Workplace Solution Architect (209841)
Workplace Solution Architect (209841)
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Location: UK - London UK - Birmingham UK - Edinburgh UK - Hatfield UK - Manchester UK - Nottingham UK - Reading Job-ID: 209841 Contract type: Standard Business Unit: IT Consulting
Life on the team
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Solution Architect to join Computacenters dynamic and rapidly expanding Workplace Consultancy Practice. Successful applicants will be joining a truly global organisation delivering services into over 70 countries worldwide with major offices across Europe the Americas Africa and Asia; a recognised leader of the IT services business with a unique vendor-independent infrastructure-focused perspective on the market. Youll get to work with some of the most talented and passionate people in the business. Youll have the opportunity to apply your knowledge to some of the highest profile projects and customers in the market. With open access to thought leaders and major industry players youll get exposure to leading edge technologies which will enable you to advance your skills.
What youll do
- Attend customer opportunity / strategy meetings to understand and articulate business and technical strategy for the company and customer
- Qualification of designs or opportunities producing high-level architecture/design documentation
- Work closely with Vendors / Partners to keep up to date with current and future technologies products and strategies
- Act as a Design Authority for nominated key accounts
- Act as Technical Authority and lead for complex enterprise-scale mission-critical customer projects throughout the Pre-sales lifecycle into the Planning and Initiation stages of delivery
- Support colleagues in our Group Strategy & Portfolio function
- Perform technical governance and assurance across proposed solutions and post-sales consultancy engagements ensuring they meet the documented customer requirements and desired outcomes
What youll need
- Robust IT infrastructure foundation supplemented by extensive experience and pertinent certifications from leading IT manufacturers and software vendors
- Track record of leading large technical teams in the Pre-sales and execution phases
- Experience in collaborating with Senior IT Management and executives at the C-level
- Capability to lead and own the entire customer engagement process starting with the preliminary interaction to the successful completion of the project
- Experience with Contractual Service is essential particularly during Pre-sales activities along with a well-rounded understanding of how solution designs can influence ongoing business operations
- Knowledge of Microsoft client and server infrastructure as well as Cloud architecture
- Experience with Microsoft 365 suite including architecture interconnectivity and implementation
- Knowledge of Workplace solutions such as Desktop and Application Virtualisation Collaboration services Modern Management and Identity & Access Management
- Certifications in Microsoft solution areas such MS365 Azure IDAM and Security would be an advantage
About us
With over 20000 employees across the globe we work at the heart of digitisation advising organisations on IT strategy implementing the most appropriate technology and helping our customers to source transform and manage their technology infrastructure in over 70 countries. We deliver digital technology to some of the worlds greatest organisations driving digital transformation enabling people and their business.
Employment Type
Full Time
