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Principal Solution Architect Transport

Kerv Digital

Birmingham

Hybrid

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

A technology consultancy firm in Birmingham is seeking a Principal Solution Architect to lead transformation and software development programs. This role involves consultancy for multi-projects and maintaining compliance with architectural standards. Ideal candidates will have strong pre-sales experience, technical leadership skills, and a deep understanding of Microsoft solutions. The position offers a flexible hybrid working environment and focuses on building meaningful tech solutions.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development support

Private healthcare

Competitive salary

Great work culture

Snacks and refreshments in the office

Qualifications

Prior experiences with consultancy and hands-on delivery.
Demonstrable pre-sales success and strong relationships with Microsoft.
Ability to work flexibly to deliver on time to tight timescales.

Responsibilities

Design and set up multi-year transformation and software development programmes.
Pre-sales driven technical management of early customer engagements.
Provide commercial and technical assurance on key projects.
Manage solution compliance with architectural principles.
Consult on managing transition to CI & Support as a managed service.

Skills

Business Process

VMware

Cloud

HTML5

Windows

Project management

AWS

Infrastructure

Web Services

JQuery

Java

Computer Engineering

Solutions design

Technical Solutions

Analytics

Principal Solution Architect - Transport

Salary : competitive depending upon experience benefits

Where the job is based : hybrid (home-based & working with Kerv Digital office / customer site visits as required) UK HQ Seven House 18 High Street Longbridge B31 2UQ

Who we are :

Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv Digital were not just another tech company. Were the problem solvers the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform DevOps Data experiences and Software Engineering we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients while driving extreme value!

With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London to Bangalore were a proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic 112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals partnering with 800 sector leaders.

People come first always. We are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper we wear our Great Place to Work certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Immerse yourself in an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industrys most forward-thinking leaders.

The Role / Who we are looking for :

As a rapidly growing award winning Employer of Choice were seeking to expand our capacity with a crucial member of our technical leadership team that can effectively help the overarching governance of multi-projects ensuring we are doing the right things by our existing customers whilst working to bring onboard new customers and team members.

Were a deeply technical and outwardly facing organisation so we anticipate that an effective Principal Architect will have prior experiences with consultancy hands-on delivery clearly demonstrable pre-sales success and strong relationships with our primary partner Microsoft.

They will have learned their craft by doing and being involved at all levels of an engagement and will not shy away from rolling their sleeves up and pitching in to support teammates should the need arise.

Day to day this will include :

Designing and setting-up multi-year transformation and software development programmes
Pre-sales driven technical management of early customer engagements (including bid writing)
Providing commercial and technical assurance to solution architects (and other technical roles) on key projects
Underwriting technical / solution risks
Assuring there is a solid scalable release management process with DevSecOps
Identifying and flagging any potential IP opportunities with the products team
Assuring solution compliance with KD architectural principles
Contributing to the technical leadership team helping to shape the sustainable growth of the organisation.
Providing consultancy to end-client organisations on managing the transition to CI & Support as managed service; and licensing requirements and utilisation / optimisation
Supporting the Sector leadership team and Programme Management in defining new phases of work with existing customer and bridging the sales-to-delivery handover.
Providing platform expertise in but not limited to : Microsoft Dynamics (Customer Service) Dataverse Power Pages

Our solution Principles

Putting the customer first speak their language learn their needs and sometimes this involves challenging them.
Being honest and true with each other and our customers.
Not re-inventing the wheel if someone has already done it lets look at it.
Secure by design and in depth.
Agile Repeatable Testable consumer-grade outcomes
Equality and Sustainability from the outset
Governance is good bad documentation is bad business.
Always think ahead Build Future.

We are also looking for people that fit how we work which is somethinglike;

happiest working under their own direction but fully supported when needed
an obvious attention to detail we want you to obsess about the little things!
an escalation handler able to achieve win-win outcomes by utilising the skills across the team
ability to work effectively with remote teams in India
ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales

What we can do for you :

RealFlexibility werea family first organisationandifthe work gets doneyou can workwhen and whereveryou want.A healthyapproach for most of our teamsseems to besplittingthree ways between home customersitesand the office.
Awesome Environmentall of ouremployeeswill tell you that we foster aneasy goingenvironmentareexperts at whatwedo and care deeply about whatwework onand the company was startedspecificallytofind a way for people totake more enjoyment fromtheir work.
Interesting Work these days most of our customers are household namesand many of our projects havean important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly includeworking withnot-for-profitstotransform how they leverage technology workingwithpublic bodiestoshapedigitalservicesandworking withtop tierprivateentitiesto bringgenuinely new andmeaningful productsand servicesto market.
Great Benefits all the usual suspects and then highlights include ourchoose-your-own tech approach to end-user devices wellstockedcupboardswithtastygoodies(were a food first company too) excellent professional development support including frequent in-house training for tech. you cant gettrained on anywhere else andprivate healthcare. Fulldisclosure;somebenefits can onlybe provided afterprobation.
Recognition& Growth Recognized as a Great Place to Work in both the UK and India our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation collaboration and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth.

Join us at Kerv Digital where we dont just build groundbreaking technology - we build future.

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