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Transmission & distribution (T&D) organizations must innovate, invest strategically, and modernize infrastructure to balance supply and demand, optimize assets and teams, and drive towards net-zero emissions.\nLearn more about Accenture's Utilities Transmission & Distribution Practice here>> http://www.accenture.com/us-en/industries/utilities/transmission-distribution\nRole Overview\nThe ArcGIS Utility Network Solution Architect will serve as the senior functional authority guiding our client team through the transformation of its legacy, geometric network-based GIS to ArcGIS Utility Network, applying industry best practices and proven implementation patterns. This role serves as the functional authority for defining the target Utility Network platform and guiding the transition from a database-centric GIS environment to a modern, service-oriented, web-GIS platform.\nThe Solution Architect will provide hands-on functional leadership across business processes, workflows, applications, services, integrations, and overall Business objectives, while ensuring alignment with client's enterprise architecture and utility operational objectives.\nKey Responsibilities:\nServe as the lead solution architect and functional advisor for the ArcGIS Utility Network implementation, guiding strategy, design, and integrations.\n\nDefine the target Utility Network business processes, including work flows, applications, integrations, and governance patterns.\n\nLead and advise on effective best practices for solutioning the migration from legacy network models (e.g., ArcGIS Geometric Network or custom models) to ArcGIS Utility Network.\n\nTranslate electric and gas utility business requirements into scalable GIS workflows, processes, applications and service-based solutions.\n\nEnsure GIS capabilities effectively support end-to-end utility workflows, including planning, design, construction, field operations, outage response, and asset management.\n\nProvide functional leadership to delivery teams and ensure solution quality, performance, and operational continuity throughout the migration.\n\nEstablish rapid functional credibility with our client stakeholders by articulating best practices, risks, and lessons learned from comparable Utility Network implementations.\n\nLeadership & Client Engagement\nActs as a trusted advisor to both business and IT leadership.\n\nLeads workshops, design sessions, and executive briefings related to Utility Network strategy, architecture, and implementation.\n\nOwns and produces solution architecture and functional design artifacts, including architecture diagrams, service interaction models, and integration designs.\n\nPlease note: We are open to hiring in most major cities across the US that are near to an Accenture corporate office.\nFunctional Requirements\nDeep experience with electric and gas distribution utilities, with strong understanding of operational processes and field-to-office workflows.\nProven ability to align GIS solutions to the needs of engineering, operations, control rooms, and asset management teams.\nStrong grasp of Utility Network functional concepts, including network topology and rules, asset and device modeling, structural vs. functional networks, and advanced network tracing.\nExperience guiding organizations through the process and change impacts associated with adopting ArcGIS Utility Network and ArcGIS Pro-centric editing.\nExtensive hands-on experience with the Esri platform, including ArcGIS Utility Network, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, and service-based GIS patterns.\nStrong understanding of Utility Network architecture, including branch versioning, services, APIs, and web-GIS deployment models.\nDemonstrated success migrating from database-centric GIS architectures to service-oriented, API-driven platforms.\nExperience integrating GIS with enterprise systems, such as Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Work Management, Outage Management Systems (OMS), and field mobility solutions.\nAbility to design secure, scalable, and future-ready GIS platform aligned with enterprise IT standards.\nExperience Required\n7+ years of experience in utility GIS solution architecture and implementations.\nMultiple full-lifecycle ArcGIS Utility Network or comparable utility GIS transformations.\nHybrid background spanning utility operations, operational enterprise GIS in utilities, and enterprise system integration.\nCompensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.\nWe anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/01/2026.\nAccenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture\nRole Location Annual Salary Range\nCalifornia $94,400 to $293,800\nColorado $94,400 to $253,800\nConnecticut $94,400 to $253,800\nDistrict of Columbia $100,500 to $270,300\nIllinois $87,400 to $253,800\nMaine $80,400 to $216,200\nMaryland $94,400 to $253,800\nMassachusetts $94,400 to $270,300\nMinnesota $94,400 to $253,800\nNew York $87,400 to $293,800\nNew Jersey $100,500 to $293,800\nOhio $87,400 to $235,000\nVirginia $87,400 to $270,300\nWashington $100,500 to $270,300\nAbout Accenture\nAccenture 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 atwww.accenture.com\nWhat We Believe\nWe have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. 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