Software Engineer Associate

Job description

Organization: Corporate Functions/CIO
Location : Chicago
Level: 12 - Associate

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world's largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately 435,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com .

People in the Corporate Function career track contribute to the running of Accenture as a high- performance business through specialization within a specific functional area, and grow into internally focused roles by deepening their skills and/or developing new skills within an internal functional area.

Job Description


The CIO Organization is a world-class, global and rapidly evolving IT organization with the courage, ability and capabilities to drive Accenture's digital agenda. We are setting the industry benchmark for visioning and creating the global social enterprise. We will accelerate the deployment of leading-edge technologies which enable our people and which our clients seek to replicate. Members of the Accenture CIO organization:
· Contribute to a global network of talented IT consultants across the business, enabling high-performance by creating and delivering Accenture's business applications and technology infrastructure.
· Collaborate and innovate to connect our people with the technology they need to build market relevant skills and be impactful to the business.
· Run IT as a business – with strict standards of availability and performance, and with world beating cost effectiveness – as a result being brand critical to Accenture.
· Continually experience new and engaging opportunities, challenging work, flexibility, career sponsorship and mentoring, and recognition for our contributions – throughout the journey. Living the adventure.
Responsibilities:

As an Associate, you will design and deliver innovative solutions for our internal clients based on existing packages, such as SAP and Microsoft applications, or custom-built systems that help accelerate business innovation. You will receive world-class training to achieve this and you'll be amazed at the diversity of opportunities to develop your potential and grow professionally.

As an Associate in CIO your daily responsibilities will vary by project, but you may find yourself:
· Assisting in analysis and documentation of as-is capabilities about business processes, people, technology, etc.
· Assisting in development and testing of new business processes, capabilities, and, as appropriate, their supporting technologies
· Developing deployment deliverables (communications, training, etc.)
· Performing application design activities (e.g., writing functional designs), portions of technology architecture and infrastructure design activities and portions of technology build, test and deployment

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:
·  Completion of Chicago Accenture CIO Apprenticeship

Preferred Qualifications:

·  .NET, SQL, and/or SAP knowledge and/or working experience
·  Programming knowledge or experience
·  Software Development Life Cycle knowledge
·  Productivity Tool proficiency (Microsoft Office suite, MS project, MS Access knowledge)
Professional Skills:
We are seeking highly motivated individuals who meet the following criteria:
·  A track record of outstanding academic performance
·  Eagerness to contribute in a team-oriented environment
·  Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
·  Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
·  Demonstrated leadership in professional setting; either military or civilian
·  Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Accenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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