DWS Solution Architect

DWS Solution Architect - Job description (EN)

Role description

· Determine the architectural evolution of the digital workplace and build the medium & long term roadmap based on the corporate strategy & in collaboration with different stakeholders: business, security, compliance & governance, user experience/change management, engineering and other architects.

· Advice your management on architectural strategy level.

· Shape end-to-end solutions and solution architectures around Microsoft 365 & digital workplace solutions, including estimation and solution planning.

· Work closely with business users, engineers and change managers, as a subject matter expert in digital workplace solutions.

· Facilitate discussion and resolution between diverse groups of stakeholders across the enterprise, with the sole objective of ensuring a consistent approach to the execution of the digital workplace strategy

Required Responsibilities

· Assist with the development of workplace design standards related to Microsoft 365

· Translate business requirements into high-level design and low-level component designs

· Develop and document the solution architecture specifications and ensure its publication and communication

· Ensure produced designs adhere to architectural roadmaps and supports the development, execution, and operation of service

· Lead technical design sessions for Microsoft 365 related projects with cross-technical teams

· Participate to the creation and evaluation of the eventually required RFP/RFQs and proof of concepts.

· Support project teams during the implementation and transition phases

· Supervise the implementation of the requirements executed by application engineers until the deployment of the solution within the production environment.

· Mentor engineers to share your knowledge and experience

· Continuous follow-up of digital workplace evolution and roadmap

Experience

· You are passionate about Microsoft 365 ecosystem, and feel comfortable in using it

· Hard won experience of deploying Microsoft (cloud) solutions, being able to identify pain points and lessons learned when designing solutions and providing guidance to others.

· 10y experience in IT infrastructure architecture/design/engineering within a complex IT environment

· Microsoft certification is a plus

· Zero trust technologies

· Microsoft multi tenant experience is a plus

· Bachelor and/or Master degree in computer science, information technology, telecom engineering and/or equivalent professional experiences

Technical skills

· In depth knowledge of Office 365 E3/E5, Enterprise Mobility + Security E3/E5, Windows E3/E5, EntraID suite, Purview suite, AI & Copilots, M365 Apps, MS Defender suite, MS Teams

· Hands-on experience with SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Hybrid identity, Intune, Windows 365 & AVD, SCCM, Device staging & autopilot

Attitudes / Behaviour

· Can work independently, eager to learn, and have a can-do mentality

· Excellent customer facing skills, able to communicate at all levels of an organisation, from C-Suite to the service desk.

· Demonstrated interpersonal skills

· Demonstrated excellence in consultative, presentation, verbal and written communication

· Demonstrated critical thinking and analysis

· Demonstrated project management & facilitation skills