Application Architect

Application Architect - M365 Subject Matter Expert - Exchange - SharePoint - Teams - Cloud



We currently have an opportunity to recruit an Application Architect to act as the M365 Subject Matter Expert for a Global Law Firm responsible for delivering enterprise-sized M365 solutions.

Knowledge & Experience

• Expertise of at least one major M365 application (eg Exchange online, SharePoint online, Teams) with a proven track-record of designing complex, large M365 transformational programmes, including hybrid configuration and Identity and Access management.
• A good working knowledge of the entire M365 stack, including their interactions and use cases.
• Strong understanding of Multi-Cloud Services (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud), and Security and Compliance.
• Technical knowledge and practical experience of the design, operation and maintenance of IT infrastructure and services with specific skills in:
  • Integration technologies including API's, operational data layer's, Micro services, messaging and event-driven architecture
  • AzureAD, BYOK, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Exchange on-premise
  • Microsoft Windows Server technologies
• Experience of working on both Agile and Waterfall project delivery
• Interest in emerging IT trends and technologies.
• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics or Power Apps is desirable.

Role and responsibilities

• Ability to work with the internal stakeholders to translate Business and Technical requirements into functional applications and features to provide to the relevant third parties involved.
• Work as integral part of an Architecture team to ensure the timely success of projects constantly working with the Design Authorities to iteratively keep the project delivery on track.
• Oversee and assist with the transition of the solution into operational use both within the relevant business teams and IT Service Management.
• You will be working with customers to understand their business and technical requirements to design M365 solutions to improve our customer's employee experience.
• Designing complex M365 solutions, leading work-streams on transformational programs and ensuring conformance to agreed design standards, methods and tools, including prototyping new tools and applications where appropriate.
• Shaping M365 technical proposals whilst making solution/service trade-offs where appropriate and providing support to our pre-sales and bid teams to ensure solution and cost alignment.
• Resolution ownership of technical challenges for M365 projects and the technical escalation point for the implementation teams.
• Acting as a trusted advisor for our customers, translating centralised M365 roadmap insight into customer-specific impact avoidance and benefit realisation.

Key requirements

• Passion for working with technical implementations and migrations in a global organisation.
• Attention to detail and willingness to take ownership of technical aspects for project delivery.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to convey complex technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Highly motivated self-starter, who will undertake all activities to the highest professional standards.
• Hands-on professional experience of working in a global enterprise across time zones with an appreciation of diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to make authoritative decisions.

Application Architect - M365 Subject Matter Expert - Exchange - SharePoint - Teams - Cloud

This job was originally posted as www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/92308716