Lead Solutions Architect - MS Cloud Practice

You'll lead a team of PreSales Solution Architects focussed on providing secure Microsoft Cloud solutions and services, including ModernWork, Azure, AI and Fabric.   A senior member of the Solutions Consulting team, your responsibilities include; guidance to your team on business priorities and process, managing the dynamics and performance of your team in meeting the demands for Pre-Sales, technical approval of your team’s deliverables, and an advisor to iomart's product strategy and roadmap.

As a senior Solutions Architect you'll  also engage with new and existing customers on a Pre-sales (and occasionally delivery) basis to provide the best-fit solutions - aligning  our Cloud service capabilities to the customer's requirements and objectives, whilst supporting iomart's requirements for profitable and sustainable growth.

Additional key responsibilities include:

• Leading a Cloud Solutions Practice and managing a team of Cloud Solution Architects.
• Performing presales activity as required in support of the Presales and Consulting and Sales teams such as attending meetings, writing or contributing to proposals, statements of work, RFP responses, business case materials, cost models.
• Acting as a trusted advisor with a deep understanding of a customer’s business requirements and aspirations in relation to technology; architecting the design and development of technology solutions
• Working closely with our key strategic vendors, primarily Microsoft.
• Building excellent quality documentation, implementation and migration plans using the input of others as required and spelling out clearly our desire to deliver customer outcomes.
• Running workshops and meetings in a professional and engaging manner with the achievement of mutually desired solution outcomes. 
• Development and delivery of technology specific presentations, white board sessions and workshops to both large audience seminars and project workshop environments.
• Technical ownership of the transfer of a solution design that has been sold into project delivery/managed services/operations and engaging closely with the Lead Architect/Project Manager/Infrastructure Leads and retaining a close relationship with the customer.

Closing Date for Applications:   Tuesday 13th May 2025

• Excellent technical and commercial understanding in creation of technology solutions and outcomes for customers.
• Experience in architecting and being involved with implementing a broad range of technology solutions related to Azure Cloud. 
• Experience in owning and contributing to proposals, statements of work, RFP responses, business cases, cost models and leading the review process.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, enabling the presentation of complex technical solutions.
• Experience in a customer facing consultancy focussed organisation.
• Experience as an SME in one or more relevant technology areas
• Experience in working with both architectural principles and project delivery methodologies including fundamentals of project management.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team and other technical staff to help develop their skills and role.
• Team player but with the ability to work unaided.
• Strong time management skills and ability to work at pace within a fast moving environment.
• Suitable pre-sales level accreditations in supporting technologies is also beneficial.

At iomart we’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.  We also recognise your experience may not be perfectly aligned to all the criteria in the job ad.  If you like the sound of this role, even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply.   You might just be the right fit for this or other roles.

£Attractive Package + benefits

• Supported training and development
• Holiday Trading Scheme - buy or sell part of your annual leave allowance
• Flexible and Hybrid working (3 days office/2 days home)
• Day off on your birthday
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, and adoption leave
• Flexible Benefits scheme 

Iomart is the UK’s leading Secure Cloud Managed Services Provider.  We are passionate about delivering Hybrid Cloud, Data Protection, Cyber Security and Secure Connectivity to over 9,000 organisations in the UK and globally.

• We have over 25 years expertise in data centre and cloud services
• Over 600 skilled professionals and turnover over £127m
• Our HQ is in Glasgow and offices across the UK.
• We provide critical services across all public and private sectors

Please click apply if you like the sound of this. If you do not have an up to date CV or want to have a chat about the role first, please contact us on careers@iomart.com

We’re an equal opportunities employer and want our vacancies to be available to all, so if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the process then just let us know.