Azure Cloud Architect

Salary: £80,000 – £90,000

Location: North-West England

Work Environment: Hybrid Working

The Company

An award-winning, specialised Managed Service Provider are looking for a Microsoft Solutions Architect to join their consultancy team. This is a hybrid and flexible working role, with plenty of home working. You must be based in the North-West, however.

The business is an award-winning technology solutions provider and partners with multiple vendors such as Microsoft, Veeam, Nutanix and AWS to name a few: Meaning you’ll have huge opportunities to work with the latest technology on the market, and pursue additional, career boosting certifications with their partner vendors.

The business works closely with customers to guide them through the developments and complexities of the IT industry, aiming to build strong client relationships, which you will take the lead on.

Azure Cloud Architect Role & Responsibilities

As the businesses new Azure Cloud Architect, you will lead customers on how best to use the various technology solutions to best solve their complex business problems. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Architect new technical solutions, that would interest existing and new customers across Azure and/or AWS environments
• Solutions Architecture across Nutanix
• Acting in a customer engagement and presales capacity, guiding customer decision making and providing an overall excellent customer experience.
• Documentation: Covering RFI, RFP.
• Producing design and implementation documentation.
• Run workshops for customers, translating technical concepts into non-technical language and outputs.

Skills and Experience Required for the Azure Cloud Architect

The business will support you with earning any new certifications that will be a benefit to your career, as you work in a hybrid and flexible environment. The business does ask that you have:

• 5+ years of experience in a consultancy role.
• Extensive experience in Presales and Design.
• Experience in the design and delivery of Microsoft technologies: predominantly across Azure Cloud environments
• Strong understanding of Nutanix.
• Experience in working with Kubernetes would be advantageous
• Strong communication skills, as you work closely with customers, shareholders and internal teams who possess a variety of technological understanding.
• Certifications in Microsoft.