Senior Solution Architect

At SoftwareOne, we offer a ground breaking opportunity for a Senior Solution Architect to be at the forefront of our clients' digital transformation journeys. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is passionate about innovative technology to deliver world-class solutions.

As a Senior Solution Architect, you will:

• Provide strategic mentorship and technical solutions to optimize clients' digital workplace environments within the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Lead projects and set standards for technical delivery, ensuring outstanding outcomes.
• Mentor and manage knowledge within the team, encouraging a collaborative atmosphere.
• Collaborate with Presales consultants to translate business requirements into technical specifications and scope complicated projects.
• Develop detailed technical designs, project plans, and scopes of work.
• Conduct security reviews of infrastructure and applications to ensure a flawless operation.
• Develop comprehensive user documentation, including high-level designs, low-level designs, and proofs of concept.
• Assist in pre-sales activities and customer qualification for Microsoft 365 solutions.
• Stay current with the latest trends and features within the Microsoft 365 and Azure ecosystems.
• Work with project managers to ensure deliverables are met on time.
• Identify and manage risks and issues within the project team.
• Maintain high ethical standards and work collaboratively with customer IT teams.

Technical ability:  

• Ability to map and translate customer business requirements to technical architecture and design for communication solution.  
• Stay updated on the latest trends, updates, and features within the Microsoft 365 and Azure Space ecosystems.  
• Ability to develop detailed technical designs and complete project plans as well as scope of works.  
• Ability to provide security review of the infrastructure and applications.  
• Skills to create user documentations including, but not limited to, High level designs, low level designs and Proof of concepts.  
• Assist in pre-sales activities and customer qualification of Microsoft 365.  
• Able to learn quickly and keep pace with the rapid changes in the IT industry particularly in cloud and mobility.  
• Work with project managers to ensure timescales are met on deliverables.  
• Able to identify risks and issues and handle these with the project team.  
• Work well with the customer IT teams to deliver the project.  
• Maintain a high ethical view.  

Client Engagement:  

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, understanding their business needs and challenges.  
• Lead workshops, meetings, and presentations to convey technical solutions and strategies.  
• Handle client relationships and ensure client satisfaction 

What we need to see from you: 

• Considerable experience with a Systems Integrator or service provider or within a large organization implementing complex Microsoft 365 solution.  
• Several years of customer interaction in a consultant, technical delivery, or technical presales role.  
• Experience in other M365 workloads 
• Good problem-solving skills required.  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as strong business sense.  
• Excellent presentation skills as you will be required to present to customers in project and other meetings.  
• Above all else, a phenomenal attitude and good nature to bring to the team