Job DescriptionTrusted Data Architect - Data Innovation Location: London / ManchesterSalary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experienceCareer Level: Senior ManagerAccenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.
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Role OverviewWithin Accenture’s Data Innovation team, we deliver Trusted Data Services leveraging cutting‑edge technologies including Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), Digital Identity, Digital Assets, and Confidential Compute. As a Trusted Data Architect, you will play a critical role in shaping, leading, and industrializing trust‑centric digital platforms for global enterprise and public‑sector clients.
This role requires deep expertise in trusted data technologies and platform architecture, with equal applicability across:
- DLT / Blockchain platforms (Layer 1 and Layer 2)
- Digital Identity solutions (decentralized identity, credentials, wallets, trust frameworks)
- Digital Asset platforms (tokenization, custody, lifecycle management, on‑chain/off‑chain integration)
You will combine hands‑on technical authority with end‑to‑end delivery ownership, client advisory responsibility, and practice leadership, helping Accenture translate emerging trust technologies into secure, scalable, and production‑grade architectures embedded in modern data and digital core environments.
Key ResponsibilitiesTrusted Data Architecture & Strategic Leadership
- Own the end-to-end‑to‑end architecture and technical delivery accountability for trusted data services spanning DLT, Digital Identity, and Digital Assets
- Act as a technical authority and design decision maker across trust, security, scalability, and performance considerations
- Define and govern enterprise reference architectures for trusted data ecosystems, balancing on‑chain, off‑chain, and confidential compute components
- Guide clients from strategy and architecture definition through PoC, pilot, production deployment, and scale
- Translate emerging standards, protocols, and regulatory requirements into practical, industrialized architectures
DLT & Blockchain Infrastructure Architecture
- Lead the design, deployment, and operation of enterprise g‑grade DLT networks across Layer 1 and Layer 2 platforms
- Architect and implement Layer 2 frameworks, covering major approaches such as rollup‑based, validity‑proof‑based, and hybrid models
- Define reference architectures for node infrastructure, validator setups, sequencers, RPC endpoints, and supporting services
- Ensure production grade‑grade security, resilience, governance, and scalability of blockchain platforms
Digital Identity Architecture
- Architect Digital Identity solutions leveraging DLT‑based and hybrid approaches, including decentralized identifiers (DIDs), verifiable credentials (VCs), and (EUDI) wallets
- Design identity platforms that integrate with enterprise IAM, access control, and data governance frameworks
- Address privacy, consent, selective disclosure, and compliance requirements using cryptographic and confidential compute techniques
- Advise clients on trust frameworks, identity interoperability, and cross ecosystem‑ecosystem identity models
Digital Assets & Tokenization Platforms
- Lead architecture for Digital Asset platforms, including tokenization of assets, token lifecycle management, and on‑chain/off‑chain data integration
- Design solutions for wallets, custody, asset issuance, transfer, and settlement, aligned with enterprise security and regulatory needs
- Define scalable patterns for integration between blockchain networks, enterprise systems, and data platforms
- Support clients in building production‑ready digital asset ecosystems rather than isolated pilots
Cloud, Platform Engineering & Confidential Compute
- Design cloud‑native trusted data platforms across major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP), including network topology, security, and cost optimization
- Architect solutions for regulated, sovereign, and hybrid cloud environments
- Apply Confidential Compute and privacy enhancing‑enhancing technologies to protect sensitive data in use, at rest, and in transit
- Establish Infrastructure as‑asCode (IaC‑Code (IaC) and DevOps standards enabling repeatable, industrialized delivery
DevOps, Operations & Production Readiness
- Provide architectural leadership for containerized DLT environments using Docker and Kubernetes
- Oversee CI/CD strategies for protocol upgrades, configuration changes, and network evolution
- Establish enterprise grade monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident‑grade monitoring, logging, alerting, and incidentresponse patterns for mission‑response patterns for missionc‑critical DLT platforms
Client, Team & Practice Leadership
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders on DLT, Digital Identity, and Digital Asset strategies
- Lead and mentor multi‑disciplinary delivery teams, setting architectural standards and ensuring quality at scale
- Build and evolve internal assets, accelerators, and reference architectures within Accenture’s Trusted Data and blockchain communities
- Contribute to business development, solution shaping, proposals, and thought leadership
- Drive capability building, growing Accenture’s trusted data architecture bench globally
QualificationRequired Technical SkillsCore Technologies
- Strong hands on experience with Go and/or Rust in systems‑on experience with Go and/or Rust in systemslevel or protocol‑level or protocoladjacent‑adjacent development
- Deep expertise in Docker and Kubernetes for large‑scale production environments
- Proven leadership in DevOps practices, including CI/CD automation and Infrastructure as‑as C‑Code
DLT, Identity & Digital Assets
- Strong understanding of Ethereum-based‑based ecosystems, including execution and consensus layers
- Practical experience deploying and operating Layer 1 and Layer 2 DLT networks
- Experience or strong architectural understanding of Digital Identity concepts (DIDs, VCs, wallets, trust frameworks)
- Experience or strong architectural understanding of Digital Asset platforms, tokenization, and custody models
- Foundational understanding of ZeroKnowledge (ZK) concepts and privacy‑Knowledge (ZK) concepts and privacy preserving‑preserving techniques
Cloud & Infrastructure
- Extensive experience designing cloud infrastructure for distributed systems
- Strong knowledge of networking, security, identity, and access management
- Experience adapting architectures for performance, resilience, and regulatory compliance
Nice to Have
- Experience with specific L2 frameworks (optimistic or ZK‑based)
- Exposure to regulated industries (financial services, public sector, critical infrastructure)
- Familiarity with identity standards and interoperability initiatives
- Experience with eIDAS 2.0 and EUDI Wallets
- Contributions to open‑source blockchain, identity, or distributed systems projects
What’s in It for You- Lead enterprise scale‑scale trusted data platforms spanning DLT, Digital Identity, and Digital Assets
- Shape Accenture’s Trusted Data and Web3 strategy
- Collaborate with global experts across cloud, data, AI, security, and digital core modernization
- Continuous learning, certifications, and access to Accenture’s global innovation ecosystem
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 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 may 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: 30/05/26Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.
LocationsLondon
Manchester
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