Accenture
Technology Strategy / Enterprise Architect Senior Manager – Defense Sector
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 28/03/2026
Job overview
Date posted
11/02/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Job description
The Technology Strategy / Enterprise Architect Senior Manager – Defense Sector is a senior-level, full-time role based in Dubai/Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, within Accenture Strategy & Consulting, part of Accenture, a leading global professional services company serving clients in more than 120 countries with approximately 799,000 people. The role operates at the intersection of technology strategy, enterprise architecture, and digital transformation within the Defense/Military sector. Accenture combines leadership in Cloud, Data & Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise, and global delivery capability across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song. In this position, the Senior Manager applies deep technology strategy development, enterprise architecture, operating model design, and technology value architecting skills to influence C-level client agendas through actionable technology insights. The role involves leading complex engagements end-to-end, including client satisfaction, value delivered, team management, and financial management, while originating business opportunities and driving business development efforts through successful sale closure. The position requires delivering core technology strategy offerings including IT & Digital technology strategy, Enterprise architecture, IT & Digital organization and operating model, Cloud, Data & Analytics, IT Cost reduction, and IT M&A. The Senior Manager collaborates with business, technology, and cross-functional stakeholders to maximize the value of technology investments and ensure alignment with strategic priorities, drives technology transformation to achieve operational excellence, develops thought leadership assets with innovative and action-oriented insights, and builds internal technology strategy capabilities while leveraging ecosystem partnerships. The role demands strong data-driven consulting, business and technology value realization, awareness of technology trends, and industry experience in the Defense/Military sector either directly or through consulting engagements, with the ability to influence senior management decision-making and lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver tech-enabled transformation and sustainable value.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Lead and deliver end-to-end technology strategy and enterprise architecture engagements for Defense/Military clients, including IT & Digital technology strategy, IT & Digital organization and operating model design, Cloud, Data & Analytics, IT Cost reduction, and IT M&A, ensuring alignment to business strategy and realization of technology value.
- Influence C-level and senior management stakeholders by shaping client objectives, architecting value, providing data-driven insights, driving technology transformation for operational excellence, and aligning technology investments with strategic priorities.
- Originate and close business development opportunities by identifying client needs, leading proposal development, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, managing financials and client satisfaction, creating thought leadership assets, building internal technology strategy capabilities, and collaborating with ecosystem partners to win in the Defense sector market.
Experience & skills
- Lead and deliver end-to-end technology strategy and enterprise architecture engagements for Defense/Military clients, including IT & Digital technology strategy, IT & Digital organization and operating model design, Cloud, Data & Analytics, IT Cost reduction, and IT M&A, ensuring alignment to business strategy and realization of technology value.
- Influence C-level and senior management stakeholders by shaping client objectives, architecting value, providing data-driven insights, driving technology transformation for operational excellence, and aligning technology investments with strategic priorities.
- Originate and close business development opportunities by identifying client needs, leading proposal development, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, managing financials and client satisfaction, creating thought leadership assets, building internal technology strategy capabilities, and collaborating with ecosystem partners to win in the Defense sector market.