Solutions Architect
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Solutions Architect
Accountabilities - Shape and influence technology strategy by collaborating with business teams and senior leadership to understand requirements and align on technical solutions. - Build strong relationships with business stakeholders across aligned directorates, acting as a trusted advisor and strategic solution partner. - Provide expert recommendations to maximise the value of technology investments through effective implementation, accessibility, and utilisation. - Take overall responsibility for solution design and governance across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and the Power Platform, ensuring alignment across the organisation. - Lead technical design authority, resolving complex design challenges and ensuring adherence to architectural principles and standards. - Secure approval of technical designs through the Architecture Review Board. - Drive the design and implementation of enterprise-wide solutions and technology roadmaps across multiple domains. - Develop roadmaps that enable incremental delivery of value and continuous improvement of the technology landscape. - Conduct architecture assessments of the current environment to identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities, and provide actionable remediation recommendations. Qualifications & Experience - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a STEM-related field (or equivalent practical experience). - Proven experience working with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics, and Power Platform. - Strong understanding of Azure cloud services, architecture, and platform capabilities. - Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale digital transformation initiatives. - Ability to navigate and operate effectively within complex organisational and partner environments. - Experience integrating on-premises systems with cloud-based SaaS solutions. - Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working within Agile teams. - Experience engaging with business solution vendors and technology providers, ideally within the energy sector. - Deep expertise in designing and implementing solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. - Proven experience in a Senior Architect (or similar) role within a large-scale IT environment. - Strong knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or ArchiMate. - Experience leading technical design reviews and governing approval processes for solution implementation.