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Join our Architecture Services team!
Architecture Services is a department comprising three technical disciplines: Hybrid Platforms, NetCon & Cyber, and Workspace.
This role is within the Hybrid Platforms discipline, which focuses on HCI, on-premise datacentre, backup, and cloud-based datacentre solutions across various vendors and technologies.
Success. The Softcat Way.
Softcat is a £multi-billion technology solutions business and trusted partner to names like Apple, Microsoft, and Adobe. Offering a growing portfolio of services including software licensing, cyber security, and IT infrastructure, we give our technical teams the tools and support to make exciting things happen. This is where to achieve more for your career.
As an HPE Architect, you will be a key member of Architecture Services, translating clients' business requirements into innovative, thoughtful, and well-designed solutions, either on-premise or in a hybrid-cloud setup.
This role requires you to demonstrate the skills of a subject matter expert, constantly striving to excel in the latest HPE technologies and design methodologies. A core part of the role is showcasing knowledge and understanding across the entire HPE Data Centre portfolio, including compute, storage, HCI, and consumption services.
1. Understanding, scoping, and documenting customers' business and technical requirements.
2. Producing designs, configurations, and contributing to solution proposals.
3. Underwriting and acting as the technical design authority for solution designs and proposals within your discipline.
4. Collaborating with other members of Architecture Services on multi-technology requirements.
5. Presenting complex information clearly, persuasively, and elegantly through presentations and whiteboarding.
6. Maintaining an accurate and timely updated pipeline and record of work completed through CRM systems.
We'd love you to have
1. Demonstrate experience of technical presales and relevant datacentre technologies in HPE; experience with other related technologies such as Dell, NetApp, Pure is a bonus.
2. Extensive knowledge of HPE tooling including sizers and configurators.
3. Experience conducting customer meetings, whiteboarding, and documenting solutions.
4. A passion for technology and for making technology work for businesses.
5. Excellent communication skills, particularly with customers.
6. Excellent time management skills and attention to detail with the ability to meet deadlines whilst maintaining high-quality output.
We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are real and can hinder talented individuals, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!
Work in a way that works for you
We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best varies. In this role, we can offer flexible working patterns such as:
1. Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day.
2. Flexibility around school pick-up and drop-offs.
Working with us
Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.
To become part of our success story, please apply now.
If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments during our recruitment process or for any mitigating circumstances you wish us to consider. Any information shared will be confidential. Learn more about life at Softcat and our diversity and inclusion commitments at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/.
We do not prohibit AI use in our application process, as we see its benefits in creating an equitable candidate experience. However, we value authenticity and encourage you to be your true self in your application.
Locations include Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Marlow, Newcastle, South Coast.
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We offer a competitive salary and benefits, including opportunities to grow and achieve. Our benefits include:
Pension
Share incentive plan
Life Assurance
Holiday
Extra days off on your birthday and at Christmas.
Trips
Opportunities for director-hosted lunches and incentive trips worldwide.
Vouchers
Technology vouchers, activity passes, restaurant discounts.
Partner/family Benefits
Option to include partners/family in some benefits.
Perklife portal
Access for perks and flexible benefits.
Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption support
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