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Solutions Architect


Summary:

Our client enables its customers to selectively outsource their IT operations to a trusted, specialist partner so they can focus on using IT to add strategic value to their business.

Through a commitment to operational excellence, they manage, secure and optimise the performance of solutions based around messaging & collaboration, ERP, web applications and Citrix, irrespective of the physical location of the infrastructure.

 

Our client has grown consistently, earning the industry's leading accreditations in record time, substantial financial backing and an unrivalled portfolio of partners and clients such as Harrods, Travelodge, Easycar and Princes Foods. 
They are ISO27001 accredited, an HP SP Signature Partner, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Hosting and Application Services and a SunTone accredited SunOne managed service provider. 
They have been ranked in the UK's Sunday Times ARM Tech Track 100 for three consecutive years, securing second position in recent years, and recently won the ‘The Best Managed Services Provider’ at the Data Centre Europe Awards.

Due to  continued success and growth they are looking to recruit an additional person to join our Solution Architecture team.  Reporting to the Head of Consulting and Service Delivery Management you will be responsible for the design and implementation of custom solutions for complex Internet and Enterprise solution infrastructures.

Role:

  • Working with the sales operation to accurately define client solutions and to help drive the bid and sales process.
  • Provide technical appraisal and presentation of client needs and potential solutions.
  • Consult with clients either in person or through conference calls to understand their exact technical requirements.
  • Talking clients through possible solutions to best suit their requirements within set budgets.
  • Walk clients through and present the various technologies proposed and explain both the technical and commercial reasoning for proposed technologies.
  • Produce detailed solution design documentation to show all information pertaining to the design.
  • Gain and influence the solutions approval from client.
  • Prepare all final documentation for the formal proposal and ensure signed off by relevant parties.
  • Highlight any unsupported or non-standard Client requirements to the Architecture

Person:

  • An excellent understanding of designing suitable architectures around n-tier Internet, Enterprise applications (SAP and Oracle), and their associated infrastructures.
  • Broad experience of Windows, Solaris, AIX, RedHat, Weblogic, SAP, Oracle, Apache.  Cisco networking, ideally CCNA qualified, preferably with expertise in several of these technologies.
  • 5+ years in an internet and enterprise infrastructure solutions design environment based around SUN/ HP/ IBM/Cisco technologies.
  • A previous track record of providing technical consultancy.
  • Strong skills in devising documentation of infrastructure solutions.
  • Excellent commercial acumen – able to articulate both technically and commercially
  • Very acute attention to detail.
  • A highly charismatic individual with professional presentation skills
  • Ability and commitment to work to tight timescales coupled with the ability and drive to work on several assignments concurrently.

Package:

Base Salary £45-65k, bonus, pension, healthcare, gym membership

The role is based near Staines, and will require 50% travel, though not long periods away from home.

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