Senior Solution Architect

Capgemini; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini in the Philippines invites a Sr. Solution Architect to lead end-to-end solution design for Workplace services, Messaging and Collaboration. You will align technical solutions with business strategies and manage design, pricing, and planning with the client.

The role requires extensive experience in Microsoft 365, Entra ID hybrid integration, Exchange, AD, and automation scripting, with strong leadership and communication skills to coordinate across global teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive IT experience.
• 7+ years deploying and integrating enterprise Messaging and Email for large user bases.
• 5+ years creating code-based automation using PowerShell, JSON, XML.
• 5+ years as technical lead in large IT project management.
• Deep knowledge of the Microsoft 365 productivity ecosystem.
• Expertise with Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid AD integrations.
• Experience with Exchange 2019 and M365 hybrid coexistence.
• Experience with OpenText RightFax.
• Design, deploy, secure, and maintain Active Directory.
• Develop scripts and utilities for automation and operations.
• Advanced Microsoft certifications.
• Strong verbal/written/presentation and customer skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with client on end-to-end solution architecture, finalize design requirements, and plan.
• Collaborate with project manager, technical resources, and stakeholders to define dependencies and document solution.
• Act as technical lead for end-to-end solution implementation and transition to steady state operations.
• Be part of Workplace services operations team for steady state operations and escalations.

Skills

Messaging & Email

Technical leadership

PowerShell

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Entra ID

Exchange 2019

OpenText RightFax

Active Directory

Scripting & Automation

Microsoft Certifications

Communication skills

Customer engagement

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

10+ years IT experience

Tools

MS Entra Connect

Microsoft 365 Admin Center

Job description

Job Description

Job Summary: The client’s mission is to deliver technological solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. The organization is responsible for the design and planning new solutions and projects requested by the client for enterprise Workplace services, Messaging and Collaboration.

Responsibilities

• The Sr. Solution Architect will closely work with the client on end-to-end solution architecture, finalize design requirements, complete the technical solution with details on work breakdown structure, pricing and planning.
• Work with the project manager, project technical resources, and business stakeholders, to ensure that requirements are understood, dependencies are defined, and the solution is documented and tested.
• Will be the technical lead for end-to-end project solution, implementation and transition to the steady state operations.
• Be part of the Workplace services operations team for steady state operations and escalations.

Qualifications and Skills

• BS or BA degree in Information Technology with 10+ years of progressive experience in IT.
• 7+ years of demonstrated experience implementing and integrating complex enterprise-level Messaging and Email, endpoint management, with at least 50,000 users.
• 5+ years creating code-based solutions using PowerShell, or other similar languages used for automation using JSON, XML, and other similar standard formats.
• 5+ years’ experience as technical lead in project management of large IT organizations.
• Deep technical and operational understanding of the entire Microsoft 365 productivity ecosystem - designing, administering, securing, and optimizing the M365 environment for large enterprises.
• Expert in Microsoft Entra ID – hybrid integration with on-premises Active Directory, using MS Entra Connect.
• Messaging and Collaboration: on-premises Exchange 2019 with M365 Hybrid co-existence.
• Knowledge of OpenText RightFax enterprise fax server platform and MS Groups.
• Design, deploy, secure, and maintain enterprise Windows Active Directory: Forest with multiple domains, trust relationships, Group policy management, Identity and Access Management, integration with cloud services like Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365.
• Develop scripts, utilities, and applications to aid in automation and steady state operations.
• Advanced Microsoft certifications.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Strong customer skills, technical analysis and engineering skills.
• Ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organization, be an effective team member and provide coordination across matrixed virtual teams and organizations.

Job Description - Grade Specific

SolutionorDelivery Architect Director Responsible for the solution. Own, shape and drive the solution delivery and the partnership between Capgemini and the client. Understand the challenges, complexities and opportunities inherent in a business environment. Align the design of the solution according to the principles of enterprise architecture and control its successful implementation. Identify and assess technical evolution scenarios of a client organization and define its governance processes and program management. Are acknowledged internally and externally as a thought leader, are seen as a role model in the community, and can operate effectively at the highest levels within national and multi national organisations. Certification: preferably Capgemini Architects certification level 3 or above, relevant solution certifications, IAF andoror industry certifications such as TOGAF 9 or equivalent.