Senior Solution Architect

Job Description

Senior Solution Architect Consultancy£80k - £110k Basic Salary (Possible flexibility)Flexible Working Location - UK Wide. Base locations can include - Telford, Southend, Worthing, London, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle.. Fully remote for now, likely future flex post covid for home working, but yet to be defined.A leading technology consultancy with offices across the globe continue to grow within the architectural space. We are seeking a number of highly talented Senior Solution Architects to bolster an award-winning team of architects operating at the enterpriseand solutions level. Candidates should have the experience and ability to operate across multiple technology and business domains. You should thrive on variety and enjoy working across the full lifecycle of a project. A solution architect within this team will generally operateas a technical lead within a project or programme team from the onset of solution design and development through to final delivery and implementation into Live Service. The ideal candidate will have experience across a wide range of technologies including public and private cloud business solutions, best practices and general ways of working. This experience is essential to influence and advise of the most appropriate solutionoptions and to be highly credible with both clients and senior internal stakeholders.Key Skills / Experience *Experience of client facing roles*Able to set direction, technical scope and to build / lead teams of technical individuals and manage their technical deliverables*Excellent communication, influencing and facilitation skills, in particular for problem solving/troubleshooting activities*Assertiveness in dealing with people at all levels within and outside of the delivery organisation, including partner and client organisations*Issue management, prioritisation and ability to provide pragmatic direction which is consistent with clients longer-term strategy*Team working - able to work closely with interdependent projects and deliveries*Good leadership and stakeholder relationship skills *Proactive and positive attitude *Able to demonstrate resilience, flexibility and adapt to changing schedules and priorities*Ability to deliver under pressure*lf-motivated and determined to succeed*Demonstrates subject matter expertise in own area, can apply it effectively and is able to apply logic across the board*Demonstrate knowledge of how to integrate 3rd party products into complex IT estates, manage interdependencies between products and lead end to end delivery in potentially multi-supplier engagements*Adds personal value: A drive to deliver results and exceed client expectations.*Clear thinking and creative flairKey Responsibilities:*Take ownership of the client requirements, deliverables and accountabilities to ensure adherence to Architecture Governance processes, industry best practices and to maintain consistency with clients Architecture vision*Drive the solution development and documentation of solution designs ensuring good architectural practices are observed through the lifecycle of the solution development*Provide oversight of architectural direction for and on behalf of clients*Working with agile development teams and delivery architects through all phases of the solution lifecycle *Take ownership of the solutions and be the face off to internal and external senior stakeholders*Develop excellent working relationships with clients to become their trusted advisors through boldness and honesty*Relationship management of the technical relationships with vendors, third parties and the wider company *Ensure solution delivery is performed according to agreed specification*Own technical problem management and resolution relevant to the solution developmentThis is a great opportunity to work in a highly regarded organization, known for its great in-house training and career progression.This role may suit people with the following job titles - Business Architect, Enterprise Architect, Solutions Architect, Digital Architect, Digital Solution Architect, Lead Architect, Business ConsultantDeerfoot IT Resources Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT industry. We will always email you a full role specification, name our client and wait for your email authorisation before we send your CV to this organisation. Deerfoot IT: Est.1997. REC member. ISO certified. *Each time we send a CV to a recruiting client we donate £1 to The Born Free Foundation (charity no. 1070906).Deerfoot is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.Deerfoot is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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CloudSolution Architect