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Custom Software Engineer

Chennai, India Full-time
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Added 7 Nov 2026 · Engineering

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Project Role : Custom Software Engineer Project Role Description : Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements. Must have skills : Workday Data Mapping & Conversions Good to have skills : Automated Testing Minimum 7.5 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary: Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in supporting large-scale, complex implementations, transformations, and migrations. This role is support role. It is for turning around troubled projects requiring the ability to assess the current state, define recovery solutions, and execute recovery plans. Hands-on problem solving to stabilize delivery performance Roles & Responsibilities: Supported recovering, stabilizing, and realigning projects facing significant delivery challenges. Supported delivery recovery efforts end-to-end including issue identification, impact assessment, recovery solutioning, and execution of turnaround plans. Experienced in delivery governance frameworks aligned with TDLC, Agile, or SAFe methodologies, ensuring strict adherence to sprint cycles, milestones, and process standards. PMO support for Monitoring and enhancing Delivery Experience (DEX), drove reductions in Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), and improved delivery quality through measurable KPIs. Gathered metrics and prepared report for Steering Committees, weekly executive connects, and status reviews to ensure transparency, alignment, and stakeholder confidence. Tracked and analysed key schedule, quality & financial metrics (Ex) SPI, burn rate, forecast accuracy, margin, and budget compliance. Identified cost leakages and led commercial resets and Estimate at Completion (EAC) recovery initiatives. Tracked delivery risks and implemented preventive or corrective actions. Ensured compliance with internal audits, InfoSec requirements, and quality gates. Provided hands on to address complex technical and project-level challenges across teams. Drove excellence through agile methodologies, quality frameworks, and continuous improvement initiatives. Hand on Experience in at least one major enterprise platform SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, o9 Solutions, or other supply chain platforms. Experience in Agile and SI delivery principles with a focus on transformation excellence, governance, and stakeholder satisfaction. Manage day-to-day execution, sprint coordination, issue tracking, and team-level quality management, team coaching. Create MPP/MSPS plan, track schedule, cost & quality. Track effort variance, rework costs, and non-compliance cost impact. Manage RAID logs, support internal compliance, and documentation. Mentored technical teams, and developed reusable assets, knowledge bases, and recovery playbooks. Hands experience in SDLC tools across phases Support issue closure by working with leads, testers, and developers to remove delivery bottlenecks. Support day-to-day coordination with client testers, business SMEs, and platform leads for dependency resolution. Professional & Technical Skills: Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Workday Data Mapping & Conversions Good to have Skill: Automated Testing AMS experience Exposure to GenAI technologies. Support workforce planning, readiness tracking, and onboarding quality. Additional Information: The candidate should have minimum 7 12 years of experience in Workday Data Mapping & Conversions PMI, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification Relevant platform certifications (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, o9, Supply Chain Platform etc.) A 15 years full time education is required. Position Open across PAN India 15 years full time education Important Notice We have been alerted to the existence of fraudulent messages asking job seekers to set up payment to cover various costs associated with establishing employment at Accenture. No one is ever required to pay for employment at Accenture. If you are contacted by someone asking for payment, please do not respond, and contact us at india.fc.check@accenture.com immediately. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Please read Accenture’s Recruiting and Hiring Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.
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