execute effective automated functional and regression tests in Gherkin and Cucumber using the BDD approach
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders, to perform business analysis and produce relevant acceptance criteria
• Ability to identify the genesis of a defect, using de-bugging tools), analysing stack traces, code, log-files and other artefacts such as source code
• Ability to write excellent quality object-oriented code
• To have an understanding of databases and services (e.g. RESTful services), including the ability to programmatically interact with data formats that may include XML and JSON
• To work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver software development projects.
• To have a broad understanding of Agile development practices including TDD & BDD and their application.
• Use and build test automation frameworks and tools
• Creating an innovative test automation phase plan for each project
• To be able to engage with key stakeholders across the organisation
• Assessing and reporting on performance and constantly looking for areas of improvement and innovation
• To provide input for the preparation of the project in own specialist area and ensure delivery against targets are met
• Organise and own any technical workshops and resulting outputs
• Facilitation of error management processes and have an input into process improvement
• Collation and circulation of quality data and metrics

Qualifications

• Ruby, Java, Java Script, C++
• Test automation tools experience such as Cucumber, Capybara, Selenium, Knowledge of HTML, CSS, HTTP
• Understanding of major browsers and browser development tools Working knowledge of version control systems to ensure version control of test/development artefacts
• Working knowledge of a CI system to create builds
• Proven level experience in a similar role
• Relevant degree level (or equivalent) qualification
• Excellent communications skills with proven experience engaging a wide range of stakeholders
• An eye for innovation coupled with a pragmatic approach to delivery within a large multisite team
• This position will require a self-starter who can lead by example and hit the ground running
• Exceptional attention to detail with an ability to prioritise workloads and deliver to tight deadlines

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Job Description

We’re looking for experienced Test Analysts, with a background of working in Scrum or Test teams, to take responsibility for preparing and executing all test-related activities for the programme, across business process/functional and technical elements and report directly to the respective Test Lead.

What you’ll be doing:

• Adhere to the documented strategy for the test programme or product, ensuring efficiency, visibility and quality control
• Develop test conditions, scenarios, cases and scripts according to the specific test phases (e.g. System Test, Integration Test, etc.)
• Utilise both manual and automated testing, as appropriate
• Contribute to test planning
• Perform test-related tasks as per the established plans for the key test deliverables, working with colleagues, suppliers and customer resources as required
• Follow the defined approach and plan for specific test phases/sprints, including test preparation, execution and closure, and supporting monitoring and control processes
• Adhere to the (test) environment management strategy and plan
• Maintain a strong relationship with the key stakeholders and act as a point of contact for test-related activities across the product/programme and, especially, within the
• Scrum or Test Team. Working alongside customer, integrator and third-party resources as appropriate.
• Ensure customer requirements (functional and non-functional) are adequately defined and are met and ensure the quality of product/release is assessed and understood.
• Adhere to the documented quality control and assurance processes for the test deliverables
• Assist in the development of a high-performing team, alongside the other functional and technical consultants involved in test activities
• Manage and maintain testware
• Mentor colleagues and new starters
• Provide out of hours (test) support where required.

Qualifications

• Hold ISTQB Foundation certificate
• Prior experience as a test analyst
• Proficient in BDD (Behaviour Driven Development)
• Effective in both Waterfall and Agile Software development lifecycles
• Working within a cross-functional team environment, with defined planning and control processes
• Good communication skills with (internal and external) staff at all levels, including listening and providing answers
• Ability to identify and manage risks and strong problem-solving skills
• Experience of working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Self-organising, able to prioritise own workload and seek input from stakeholders when required.
• Able to support REPL’s seven pillars of development. Usability, maintainability, availability, extensibility, scalability, security and portability.

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SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Senior Analyst will be responsible for Technology Category Procurement for the Middle-East and Africa Market units. The candidate will work as a key member of the Technology Category Team on the Accenture Internal & Client-facing Managed Services Account. Within this position the candidate will be responsible for supporting sourcing projects and independently managing low- medium complexity value Sourcing projects and Category management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Lead or support sourcing projects including such as supplier selection, contract negotiations activity as required, and / or support other team members in delivery of procurement projects
• Support sourcing projects across multiple IT Services and sub-categories in the English: Hardware, Software, IT Services and Telecoms. Manage suppliers through all aspects of the RFx process
• Understand internal stakeholders’ requirements and manage the relationship with these stakeholders. Engage with customers to drive and communicate progress
• Take responsibility as the key point of contact to a number of key client stakeholder groups. Support Procurement related data and document management requirements
• Work closely with the P+ Technology Regional Category Leads to ensure alignment of local activity with the global category strategy
• Proactively work with the stakeholders and partner organizations such as Accenture Legal and Contract Management to identify areas of non-compliant spend and maximize compliance through preferred suppliers
• Proactively analyses data to identify new sources of non-compliance and savings. Support supplier's relationship management strategy
• Delivers reports on performance and targets achievements
• Supplier relationship management

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• A bachelor’s degree
• Advanced English language skills
• Procurement sourcing experience of at least 2 years and an overall 5 – 7 years of work experience
• Experience in sourcing or spot buying in the IT category preferred
• Good project management skills and ability to organize own work
• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication, organization/time management and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge and understanding of procurement operations and procurement systems such as Ariba Sourcing is a plus

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Job Summary

We are looking for dynamic and exceptional Commerce Architect to work with our cross-functional team and join our world-class community of talented experts. The role will include both pre-sale architecture as well as project architecture expectations, coupled with growing and leading the Commerce capability.

Job Requirements

The role combines deep experience of architecting and delivering customer centric Commerce platforms and solutions with strong personal skills and credibility to lead the best technical teams in the industry.  The role requires accountability for ensuring that the end-to-end digital solutions created for our customers fulfil their expectations of high quality coupled with cost-effectiveness and innovation.

The role requires in depth understanding and experience with delivering Commerce platform solutions, producing high quality code and scalable, integrated software solutions in the Commerce space. This role will be best suited to someone who wants to take a strategic approach to Commerce platform design and delivery whilst also maintaining a hands-on role working with technology. It will require experience in software development or software engineering.

• Understand the client’s business needs and guide them in the definition of the right Commerce solutions based on their specific needs and goals.
• Own the technical delivery of Commerce projects, ensuring robust, scalable solutions – with the support of other architects and senior developers to design appropriate technical solutions.
• Leading cross functional teams in an agile delivery process, responsible for the successful delivery of leading class user experiences, focusing on Commerce, but experience across Content, Marketing, Loyalty, Data and Insights, Sales & Service as well as Experience (omni-channel) solutions will be an advantage.
• Act as a though leader on the various aspects of Commerce technology implementation. This will include point of views on best practices and emerging technologies and act as a thought leader both internally and externally.
• Actively participate in the growth and coaching of the architecture capability in the broader team.
• Work with the accounts team to establish a strategy for Commerce platforms and solutions in alignment with the client needs.
• Build strong relationships with our clients while delivery quality work.

Ideally you will have

• Strong Digital Architecture skills in the Commerce domain.
• Architectural appreciation and delivery experience in customer centric platforms utilising complex integration patterns.
• Solid leadership in delivering customer centric solutions and solution design including defining solution architectures.
• Expert organizational and management skills.
• Expert knowledge about enterprise architecture.
• Understanding of web application architectures, such as modern JavaScript applications, latest enterprise mobile architectures and development approaches.
• Experience in leading agile teams and working in an agile manner in a commercial environment.
• Knowledge of DevOps – including Configuration Management, Environment Management, Continuous Integration/Deployment and Release Management.
• Awareness of best practice in enterprise integration, API development, and scalability.
• Solid track record for architecting and leading Magento / Adobe Commerce Cloud projects.
• Experience in lead teams and growing capability.

Qualifications

• At least 8+ years of experience on successful delivery within the Commerce platform and solution domains as an Architect.

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The Account manager will support CAL to grow the Accenture business at the client. Assist the CAL to drive and manage the day-to-day operations on the account to enable the achievement of priority targets Responsible for building trusted strategic partner relationships within an account by understanding client needs, shaping solutions, and bringing expertise and thought leadership to solve critical business issues.

This role contributes to profitable sales growth, expanding Accenture's footprint, ensuring profitable delivery and influencing the client's strategy to help drive high performance and continuous innovation.

Level of responsibility will vary by market and circumstances. Client account senior managers could either be a member of a CAL team on a large account OR lead an opportunistic account with oversight by CG Lead and/or portfolio leads at MU or Market levels.

Responsibilities

Work as trusted client advisors, bringing together Accenture's expertise and thought leadership to shape solutions and to solve our clients' most critical business needs. Bring together the right Accenture team to drive profitable sales growth, expand Accenture's footprint, ensure profitable delivery and influence the client's strategy.

Responsible for building trusted strategic partner relationships within a portfolio of accounts or part of a large account by understanding client needs, shaping solutions and bringing expertise and thought leadership to solve their most critical business issues.

Service Group Offerings

• Participate in account planning, providing subject matter, solution and offering expertise
• Work with the OGs to proactively target clients (bringing knowledge of target client characteristics for their offerings)
• Serve as SMEs to help account tee up and sell the ideas

Sales

• Active pipeline management
• Pipeline updates, close plans, pricing, CDP and NBM stage gate progress
• Support the sales cycle for identified opportunities
• RFx, pricing support, prepare win strategies, Bid Management, CDP, QA, SC etc.
• Campaign support for identified growth plays
• Drive effective BD management across the account

Project Execution

• Manage revenue
• Central point for MME management across the account (forecasting, invoices and collections)
• Support CALS in ensuring that the delivery team have the required client and account context and engaging the right stakeholders
• Manage project governance requirements CDP, QA, MMR etc. for live projects

Account

• Manage weekly account connects/ governance calls
• Ensure account team engagement and collaboration (CG and services)
• Drive development and strengthening of client relationships
• Powermaps, relationship strategy and plan
• Be active in client experience management through sharing thought leadership, joint credentials, planning CSS surveys, win loss analysis etc.
• Support the development and execution of the account marketing plan
• Plan and execute CSS and define action plan based on results
• Drive and leverage ecosystem partnerships on the account
• Drive and manage account planning process

Develop Client Relationships

• Manage relationships with C-suite of one or more of our most critical clients globally.
• Proactively identify and connect with client peers to expand the client’s perception of Accenture, what we do, and how we deliver value
• Expand power map and leverage the ecosystem around each C-suite member of our client (e.g., boards, memberships, non-profit)
• Uses Accenture's Leadership Essentials to guide all client interactions.
• Assist the CAL in bringing in the right people from the Accenture Businesses to architect innovative solutions at the client that are tailored to their business needs
• Asist the CAL in bringing in the right people from the growth platforms and operating groups to architect innovative solutions at the client that are tailored to their business needs

Drive profitable sales growth

• Drive financial performance for the account (e.g., sales, revenue and profitability) and run account operations (e.g., EACs, billing, collections, etc.)
• Develop a robust, long-term pipeline of opportunities to ensure the sustainability of Accenture’s business at the client over time

Shape solutions for our clients

• Create opportunities by making the connection between the client’s strategic priorities and the Accenture offerings, solutions, and people to address these priorities
• Manage client satisfaction and ensure service delivery expectations are met, in line with client expectations
• Lead account planning across the account team

Work as trusted client advisor

• Create a solid business network within the client and seek opportunities to create connections outside of the client to further enhance relationships (e.g., client to client, cross industry)
• Build and leverage a deep understanding of both the industry and market in which the client operates, as well as an intimate knowledge of the client’s business to influence the client’s business strategies
• Work with Solution Delivery and Sales teams in identification, analysis, solution, business case development, proposal preparation and presentation to clients
• Manage sales materials and credentials and coordinate the RFI/RFP/proposal response completion with sales teams, Solution Architects, delivery managers, and Sales Support teams
• Define, monitor and analyse program metrics, targets and strategic imperatives based on fiscal year plans as well as structure and/or review the cost models to achieve the most competitive price

Deep Knowledge in

• Understand the leadership landscape in the company (who is who - and the Power Map - among the leaders, board members, decision makers).
• Understand the business and personal motivations driving these key individuals.
• Have regular contact with targeted Executives, board members and functional heads.
• Have at least one, ideally two, “coaches” inside the company - one at the tactical, one at the leadership/board level.
• Proactively focus on growing the number, depth and intensity of key relationships by building and executing a relationship plan.
• Regularly review the status of our relationships and the relationship plan. 
• Understand and follow through on critical leadership changes taking place.
• Regularly confirm with key Executives the added value of our delivered projects.
• Regularly assess and manage Accenture’s position (how we are perceived and differentiated from the competition) at different levels of the company.
• Know our competitors and their champions at the client and have a plan to neutralize the competitive threat.

Qualifications

• 3 Year Tetiary Quallification

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Job Summary

• We are looking for an exceptional Song Delivery Lead to work with our cross-functional team and join our world-class community of talented experts.

Job Requirement

• Overall responsibility for managing the end-to-end delivery of all agreed scope and services as defined by the client engagement contract.
• Understand client requirements and expectations and ensure that Accenture delivers on the promises made to our clients.
• Manage typical project elements related to scope, quality, planning and timing, budget, and change requests.
• Depending on the type of engagement, delivery may cover some or all elements of Accenture Song such Content, Commerce, Marketing and Experience (omni-channel).
• Accountable for being the face of the company towards the client.
• Accountable for managing revenue and cost metrics.
• Responsible for fostering the team culture and capabilities in order to maximize successful delivery.
• Ensure that relevant risks, issues, and dependencies are identified and that their impacts are understood and managed within the team and with key client stakeholders.
• Act as a first point of escalation when required and ensure that issues are managed towards resolution.

Ideally you will have

• At least 8+ years of project delivery experience in Content, Commerce, Marketing or Experience projects.
• Relevant bachelor’s degree or post-graduate degree.
• Experience in project delivery methodologies / frameworks such as Waterfall, Agile, SAFe and hybrid or both.
• Passion about managing teams towards a common goal and successful delivery of project scope.
• Experience in engaging with clients at all level, from C-suite to project teams, and across business functions such as marketing, product management, technology, finance, legal, and human resources.
• The ability to handle challenging situations that require problem solving and critical decision making.
• Project delivery certifications in the areas of project management or agile. E.g. SAFe certified.