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Senior Solution Architect

Posted 24 Mar 2024
Work experience
3 to 5 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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Who are we?

We are part of Enterprise Services Global Domains and are dedicated to delivering on Microsoft's mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.Our mission is to drive customer success by making the market, championing and supporting consumption and providing full lifecycle support. As we transform our business to deliver on this mission we have a unique opportunity to enable our customers' innovation and growth in a mobile first – cloud first world.

Currently we are looking for a Modern Apps Solutions Architect who has a mix of Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS) expertise, Mobility Expertise, and business acumen.The Solutions Architect must have proven experience managing projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing multi-phase/multi-dimensional/multi-resource projects to conclusion while maintaining high customer satisfaction. The role requires an individual who is resourceful, confident under pressure, and has demonstrated skill in both crisis management and expectation management. Projects vary in length but can range from 3 - 12 months managing teams of 2 - 12.

Responsibilities

The Solution Architect within the Global Domain organization is responsible for designing and delivering high quality architectural solutions and business outcomes based on the Microsoft Platform. With the credibility of a CTO, accompanying a deep knowledge of the Domain Solutions and offerings, you will be taking a lead role across the entire lifecycle of a project – from pre-sales through design and delivery governance of the solution - the Solution Architect drives transformational results and realises business strategy for Microsoft Services.

Key focus areas of this role:

Customer facing and relationship skills – as a senior member of the sales and/or delivery team, you will be a primary point of solution liaison with the customer team and senior stakeholders.

Influencing – providing a credible consultative approach to shape and ensure quality in our solutions, our documentation, our delivery and our customer experience.

Team leadership – as part of a team selling and delivering our most leading edge and complex solutions to customers, you will need to be able to lead virtual teams, ensure direction and authority and bring clarity and energy to ensure we are meeting the customers business challenges with successful MS solutions for digital transformation.

Presales experience – understanding win themes, qualification, customer negotiation and aligning with sellers to bring large value opportunities to successful completion.

Delivery and Planning – Defining the team model, the project approach and collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure key milestones are understood and delivered up, you will be the Governance Authority across the solution.

It’s your chance to:

  • Become immersed in a global organization that offers plenty of opportunities to grow
  • Enjoy access to refreshingly innovative technology
  • Have the entire Microsoft network at your fingertips
  • Be alongside your clients, whilst building strong connections with internal teams too
  • Collaborate with colleagues & peers across a worldwide organization
  • Benefit from the mobile technology you need to work flexibly

Qualifications

  • The successful candidates will have relevant service experience, providing solution architecture and consulting.
  • Expert level knowledge and real-world experience in large-scale application development is a requirement.
  • A development background with knowledge of C#, .net or AWS, Java (XAML /HTML are useful)
  • Experience with Two of the following Three;- Cloud Technology- Pre Sales- Leadership
  • Experience driving globally executed integration projects by working with offshore teams
  • Experience giving presentations to executive audiences and explaining the benefits of the platform over competitors
  • Ability to lead and motivate technical communities
  • Travel is an integral part of this position and can be as high as 70% as is demanded by the needs of our customers and our business. ​

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Onze belofte?
'At Microsoft we help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.’
We werken met meer dan 100.000 Microsoft collega’s in ruim 60 landen aan het inlossen van deze belofte. In Nederland verzorgen wij samen met onze partners de verkoop en marketing van Microsoft technologie met ruim 900 medewerkers. Daarnaast houden IT professionals, binnen MicrosoftNL Services,…


Onze belofte?
'At Microsoft we help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.’

We werken met meer dan 100.000 Microsoft collega’s in ruim 60 landen aan het inlossen van deze belofte. In Nederland verzorgen wij samen met onze partners de verkoop en marketing van Microsoft technologie met ruim 900 medewerkers. Daarnaast houden IT professionals, binnen MicrosoftNL Services, zich bezig met strategie, consultancy en support bij de grootste organisaties van Nederland. Zij dragen end-to-end verantwoordelijkheid voor de business impact van Microsoft technologieën bij klanten. Klanten variërend van multinationals tot hulporganisaties.

Microsoft Nederland biedt een levendige werkplek met inspirerende collega’s. Ons kantoor, genaamd The Outlook, is niet alleen een kantoor, maar ook een ontmoetingsplek voor collega’s, partners en klanten. Onze technologie verbindt ons met elkaar en de wereld en stelt je in staat om te werken waar en wanneer je wilt. Wij zijn niet alleen het grootste softwarebedrijf ter wereld dat zich richt op de consumenten én de zakelijke markt, we zijn ook uitgeroepen tot een Great Place to Work. Bij Microsoft kijken we niet naar aanwezigheid, maar naar resultaten. Je krijgt de ruimte om zelf te bepalen hoe, waar en wanneer je werkt. En om te groeien, zowel professioneel als persoonlijk. Want als jij groeit, groeien wij als organisatie ook.

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