WECP Solution Architect - Secure Infrasctructure

Solution Architect – Data Center TransformationLocation: Portugal or SpainIn Microsoft Services, we help businesses around the world to accelerate the business benefit derived from Microsoft products and technologies. The Western Europe Consulting Practice (WE CP) is at the forefront of delivering innovative solutions in each of the 14 Western Europe countries, leading Enterprise Customers to, and then in, a mobile First, Cloud First world and acting as a strategic differentiator for Microsoft to drive Cloud Consumption. The Western Europe Consulting Practice leverages more than 400 top consulting talents spread across Western Europe and organized around 3 technology domains: Cloud Apps & Data Insights, Secure Infrastructure and Social & mobile [login to view URL] Solution Architect – Secure Infrastructure This role requires outstanding architects who possess a mix of advanced hands on architectural experience with Microsoft Secure Infrastructure, including Microsoft hybrid Cloud, Security and client and mobility technologies, delivery excellence and Customer obsession. You will apply your proven experience driving the planning and overseeing the delivery of complex solutions. You will bring your broad and deep technology domain knowledge together with the leadership needed to architect and deploy complex solutions mapping predictably common customer business drivers to end-to-end [login to view URL] Responsibilities The WECP Solution Architect is responsible for the end-to-end technical delivery of engagements within its technology domain. The architects serve as single point of technical and architectural accountability and/or escalation for their assigned engagement through Western Europe. They drive the delivery excellence by leading solution architecture applying and improving proven frameworks and methodologies as well as providing deployment guidance and reviews to the engagement delivery team. The architects are on point for delivery excellence, Intellectual Property (IP) management, support to services revenue growth as well as cloud [login to view URL] Accountabilities •Drive successful solution design and deployment and ensure proper business value while maintaining high customer satisfaction.•Provide technical review, oversight and concurrence (peer reviews) from proposal to delivery •Grow the business though delivery excellence and predictability, IP creation, methodology and transformation evangelism •Display customer obsession and establish deep relationships with the key Customer Decision Makers who have the power to drive long-term cloud adoption within their company •Leverage large engagement leadership to identify, validate and grow opportunities to accelerate consumption •Own and drive IP management for a specific area: identify, validate, capture and reuse Intellectual Property elements in collaboration with the delivery SMEs, local architects and marketing organizations to grow and accelerate service adoption and consumption opportunities. •Be a solution and transformation role model for delivery peers and consultants as well as engagement partners in the [login to view URL] qualifications: The role is very focus on technical leadership to empower customers with an eye towards transforming Enterprise to adopt the Cloud. To enable success in this role, you will want to have •An advanced degree or equivalent work experience •Strategic thinking and leadership – ability to effectively communicate with all levels of customer managers and executives on both technical and business issues •Written and verbal communication and presentation; experience speaking as a subject matter expert at industry conferences •Organizational agility to manage expectations and guide customers though multi-year transformational initiatives •Proven ability to be results-focused, proactive, collaborative and confident under pressure •Proficient in English and Portuguese or Spanish– Proficiency in other Western Europe languages is an assetAdvanced proficiency in one or both of the following areas:Datacenter Transformation •A proven track record in consulting/SI environments in the datacenter space; an exceptional command of datacenter technologies •Field-based knowledge of competing against solutions and technologies from primary datacenter competitors e.g. AWS, VMware, Google, IBM, BMC… •Experience in designing and implementing systems management, virtualization, Azure IaaS, open source technologies into enterprise customers, service providers, hosters and partners including architectural design and oversight. •Enterprise Architecture, infrastructure deployment and IaaS solutions design Security •Hands-on experience in risk management in various high profile environments combined with a continued interest for technical and organizational aspect of cybcersecurity. •Familiarity with security standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, … •Outstanding understanding of cyber security threats and measures to mitigate these threats, especially as they relate to Microsoft technologies •Drive to assist CSOs/CxOs managing their security risks by combining Microsoft Solutions, current best practices combined with out-of-the-box thinking. This position may require up to approximatively 20% travel throughout Western [login to view URL] is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity. Join an international work environment that is characterized by flexibility, an informal atmosphere, and a fast pace. We offer competitive pay and a wide range of benefits. Microsoft acknowledges your performance by investing in your health and financial future and by ensuring you work-life-balance