Solution Architect

VIQU Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 101,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

VIQU Limited seeks a Technical Architect to introduce Microsoft 365 services into a Google Cloud environment used for clients’ backend identity and core environments, running alongside existing Google tooling. You will have practical experience in cross‑platform integration at scale and understand identity, authentication, user experience, device management and adoption challenges.

You will be the Design Authority through to engineering and implementation teams, translating strategy into secure,

Qualifications

• Experience designing large-scale integrations of M365 with Google Cloud environments.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into secure, scalable architectures.
• Strong understanding of identity, authentication, device management and adoption challenges.

Responsibilities

• Act as Design Authority from discovery to governance and implementation.
• Translate strategy into secure, scalable technology solutions and roadmaps.
• Lead engagements through target architecture, ADRs, and transformation plans.
• Coordinate with engineering teams for migration and operational readiness.

Skills

GCP Expertise

M365 / Entra ID

Architecture Leadership

IaC Terraform

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Terraform

Google Cloud Platform

Google Workspace

Entra ID / M365

Job description

We are looking for Technical Architect to introduce M365 services to a Google Cloud Platform that they use for the clients backend identity and core environments, so that it can run and be an option alongside their exisiting google tooling rather than replacing it.

You will havepractical experience of introducing M365 into a Google-centric environment and understands the identity, authentication, user experience, device management and adoption challenges that come with running both platforms side-by-side. You will have experience of doing this at scale rather than a greenfield site and have the technical depth to understand integration issues.

• You will be theDesign Authority through to engineering and implementation teams, translating strategy into secure, scalable and operationally supportable technology solutions.
• Experience of taking engagements from discovery and current-state assessment through target architecture, HLD/LLD, ADRs, transformation roadmaps and governance into technical implementation, migration, security remediation, operational readiness and handover.

• Platform Mastery: Deep, hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP services like IAM, VPC, Cloud Storage, BigQuery) and Google Workspace architecture.
  

• Microsoft Ecosystem Knowledge: Strong working familiarity with the legacy source environment (Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Entra ID) to successfully map and migrate data structures.
  

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Practical experience with automation and deployment tools such as Terraform.

• Soft Skills: Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills to brief executive leadership on risk assessment, vendor management, and project milestones.

Duration: 3 months

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