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Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Quality Engineer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
In Person
QA & TestingManual & Functional QA

About the job

Requirements
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in AWS Administration is required.
  • Fifteen years of full-time education is required.
  • Strong expertise in on-premise Active Directory architecture and operations is required.
  • In-depth knowledge of Entra ID and Microsoft 365 identity services is required.
  • Sophisticated scripting knowledge, especially Microsoft PowerShell, is required.
  • Hands-on experience with Azure AD Connect is required.
  • A solid understanding of authentication and authorization concepts and identity lifecycle management is required.
  • Experience with Quest Active Directory management and migration tools is required.
  • Knowledge of backup and recovery concepts for identity and Microsoft 365 workloads is required.
  • Experience applying security frameworks such as CIS is required.
  • Ability to assess risks and enforce governance standards is required.
  • Familiarity with audit, compliance, and reporting requirements is required.
  • Experience working in ITIL-based service organizations is required.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills are required.
  • Very good communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders are required.
  • Fluent English, written and verbal, is required.
Responsibilities
  • Operate and maintain a hybrid identity architecture based on on-premise Active Directory and Entra ID in the Microsoft 365 cloud.
  • Manage Azure AD Connect synchronization, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
  • Administer Active Directory core services, including domains and trusts, Sites and Services, replication topology, and DNS integration.
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and stability of directory services.
  • Administer Entra ID and Microsoft 365 tenant configuration.
  • Manage and optimize Conditional Access Policies, identity protection and authentication methods, and tenant-wide security and identity settings.
  • Support application integrations and identity federation scenarios.
  • Review and validate requests for compliance with internal standards and processes, and implement approved requests in a controlled and auditable manner.
  • Manage access and permission delegation through Quest Active Roles.
  • Harden Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 environments based on security best practices and frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks.
  • Ensure least-privilege access models, secure authentication and authorization designs, regular review of privileged roles and access paths, and reduced risk from cyber-attacks and similar vulnerabilities.
  • Support audits, security assessments, and remediation activities.
  • Govern, audit, and report on Active Directory using Quest Active Administrator, Change Auditor, Enterprise Reporter, and IT Security Search.
  • Support mergers and acquisitions activities from an identity perspective, including B2B collaboration, external identity enablement, legacy Active Directory and Microsoft 365 migrations, tenant-to-tenant migration, and directory consolidation.
  • Design and execute secure migration strategies with minimal business disruption.
  • Perform Active Directory backup and recovery through Quest Recovery Manager.
  • Manage Commvault Cloud, also called Metallic, as the Microsoft 365 backup and recovery solution.
  • Ensure regular backup validation, recovery readiness for identities, Microsoft 365 workloads, and configurations, and compliance with retention and recovery requirements.
  • Automate tasks through PowerShell scripting.
  • Support the design and implementation of self-service workflows for identity-related use cases.
  • Collaborate with the IAM team to align Active Directory and Microsoft 365 processes with SailPoint and migrate or redesign existing Quest Active Roles workflows into SailPoint.
  • Promote automation, standardization, and reduction of manual administrative effort.
  • Work within ITIL-based processes, including Incident Management, Service Request Fulfilment, and Problem Management.
  • Act as a technical consultant for internal teams and stakeholders.
  • Provide second- and third-level support for identity-related issues.
Desired Qualifications
  • Knowledge of backup and recovery concepts based on Commvault Cloud, also called Metallic.

About the company

Accenture advises large businesses and public agencies on strategy, builds their technology systems and runs ongoing operations. Its teams connect business planning with implementation, covering areas such as cloud migration, cybersecurity and customer experience. Consultants work with clients to redesign processes, while engineers integrate software from technology partners and maintain the resulting systems for multinational organizations. Clients pay for project work or continuing services, including application support and business processes such as finance and customer service. Accenture was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Dublin, Ireland

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • Business demand grew: October 2026 results showed $74.2 billion annual revenue, up 5% in local currency.
  • Eligible US employees buy discounted stock: Accenture's purchase plan sells shares at 15% below market price.
  • Client relationships run deep: Accenture has worked with 195 of its top 200 customers for more than ten years.

What critics are saying

  • Bookings are not guaranteed revenue: most Accenture contracts let clients cancel quickly with little or no penalty.
  • Promotions require AI adoption: Accenture's CEO said in March 2026 that employees must use its tools effectively.
  • Federal hiring practices proved costly: Accenture settled discrimination allegations for $25 million in September 2026, without a liability finding.

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  • Its AI platform switches models: AI Refinery selects among prebuilt models according to cost, performance and other requirements.
  • Accenture owns specialist Microsoft expertise: it cofounded the Microsoft-focused Avanade consultancy with the software maker.
  • Consulting includes creative agencies: Accenture Song owns businesses spanning advertising, digital product design and customer engagement.

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Accenture reported revenue of nearly $74.2 billion for fiscal year 2026, up 6.5% year-over-year, with net income of roughly $8.5 billion. The professional services firm serves approximately 9,000 clients globally with 814,000 employees. Microsoft generated revenue of nearly $331.8 billion in FY 2026, a 17.8% increase, with net income of approximately $133.7 billion. The company's net margin reached close to 40.3%. Both companies maintained a debt-to-equity ratio of approximately 0.3x. Microsoft's free cash flow reached nearly $67.0 billion, whilst Accenture's was roughly $11.6 billion. Accenture recently addressed a $25 million settlement with the Department of Justice regarding federal contracting practices. Microsoft faces securities fraud class action lawsuits involving AI and Copilot claims, alongside antitrust scrutiny and an IRS tax audit.

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Accenture shares surged 17% on Thursday after reporting strong fourth-quarter results. The company posted revenue of $18.7 billion, up 6% year-over-year, while earnings per share jumped 46% to $3.29. Management's full-year revenue growth forecast of 4.5% exceeded analyst expectations of 4%. Net bookings rose 4% to $22.2 billion. The company plans to return at least $9.5 billion to shareholders this financial year. However, TD Cowen analyst Bryan Bergin maintained a hold rating, citing concerns that the stock is fully priced at 15 times forward earnings. He cautioned that one strong quarter may represent a cyclical bounce rather than structural growth acceleration. Despite this, Wall Street remains optimistic, with a "moderate buy" consensus rating. Accenture currently offers a 3.05% dividend yield.