Technical Architect - Cloud/Infrastructure/Network

Stevenage in Hertfordshire minimum twice a week - home based rest

(MUST BE A UK RESIDENT)

Who you are?

The purpose of the IT Technical Architect is to define and deliver innovative, cost-effective, and efficient technical solutions.

Reporting into the Enterprise Architect this role will consult on and contribute on the design, delivery, and deployment of technical solutions. Taking ownership for the evolution of the technical architecture. The role will analyse technical issues and business problems, develop tailored designs, and help govern the solution design of specific business problems.

Do you like a challenge? Are you keen to develop your skills? Do you enjoy finding solutions? If you want to make a difference working within a supportive team environment, we would be pleased to hear from you.

As the Technical Architect, you'll get the opportunity to:

• Develop technical solutions to meet agreed business requirements, as encapsulated within a change initiative.
• Ensure the most effective use of the available technologies from the estate
• Represent technical change through corporate governance processes
• Elaborate the risks, dependencies, scope, and scale of technical changes such that they are fully understood by relevant decision-making bodies.
• Advise on the viability of technical solutions, considering other programmes of work and the complexities inherent in it.
• Support Project Managers in delivery of projects, acting as a single point of contact for technical aspects
• Contribute to the coordination of third parties, such as vendors and outsourced partners, to ensure the delivery of solutions across domains and technologies remains aligned.
• Develop and maintain a level of technical expertise, knowledge of current best practice and industry trends
• Contribute to the overall IT strategy and proactively identifying continuous improvement opportunities using industry best practice and emerging technologies
• Manage communication up to MD level across business and technical areas both internally and with partners and vendors.
• To ensure technical ideas and solutions are effectively translated into the real world.
• Provide key stake holders at a senior level the right information, recommendations, and proposals to allow decisions to be made

What you'll bring?

• Ability to communicate complex issues in a simple and concise manner with good presentation skills.
• Able to produce high quality technical documentation and design specifications.
• Project management, business analysis and critical thinking skills
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Technical Architecture position.
• Strong Technical Architecture background demonstrated through a proven track record of leading, influencing and creating architecture standards.
• Strong understanding of Modern Workplace Technologies (M365, Power Platform, Azure)
• Microsoft Enterprise Mobility and Security + Wider Security & Compliance experience
• Extensive experience of Microsoft Azure
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 design and deployments
• Office 365 product suite (SharePoint/OneDrive/Exchange/Teams)
• Intune Product family (SCCM, Intune, MDT, MDM, Autopilot)
• Good understanding of mobility/BYO devices and services such as Android and iOS.
• Microsoft certifications in M365, Power Platform, and Azure desirable
• Management of third-party delivery agencies to scope, refine, and produce deliverables.
• Experience of gathering and managing non-functional requirements for infrastructure and technical services
• Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
• Experience with designing secure technical solutions that involve networks, storage, cloud (Microsoft Azure), Servers and third-party data centres.
• Experienced in implementing security solutions that are compliant to DPA/GDPR, cyber essentials, ISO 27001 within large enterprises.

What's in it for you?

25 days' annual leave plus statutory holidays
Discretionary annual bonus
Contributory Pension scheme
Life Assurance
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Access to a wide range of discounts and special offers through our online rewards platform
Private health care
Company car/car allowance and fuel card

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Morgan Philips Group is a global talent solutions business that disrupts conventional thinking in executive search, recruitment and talent consulting. We operate in over 18 markets in Europe, North & South America, Asia, and the Middle East & Africa. We understand that the future is digital and social, so we embrace the latest technology, including video ads and CVs, as well as social recruiting. Our innovative services are tailored to the new world of work yet we do not lose sight of the fact that employees be they existing and potential are ultimately human beings.

We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.