Overview
Azure Solutions Architect role at Avanade — Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
What You’ll Do
* Act as a solution architect to construct large-scale, complex solutions for clients (solution shaping, estimating, ensuring overall solution and contractual obligations are deliverable).
* Fulfill sales origination activities in early phases of the sales process in conjunction with our sales function.
* Engage with clients to explore service needs and pre-qualify sales opportunities.
* Contribute to the development of our Go-to-Market offerings.
* Coach, mentor and motivate team members to influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
Leading The Solutioning Process
* Interpret client-defined or implied requirements against Avanade solution templates and delivery capabilities and define a solution aligned to these.
* Contribute to the deal competitor analysis and development of win strategies.
* Create and document the solution details in a solution plan, engaging and consulting internal stakeholders as required.
* Forecast the required staffing and identify all expenses to ensure an accurate estimation of delivery costs over the contract term.
* Review and obtain sign-off from regional, area or global Avanade leadership (based on service scale) in respect to your solution and its scope, approach, costs, commercials, and risks.
* Draft and present the proposal to the client, taking ownership of solution elements.
Technical Experience / Qualifications
* You have deep knowledge of Azure cloud services to create resilient, scalable and secure cloud environments covering the full breadth of the Azure platform.
* You are able to design and implement Azure Landing Zones to establish a scalable, secure and compliant foundation for deploying cloud services.
* You have worked on complex migrations for on-premises infrastructure, applications, and databases to Azure, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
* You’ve developed solutions for Edge and Hybrid scenarios by integrating Azure Stack and other technologies to extend Azure capabilities to on-premises environments and edge devices.
* You can Architect and deploy Cloud Native solutions using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, and Azure DevOps.
About You
* Analytical, curious, agile
* Team player and good communicator
* Problem-solver, patient, quality-driven
* Self-motivating
* Innovative mindset
Benefits & Culture
* Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row)
* Exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
* Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
* Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
* Engaged and helpful co-workers genuinely interested in you
EEO Statement
Avanade believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants, or job seekers because of their race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other protected status as defined by law.
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
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