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The Impact You’ll Be Making

We are Microsoft Industry Solutions, and are passionate about delivering Microsoft’s mission: “to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more”. 

Microsoft Industry Solutions and its partners bring the deepest expertise of Microsoft solutions—from enterprise planning to deployment and support—that helps our customers innovate to strategic advantage in their respective industries.

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Responsibilities

The purpose of this role:

The Program Architect works with customer to lead and deliver complex multi-domain architecture, multi-workstreams with high ROI solutions focus on Azure platform, Web Development, Data & AI and DevOps, as well as integrating with the wider focus areas of on – premises infrastructure, security and other applications. Great communication skills and executive presence are essentials as you will be engaged across senior client roles helping solve complex business problems and day to day engagement management.

We are looking for an experienced Program Architect for the Azure Cloud and AI Domain to continue our growth and extend our capabilities in this area.

What are we looking for?

• You can work at the executive level and take responsibility for program’s success
• You can lead a team of architects who themselves lead individual projects
• You can execute program governance in conjunction with the Program Director

• You can work with the Program Office and drive integration across different Technology Domain methodologies and approaches
• You can define and maintain Technology Domain alignment mapping and aligning requirements/constraints
• You can define a common release schedule and timeline at the program level
• You can drive technical vitality within the customer through Architecture Review Boards engaging in provocative and constructive discussions

Qualifications

What skills do you need to have? 

There will be many opportunities for you to learn and grow into this role and Microsoft. However, to be able to best deliver on the purpose of this role, these are the core skills and experiences you should have on day one: 

• You are a driven self-starter who shows perseverance, a growth mindset, technical intensity and passion for endless learning.
• You have the ability to define and articulate architectural design principles to teams and ensure teams can deliver your architectural solution.
• You have executive communication skills and the ability to present technical ideas in business context.

• You are able to deal with ambiguity and provide vision and tangible deliverables.
• You have demonstrable focus on customer success.
• You are able to navigate and defuse high-pressure situations comfortably and thrive in complex negotiation with both internal and external groups.
• You are able to establish yourself as a trusted advisor for our customers and rapidly gaining trust in the process.
• You have a fundamental understanding of the Solution Architecture and be able to adapt to well-defined processes and tools.

Required Experiences:

• 5-7 years solid and demonstrable experience on medium to large-scale projects in a solution architecture capacity.
• Executive level communication and collaboration skills with experience communicating across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Structured thinking, with the ability to decompose complex problems and ideas into understandable and structured designs and specifications
• Strong experience in hands-on software development, infrastructure engineering, integration or systems architecture.

• Experience developing solutions in key areas of multi - domain architecture such as cloud platform, web, mobile, integration including API and event driven architecture, data, analytics, security and DevOps with Subject Matter Expertise in one or more.
• Experience with Azure technology platforms such as Azure infrastructure services, Azure Data services, Azure Integration services, Azure PaaS services, Azure security, Azure DevOps with Subject Matter Expertise in one or desire to grow knowledge in some of the others.
• Good understanding of Telecommunication or Financial Services industry verticals.
• Large enterprise program experience with Agile methodologies that are focused on business transformation or digital transformation.

Technical Qualifications

We would also expect you to be able to pass the following Azure Certifications Path in the first 6 months of employment with us, if you do not already hold them:

• Azure Architect Expert: AZ-900, AZ-303, AZ-304
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert: AZ-400

Team Culture and Support 

Microsoft believes that by investing in our people and creating an inclusive environment, our team will do their best work.  See our complete list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by WORK180. Microsoft Benefits | WORK180 Endorsed Employer 

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What next?  

Even if you feel you may not meet 100% of the criteria, please apply. You may exceed your own expectations, or we may have another opportunity that suits your potential.  While we’re not able to reach out directly to every applicant, we will always do our best to help you feel heard and supported throughout the experience.   

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