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Accenture UK

AI-Led Operational Technology Architect

Location:  London | Birmingham | Manchester | Glasgow | Edinburgh | United Kingdom
Location flexibility:  3 office days / week – dependent on role
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Job Description

Role Title: AI-Led Operational Technology Architect

Location: UK (With expected travel)

Salary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experience

Career Level: Associate Manager

Role Overview

The AI-Led OT Architect helps clients transform operational technology (OT) environments through the application of artificial intelligence, industrial data platforms, and digital engineering. The role sits at the intersection of OT, IT, and AI, designing architectures that connect industrial assets, control systems, and enterprise platforms to enable predictive, autonomous, and data-driven operations. This is a client facing consulting role combining solution architecture, delivery leadership, business development support, and innovation. You will work with asset intensive industries including mainly in utilities, helping clients unlock value from AI-enabled operations, industrial digital twins, predictive maintenance, operational optimization, and intelligent automation. Drawing on expertise in OT systems, industrial data architectures, cloud platforms, and AI technologies, you will shape client strategies, lead engagements, develop propositions, and accelerate adoption of Industrial AI solutions.

What You Will Do

Lead Industrial AI and OT Transformation Programmes Define and deliver AI-enabled OT architectures that connect operational technology environments with enterprise systems, cloud platforms, and advanced analytics capabilities. Support clients in transforming traditional operations into intelligent, connected enterprises.

Architect solutions integrating:

  • SCADA platforms
  • Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
  • PLC and RTU environments
  • Historian platforms (OSI PI, Canary, etc.)
  • IoT and edge computing platforms
  • Enterprise Asset Management solutions (SAP PM, S/4HANA, IBM Maximo, IFS)
  • Data platforms including Azure, AWS, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric

Deliver AI-Powered Operational Use Cases

Lead the design and implementation of solutions for:

  • Predictive maintenance
  • Asset performance management
  • Anomaly detection
  • Failure prediction
  • Root cause analysis
  • Energy optimization
  • Production optimization
  • Digital worker capabilities
  • Intelligent alarm management
  • Autonomous operations

Establish frameworks for:

  • Data governance
  • Data quality
  • Asset hierarchies
  • Metadata management
  • Industrial data models
  • AI model lifecycle management
  • Responsible AI in industrial environments

Support sales and growth activities by:

  • Shaping opportunities
  • Developing proposals
  • Leading client workshops
  • Conducting assessments
  • Creating solution demonstrations
  • Building Accenture points of view on Industrial AI and OT transformation

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services, we are known for.

Closing Date for Applications: 30/11/2026

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

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We are looking for experience in the following skills:

Strong experience across OT and industrial systems, including:

  • SCADA platforms
  • DCS platforms
  • PLC environments
  • Industrial communications protocols (OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus, IEC 61850)
  • Historian platforms such as OSI PI
  • Industrial IoT architectures
  • Edge computing solutions

Knowledge of industrial AI technologies including:

  • Machine learning
  • Predictive analytics
  • Time-series analytics
  • Anomaly detection
  • Computer vision
  • Generative AI
  • Industrial copilots
  • Digital twins

Hands-on experience with one or more of:

  • Microsoft Azure
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Databricks
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Snowflake

Experience mainly in utilities and other asset intensive industries:

  • Utilities
  • Water
  • Energy
  • Oil and Gas
  • Mining
  • Manufacturing
  • Chemicals
  • Infrastructure

Demonstrated ability to:

  • Lead client engagements
  • Manage stakeholders
  • Shape opportunities
  • Develop proposals
  • Deliver presentations to executive audiences
  • Manage workstreams and small teams

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

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Company benefits

30 days annual leave + bank holidays
Adoption leave – generous
Annual bonus – depending on role and location
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave – generous
Enhanced paternity leave – generous
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Eye Care Support
Family health insurance
Fertility treatment leave
Health insurance
Life assurance
Open to part time work for some roles
Private GP service
Volunteer days – 3 days paid each year
Wellbeing allowance
Carer’s leave
Learning platform
Share options
Shared parental leave
Compassionate leave
Gym membership
Health assessment
Fertility benefits
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