Custom Software Engineering Lead
Accenture
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Posted on Apr 4, 2026
Project Role : Custom Software Engineering Lead
Project Role Description : Own the technical direction and architecture of custom software solutions, leading teams through design and delivery. Set development standards and ensure code quality, scalability, and performance aligned to business objectives.
Must have skills : Microsoft Azure DevOps, Microsoft Azure Hybrid Services
Good to have skills : Cloud Data Migration
Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Summary:
As a Custom Software Engineering Lead, a typical day involves steering the technical vision and architectural framework for bespoke software projects. This role requires guiding teams through the entire lifecycle of software design and implementation, ensuring that development practices meet high standards. The lead actively shapes the project s direction by balancing innovation with practical business needs, fostering collaboration among team members, and overseeing the delivery of scalable and efficient software solutions that align with organizational goals.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Expected to be an SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
- Responsible for team decisions.
- Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
- Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance software development processes and team productivity.
- Mentor and support junior team members to foster professional growth and skill development.
Professional & Technical Skills:
- Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Azure DevOps, Microsoft Azure Hybrid Services.
- Good To Have Skills: Experience with Cloud Data Migration.
- Hands-on execution of on-prem to Azure VM migrations, including sizing, dependency mapping, and post-migration validation.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (modules, state management, environment segregation).
- Support Azure core services, networking, and hybrid connectivity with basic identity and access configurations.
- Implement and operate CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments with standard release and rollback controls.
- Perform Linux system administration (patching, troubleshooting, services, permissions) and Azure IaaS VM support.
- Configure monitoring, alerting, backup, and incident support using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
- Automate tasks using PowerShell and Azure CLI support configuration management via Ansible.
- Demonstrate strong ownership, clear communication, and adherence to defined architecture and standards.
- Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure and deployment strategies within Microsoft Azure environments.
- Experience in designing and implementing scalable, secure, and high-performance software architectures.
- Ability to integrate DevOps practices to streamline development, testing, and deployment workflows.
- Familiarity with automation tools and continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines.
Additional Information:
- The candidate should have minimum 5 years of experience in Microsoft Azure DevOps.
- This position is based at our Gurugram client office and requires to work from client location 3 days / week
- A 15 years full time education is required.
15 years full time education
Project Role Description : Own the technical direction and architecture of custom software solutions, leading teams through design and delivery. Set development standards and ensure code quality, scalability, and performance aligned to business objectives.
Must have skills : Microsoft Azure DevOps, Microsoft Azure Hybrid Services
Good to have skills : Cloud Data Migration
Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Summary:
As a Custom Software Engineering Lead, a typical day involves steering the technical vision and architectural framework for bespoke software projects. This role requires guiding teams through the entire lifecycle of software design and implementation, ensuring that development practices meet high standards. The lead actively shapes the project s direction by balancing innovation with practical business needs, fostering collaboration among team members, and overseeing the delivery of scalable and efficient software solutions that align with organizational goals.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Expected to be an SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
- Responsible for team decisions.
- Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
- Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance software development processes and team productivity.
- Mentor and support junior team members to foster professional growth and skill development.
Professional & Technical Skills:
- Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Azure DevOps, Microsoft Azure Hybrid Services.
- Good To Have Skills: Experience with Cloud Data Migration.
- Hands-on execution of on-prem to Azure VM migrations, including sizing, dependency mapping, and post-migration validation.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (modules, state management, environment segregation).
- Support Azure core services, networking, and hybrid connectivity with basic identity and access configurations.
- Implement and operate CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments with standard release and rollback controls.
- Perform Linux system administration (patching, troubleshooting, services, permissions) and Azure IaaS VM support.
- Configure monitoring, alerting, backup, and incident support using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
- Automate tasks using PowerShell and Azure CLI support configuration management via Ansible.
- Demonstrate strong ownership, clear communication, and adherence to defined architecture and standards.
- Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure and deployment strategies within Microsoft Azure environments.
- Experience in designing and implementing scalable, secure, and high-performance software architectures.
- Ability to integrate DevOps practices to streamline development, testing, and deployment workflows.
- Familiarity with automation tools and continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines.
Additional Information:
- The candidate should have minimum 5 years of experience in Microsoft Azure DevOps.
- This position is based at our Gurugram client office and requires to work from client location 3 days / week
- A 15 years full time education is required.
15 years full time education
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
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
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, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, 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.
